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1962 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1962 Vuelta a España |
| date | 27 April – 13 May |
| stages | 17 |
| distance | 2813 |
| unit | km |
| time | 78h 35' 27" |
| first | Rudi Altig |
| first_nat | FRG |
| first_color | yellow |
| first_team | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett |
| second | José Pérez Francés |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_natvar | 1945 |
| second_team | Ferrys |
| third | Seamus Elliott |
| third_nat | IRL |
| third_team | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett |
| points | Rudi Altig |
| points_nat | FRG |
| points_color | green |
| points_team | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett |
| mountains | Antonio Karmany |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_natvar | 1945 |
| mountains_team | KAS |
| sprints | José Segú |
| sprints_nat | ESP |
| sprints_natvar | 1945 |
| sprints_team | KAS |
| previous | [1961](1961-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [1963](1963-vuelta-a-espana) |
The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2806 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h.
Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His Saint-Raphaël–Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [1](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-1) | [2](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-2) | [3](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-3) | [4](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-4) | [5](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-5) | [6](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-6) | [7](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-7) | [8](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-8) | [9](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-9-stage-9) | [10](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-10) | [11](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-11) | [12](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-12) | [13](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-13) | [14](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-14) | [15](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-15) | [16](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-16) | [17](1962-vuelta-a-espana-stage-10-to-stage-17-stage-17) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 April | Barcelona to Barcelona | 90 km | Antonio Barrutia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April | Barcelona to Tortosa | 185 km | Rudi Altig | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April | Tortosa to Valencia | 188 km | Nino Defilippis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Valencia to Benidorm | 141 km | Seamus Elliott | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Benidorm to Benidorm | 21 km | [[File:Team Time Trial Stage.svg | 22px]] | Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | Benidorm to Cartagena | 152 km | Jean Graczyk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Murcia to Almería | 223 km | Rudi Altig | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Almería to Málaga | 220 km | Jean-Claude Annaert | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Málaga to Córdoba | 193 km | Antonio Gómez del Moral | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Valdepeñas to Madrid | 210 km | Albertus Geldermans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Madrid to Valladolid | 189 km | Jean Stablinski | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Valladolid to Logroño | 232 km | Ernesto Bono | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | Logroño to Pamplona | 191 km | Jean Graczyk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | Pamplona to Bayonne (France) | 149 km | Jean Graczyk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Bayonne (France) to San Sebastián | 82 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Rudi Altig | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | San Sebastián to Vitoria | 177 km | Jean Graczyk | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | Vitoria to Bilbao | 171 km | José Segú | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2806 km |
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Team classification | Sprints classification | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final | Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | Antonio Karmany | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | José Segú |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Barrutia | Antonio Barrutia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nino Defilippis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seamus Elliott | Seamus Elliott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Graczyk | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Claude Annaert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Gómez del Moral | Seamus Elliott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albertus Geldermans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Stablinski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernesto Bono | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Graczyk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Graczyk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Graczyk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| José Segú | Rudi Altig | Antonio Karmany | José Segú |
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRG Rudi Altig | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | 78h 35' 27" |
| 2 | ESP José Pérez Francés | Ferrys | + 7' 14" |
| 3 | IRE Seamus Elliott | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | + 7' 17" |
| 4 | ESP Miguel Pacheco Font | Kas | + 10' 21" |
| 5 | ESP Francisco Gabica Billa | Kas | + 10' 21" |
| 6 | FRA Jean Stablinski | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | + 17' 07" |
| 7 | NED Michel Stolker | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | + 17' 57" |
| 8 | ESP Fernando Manzaneque | Licor 43 | + 18' 13" |
| 9 | BEL Eddy Pauwels | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 19' 55" |
| 10 | NED Ab Geldermans | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | + 20' 23" |
| 11 | ESP Eusebio Vélez Mendizábal | Kas | |
| 12 | BEL Marcel Seynaeve | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | |
| 13 | ESP Jesús Loroño | Licor 43 | |
| 14 | FRA Jean-Claude Annaert | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett | |
| 15 | BEL Roger Baguet | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | |
| 16 | ESP René Marigil | Licor 43 | |
| 17 | FRG Dieter Puschel | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | |
| 18 | ESP Antonio Gómez del Moral | Faema | |
| 19 | ESP Luis Mayoral | Faema | |
| 20 | ESP Salvador Rosa | Faema | |
| 21 | ESP Antonio Karmany | Kas | |
| 22 | ESP José Segú Soriano | Kas | |
| 23 | POR Mario Silva Pereira | Porto | |
| 24 | ESP Antonio Bertrán Panadés | Ferrys | |
| 25 | FRA Jean Graczyk | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett |
References
References
- "1962 » 17th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
- "17ème Vuelta a España 1962". Memoire du cyclisme.
- (14 May 1962). "Clasificaciones". El Mundo Deportivo.
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