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1979 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1979 Vuelta a España |
| date | 24 April – 13 May |
| stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages |
| distance | 3,373 |
| unit | km |
| time | 94h 57' 03" |
| first | Joop Zoetemelk |
| first_nat | NED |
| first_team | Miko–Mercier |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | Francisco Galdós |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_natvar | 1977 |
| second_team | Kas |
| third | Michel Pollentier |
| third_nat | BEL |
| third_team | Splendor |
| points | Alfons De Wolf |
| points_nat | BEL |
| points_team | Boule d'Or–Lano |
| points_color | light blue |
| mountains | Felipe Yáñez |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_natvar | 1977 |
| mountains_team | Novostil–Helios |
| mountains_color | green |
| sprints | Roger De Cnijf |
| sprints_nat | BEL |
| sprints_team | Boule d'Or–Lano |
| team | Kas |
| previous | [1978](1978-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [1980](1980-vuelta-a-espana) |
The 34th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 13 May 1979. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,373 km, and was won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Miko–Mercier cycling team. Zoetemelk won two of the three ITT's and Fons De Wolf won the other. De Wolf also won the points classification as well as five stages, but Zoetemelk won the race with a comfortable lead ahead of Spanish climbing specialist Francisco Galdós and Michel Pollentier. Felipe Yáñez won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1979 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [P](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-prologue) | [1](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-1) | [2](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-2) | [3](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-3) | [4](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-4) | [5](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-5) | [6](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-6) | [7](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-7) | [8a](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-8a) | [8b](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-8b) | [9](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-9) | [10](1979-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-10) | [11](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-11) | [12](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-12) | [13](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-13) | [14](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-14) | [15](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-15) | [16a](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-16a) | [16b](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-16b) | [17](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-17) | [18a](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-18a) | [18b](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-18b) | [19](1979-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11-to-stage-19-stage-19) | ||
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| 24 April | Jerez de la Frontera to Jerez de la Frontera | 6.3 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Joop Zoetemelk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 April | Jerez de la Frontera to Seville | 156 km | Sean Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | Seville to Córdoba | 188 km | Alfons De Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | Córdoba to Sierra Nevada | 190 km | Felipe Yáñez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April | Granada to Puerto Lumbreras | 222 km | Roger De Cnijf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April | Puerto Lumbreras to Murcia | 139 km | {{ill | Juan Argudo | es}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Murcia to Alcoy | 171 km | Christian Levavasseur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Alcoy to Sedaví | 173 km | Alfons De Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | Sedaví to Benicàssim | 145 km | Sean Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benicàssim to Benicàssim | 11.3 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Joop Zoetemelk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Benicàssim to Reus | 193 km | Alfons De Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Reus to Zaragoza | 230 km | Noël Dejonckheere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Zaragoza to Pamplona | 183 km | Noël Dejonckheere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Pamplona to Logroño | 149 km | Frans Van Vlierberghe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Haro to | 180 km | {{ill | Ángel López del Álamo | fr}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Torrelavega to Gijón | 178 km | Bernardo Alfonsel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | Gijón to León | 156 km | Lucien Van Impe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | León to Valladolid | 134 km | Adri van Houwelingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valladolid to Valladolid | 22 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Alfons De Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Valladolid to Ávila | 204 km | Francisco Albelda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | Ávila to Colmenar Viejo | 155 km | Miguel María Lasa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colmenar Viejo to Azuqueca de Henares | 104 km | Cees Bal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | Madrid to Madrid | 84 km | Alfons De Wolf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3373 km |
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NED Joop Zoetemelk | Miko–Mercier | 94h 57' 03" |
| 2 | ESP Francisco Galdós | Kas–Campagnolo | + 2' 43" |
| 3 | BEL Michel Pollentier | Splendor–Euro Soap | + 3' 21" |
| 4 | ESP Faustino Rupérez | Moliner–Vereco | + 5' 51" |
| 5 | BEL Lucien Van Impe | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 30" |
| 6 | ESP Pedro Torres | Transmallorca–Flavia | + 6' 49" |
| 7 | ESP Felipe Yáñez | Novostil–Helios | + 7' 41" |
| 8 | FRA Christian Seznec | Miko–Mercier | + 8' 03" |
| 9 | BEL Fons De Wolf | Boule d'Or–Lano | + 10' 01" |
| 10 | ESP Julián Andiano | Moliner–Vereco | + 10' 52" |
| 11 | ESP Miguel María Lasa | Moliner–Vereco | |
| 12 | ESP Vicente López Carril | Teka | |
| 13 | FRA Raymond Martin | Miko–Mercier | |
| 14 | ESP Alberto Fernández | Moliner–Vereco | |
| 15 | BEL Herman Beysens | Splendor–Euro Soap | |
| 16 | ESP Manuel Esparza Sanz | Teka | |
| 17 | ESP Vicente Belda | Transmallorca–Flavia | |
| 18 | ESP José Pesarrodona | Teka | |
| 19 | ESP Ángel Arroyo | Moliner–Vereco | |
| 20 | ESP Juan Pujol Pages | Transmallorca–Flavia | |
| 21 | ESP Ismael Lejarreta | Novostil–Helios | |
| 22 | ESP Carlos Melero | Moliner–Vereco | |
| 23 | ESP Bernardo Alfonsel | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 24 | ESP Jesús Suárez | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 25 | ESP Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Novostil–Helios |
References
References
- (14 May 1979). "Clasificaciones Oficiales". [[El Mundo Deportivo]].
- "1979 » 34th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
- "34ème Vuelta a España 1979". Memoire du cyclisme.
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