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1955 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1955 Vuelta a España |
| date | 25 April – 8 May |
| stages | 15 |
| distance | 2776 |
| unit | km |
| time | 81h 04' 02" |
| first | Jean Dotto |
| first_nat | FRA |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | Antonio Jiménez Quiles |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_natvar | 1945 |
| third | Raphaël Géminiani |
| third_nat | FRA |
| points | Fiorenzo Magni |
| points_nat | ITA |
| points_color | light blue |
| mountains | Giuseppe Buratti |
| mountains_nat | ITA |
| previous | [1950](1950-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [1956](1956-vuelta-a-espana) |
The 10th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 8 May 1955. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of 2740 km, and was won by Jean Dotto. Fiorenzo Magni won the points classification and Giuseppe Buratti won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1955 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [1](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-1) | [2](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-2) | [3](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-3) | [4](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-4) | [5](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-5) | [6](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-6) | [7](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-7) | [8](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-8-stage-8) | [9](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-9) | [10](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-10) | [11](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-11) | [12](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-12) | [13](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-13) | [14](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-14) | [15](1955-vuelta-a-espana-stage-9-to-stage-15-stage-15) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 April | Bilbao to San Sebastián | 240 km | Gilbert Bauvin | |||||||||||||||||||
| 24 April | San Sebastián to Bayonne (France) | 211 km | Gilbert Bauvin | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April | Bayonne (France) to Pamplona | 157 km | Antonio Gelabert | |||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | Pamplona to Zaragoza | 229 km | Jesús Galdeano | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | Zaragoza to Lleida | 195 km | Gabriel Company | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April | Lleida to Barcelona | 230 km | Pierino Baffi | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Barcelona to Barcelona | 29 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Fiorenzo Magni | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Barcelona to Tortosa | 213 km | Vicente Iturat | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | Tortosa to Valencia | 190 km | Pierino Baffi | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Valencia to Cuenca | 222 km | {{ill | Antonio Uliana | it}} | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Cuenca to Madrid | 168 km | Donato Piazza | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Madrid to Madrid | 15 km | [[File:Team Time Trial Stage.svg | 22px]] | Team time trial | Italy A | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Madrid to Valladolid | 222 km | Fiorenzo Magni | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Valladolid to Bilbao | 308 km | Donato Piazza | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Bilbao to Bilbao | 147 km | Fiorenzo Magni | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2740 km |
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRA **Jean Dotto** | 81h 04' 02" | |
| 2 | Spain Antonio Jiménez Quiles | + 3' 06" | |
| 3 | FRA Raphaël Géminiani | + 5' 05" | |
| 4 | Spain Jesús Loroño | + 5' 52" | |
| 5 | Spain Vicente Iturat | + 6' 24" | |
| 6 | Spain Gabriel Company | + 6' 30" | |
| 7 | Spain José Serra Gil | + 7' 31" | |
| 8 | ITA Giuseppe Buratti | + 8' 42" | |
| 9 | Spain Cosme Barrutia | + 9' 37" | |
| 10 | FRA Georges Gay | + 9' 44" | |
| 11 | Spain Salvador Botella | ||
| 12 | Spain Carmelo Morales | ||
| 13 | ITA Fiorenzo Magni | ||
| 14 | Spain Bernardo Ruiz | ||
| 15 | Spain Andrés Trobat | ||
| 16 | Spain José Gómez del Moral | ||
| 17 | BEL Arsene Bauwens | ||
| 18 | ITA Gastone Nencini | ||
| 19 | Spain Francisco Moreno | ||
| 20 | Spain Antonio Gelabert | ||
| 21 | Spain Federico Bahamontes | ||
| 22 | Spain Manolo Rodríguez | ||
| 23 | FRA Nello Lauredi | ||
| 24 | Spain Emilio Rodríguez | ||
| 25 | Spain Miguel Gual |
References
References
- "General Information 1955". La Vuelta.com.
- "1955 » 10th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
- "10ème Vuelta a España 1955". Memoire du cyclisme.
- (9 May 1955). "Clasificaciones". El Mundo Deportivo.
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