1957 Vuelta a España

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1957 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 April – 12 May
Stages16
Distance2,967 km (1,844 mi)
Winning time84h 44' 06"
Results
Winner  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
  Second  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
  Third  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
Points  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
Mountains  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
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The 12th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 12 May 1957. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,967 km (1,844 mi), and was won by Jesús Loroño.[1] Vicente Iturat won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1957 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 April Bilbao – Vitoria 158 km (98 mi)  Miguel Chacón (ESP)
2 27 April Vitoria – Santander 220 km (137 mi)  Carmelo Morales (ESP)
3 28 April Santander – Mieres 259 km (161 mi)  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
4 29 April Mieres – León Annulled
5 30 April León – Valladolid 172 km (107 mi)  Roger Hassenforder (FRA)
6 1 May Valladolid – Madrid 212 km (132 mi)  Miguel Chacón (ESP)
7 2 May Madrid – Madrid 200 km (124 mi)  Jan Adriaensens (BEL)
8 3 May Madrid – Cuenca 159 km (99 mi)  Roger Walkowiak (FRA)
9 5 May Cuenca – Valencia 249 km (155 mi)  Rino Benedetti (ITA)
10 6 May Valencia – Tortosa 192 km (119 mi)  Bruno Tognaccini (ITA)
11 7 May Tortosa – Barcelona 199 km (124 mi)  Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
12 8 May Igualada – Zaragoza 229 km (142 mi)  Mario Baroni (ITA)
13 9 May Zaragoza – Huesca 85 km (53 mi) Individual time trial  Jesús Loroño (ESP)
14 10 May Huesca – Bayonne (France) 249 km (155 mi)  Antonio Ferraz (ESP)
15 11 May Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián 199 km (124 mi)  Roger Baens (BEL)
16 12 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 193 km (120 mi)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
Total 2,967 km (1,844 mi)

Results

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain Jesús Loroño 84h 44' 06"
2 Spain Federico Bahamontes + 8' 11"
3 Spain Bernardo Ruiz + 9' 34"
4 Portugal José Manuel Ribeiro Da Silva + 14' 32"
5 France Raphaël Géminiani + 17' 07"
6 Spain Francisco Moreno + 18' 43"
7 Belgium Jan Adriaenssens + 19' 38"
8 Italy Pasquale Fornara + 23' 48"
9 Italy Gastone Nencini + 25' 59"
10 Spain Salvador Botella + 28' 06"
11 Italy Guido Boni
12 Spain Vicente Iturat
13 France Jean Dotto
14 Spain Alberto Sant
15 France Roger Walkowiak
16 Spain Carmelo Morales
17 Portugal Antonio Barbosa
18 Spain Francisco Masip
19 France Jean Malléjac
20 Spain Antonio Ferraz
21 Spain Antonio Suárez
22 Belgium Roger Baens
23 Spain Benigno Aspuru
24 France Gilbert Bauvin
25 Spain Juan Campillo

References

  1. ^ "General Information 1957". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "1957  » 12th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. ^ "12ème Vuelta a España 1957". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Clasificacion General" [General Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2018.