The 29th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km (1,856 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team.[1] José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.[2]
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| Dates | 23 April – 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 86h 48' 18" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
editRoute
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 23 April | Almería – Almería | 5 km (3 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Roger Swerts (BEL)
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| 1 | 24 April | Almería – Almería | 98 km (61 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL)
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| 2 | 25 April | Almería – Granada | 187 km (116 mi) | Eric Leman (BEL)
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| 3 | 26 April | Granada – Fuengirola | 161 km (100 mi) | Rik Van Linden (BEL)
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| 4 | 27 April | Marbella – Seville | 206 km (128 mi) | Rik Van Linden (BEL)
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| 5 | 28 April | Seville – Córdoba | 139 km (86 mi) |  Domingo Perurena (ESP)
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| 6 | 29 April | Córdoba – Ciudad Real | 211 km (131 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL)
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| 7 | 30 April | Ciudad Real – Toledo | 126 km (78 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP)
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| 8a | 1 May | Toledo – Madrid | 167 km (104 mi) | Roger Swerts (BEL)
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| 8b | 1 May | Circuito del Jarama | 4 km (2 mi) | 
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Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol |
| 9 | 2 May | Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 158 km (98 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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| 10a | 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 5 km (3 mi) |
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Individual time trial |  Raymond Delisle (FRA)
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| 10b | 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila | 125 km (78 mi) | Martin Martinez (FRA)
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| 11 | 4 May | Ávila – Valladolid | 168 km (104 mi) | José Luis Uribezubia (ESP)
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| 12 | 5 May | Valladolid – León | 203 km (126 mi) | Roger Swerts (BEL)
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| 13 | 6 May | León – Monte Naranco | 128 km (80 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
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| 14 | 7 May | Oviedo – Cangas de Onís | 134 km (83 mi) |  Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
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| 15 | 8 May | Cangas de Onís – Laredo | 210 km (130 mi) | Juan Manuel Santisteban (ESP)
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| 16 | 9 May | Laredo – Bilbao | 133 km (83 mi) |  Gerben Karstens (NED)
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| 17 | 10 May | Bilbao – Miranda de Ebro | 157 km (98 mi) | Agustín Tamames (ESP)
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| 18 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Eibar | 152 km (94 mi) | Agustín Tamames (ESP)
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| 19a | 12 May | Eibar – San Sebastián | 79 km (49 mi) |  Manuel Antonio García (ESP)
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| 19b | 12 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 35.9 km (22 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
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| Total | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) | |||||
Results
editFinal General Classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | José Manuel Fuente |
Kas–Kaskol | 86h 48' 18" |
| 2 | Joaquim Agostinho |
Bic | + 11" |
| 3 | Miguel María Lasa |
Kas–Kaskol | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Luis Ocaña |
Bic | + 1' 58" |
| 5 | Domingo Perurena |
Kas–Kaskol | + 4' 29" |
| 6 | José Antonio Gonzalez |
Kas–Kaskol | + 5' 56" |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume |
Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 6' 29" |
| 8 | José Luis Uribezubia |
Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 33" |
| 9 | Ventura Díaz |
Monteverde | + 8' 25" |
| 10 | Roger Swerts |
Ijsboerke | + 8' 28" |
| 11 | Fernando Mendes |
Benfica | |
| 12 | Antonio Vallori |
La Casera | |
| 13 | José Luis Abilleira |
La Casera | |
| 14 | Antonio Menéndez |
Kas–Kaskol | |
| 15 | Régis Ovion |
Peugeot–BP–Michelin | |
| 16 | Javier Francisco Elorriago |
Kas–Kaskol | |
| 17 | Agustín Tamames |
Benfica | |
| 18 | Jan Van De Wiele |
MIC-De Gribaldy | |
| 19 | Juan Zurano Jérez |
La Casera | |
| 20 | Santiago Lazcano |
Kas–Kaskol | |
| 21 | José Antonio Pontón |
La Casera | |
| 22 | Eric Leman |
MIC-De Gribaldy | |
| 23 | Noël Van Clooster |
MIC-De Gribaldy | |
| 24 | Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez |
La Casera | |
| 25 | Venceslau Fernandes |
Benfica |
References
edit- ^ "General Information 1974". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ "29 Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1974. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020.
- ^ "1974 » 29th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "29ème Vuelta a España 1974". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.