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1988 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1988 Vuelta a España |
| date | 25 April – 15 May |
| stages | 20 + Prologue |
| distance | 3,425 |
| unit | km |
| time | 89h 19' 23" |
| first | Sean Kelly |
| first_nat | IRL |
| first_team | |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | Reimund Dietzen |
| second_nat | GER |
| second_team | |
| third | Anselmo Fuerte |
| third_nat | ESP |
| third_team | |
| points | Sean Kelly |
| points_nat | IRL |
| points_team | |
| points_color | green |
| mountains | Álvaro Pino |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | black dotted |
| youth | |
| youth_nat | ESP |
| youth_team | |
| youth_color | blue polkadot |
| combination | Sean Kelly |
| combination_nat | IRL |
| combination_team | |
| combination_color | combinada2 |
| sprints | Miguel Ángel Iglesias |
| sprints_nat | ESP |
| sprints_team | |
| sprints_color | white |
| team | |
| previous | [1987](1987-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [1989](1989-vuelta-a-espana) |
The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Edition Vuelta a España, taking place from 25 April to 15 May 1988. It was a bicycle race which consisted of 20 stages over 3425 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.506 km/h. Sean Kelly started the race as the principal favourite after performance in the 1987 Vuelta a España in which he was leading the General classification with several days remaining in the race when he was forced to withdraw due to injury. Luis "Lucho" Herrera returned to defend his title while 1985 Vuelta winner Pedro Delgado had decided to ride the 1988 Giro d'Italia in preparation for the 1988 Tour de France. The BH team directed by Javier Mínguez, presented solid opposition with the strong climbers Álvaro Pino (winner of the 1986 Vuelta a España) and Anselmo Fuerte. In the end, Kelly won the race and became the first Irish winner of the Vuelta a España, completing a hat-trick of consecutive Irish Grand Tour victories: Stephen Roche having won the 1987 Giro d'Italia and the 1987 Tour de France.
Route
The first stage introduced an innovative format of five heats, each with two riders per team, with the team leaders appearing in the final heat.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [1](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1) | [2](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2) | [3](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-3) | [4](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-4) | [5](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-5) | [6](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-6) | [7](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-7) | [8](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-8) | [9](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-9) | [10](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-10) | [11](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-11) | [12](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-12) | [13](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-13) | [14](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-14) | [15](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-15) | [16](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-16) | [17](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-17) | [18](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-18) | [19](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-19) | [20](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-20) | [21](1988-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-21) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 April | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 17.4 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Ettore Pastorelli | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | San Cristóbal de La Laguna to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 210 km | Iñaki Gastón | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | Las Palmas to Las Palmas | 34 km | [[File:Team Time Trial Stage.svg | 22px]] | Team time trial | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April | Alcalá del Río to Badajoz | 210 km | Mathieu Hermans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April | Badajoz to Béjar | 234 km | Francisco Navarro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Béjar to Valladolid | 202 km | Mathieu Hermans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Valladolid to León | 160 km | Mathieu Hermans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | León to | 176.7 km | Álvaro Pino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Oviedo to Monte Naranco | 6.8 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Álvaro Pino | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Oviedo to Santander | 197.3 km | Mathieu Hermans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Santander to Valdezcaray | 217.2 km | Sean Kelly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Logroño to Jaca | 197.5 km | Sean Yates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Jaca to Cerler | 178.2 km | Fabio Parra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Benasque to Andorra | 190.3 km | Iñaki Gastón | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | La Seu d'Urgell to Sant Quirze del Vallès | 166 km | Johnny Weltz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | Valencia to Albacete | 192 km | Mathieu Hermans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Albacete to Toledo | 244.4 km | Malcolm Elliott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | Toledo to Ávila | 212.5 km | Juan Martínez Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | Ávila to Segovia | 150 km | Ángel Ocaña | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 May | Las Rozas to Villalba | 30 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Sean Kelly | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 May | Villalba to Madrid | 202 km | Mathieu Hermans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 3,425 km |
Results
Final General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | IRE **Sean Kelly** | **Kas-Mavic ** | **89h 19' 23"** |
| 2 | GER Reimund Dietzen | Teka-Mavi-Alanc | + 1' 27" |
| 3 | ESP Anselmo Fuerte | + 1' 29" | |
| 4 | ESP Laudelino Cubino | + 2' 17" | |
| 5 | COL Fabio Parra Pinto | Kelme | + 2' 25" |
| 6 | GBR Robert Millar | Fagor-MBK | + 3' 22" |
| 7 | ESP Jesús Blanco Villar | Teka-Mavi-Alanc | + 8' 19" |
| 8 | ESP Álvaro Pino | + 8' 25" | |
| 9 | BEL Eddy Schepers | Fagor-MBK | + 9' 45" |
| 10 | ESP Roberto Córdoba Asensi | + 10' 28" | |
| 11 | FRA Éric Caritoux | Kas-Mavic | |
| 12 | COL William Palacio Navarro | Reynolds-Pinarello | |
| 13 | ESP Federico Echave Musatadi | ||
| 14 | ESP Jokin Mújika Aramburu | ||
| 15 | ITA Franco Votolo | ||
| 16 | COL Martín Ramírez | Café de Colombia | |
| 17 | ESP José Luis Laguía | Reynolds-Pinarello | |
| 18 | ESP Mariano Sanchez Martinez | Teka-Mavi-Alanc | |
| 19 | IRE Martin Earley | Kas-Mavic | |
| 20 | COL Luis Herrera | Café de Colombia | |
| 21 | COL Carlos Jaramillo | Postobón | |
| 22 | NED Luc Suykerbuyk | ||
| 23 | ESP Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Kas-Mavic | |
| 24 | ESP Vicente Ridaura | ||
| 25 | ESP Juan Tomas Martinez Gutierrez |
KOM Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **ESP Álvaro Pino** | **BH** |
| **2** | ESP Anselmo Fuerte | BH |
| **3** | IRE Sean Kelly | KAS |
Points Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **IRE Sean Kelly** | **KAS** |
| **2** | NED Mathieu Hermans | CAJ |
| **3** | BEL Benny Van Brabant | ZAH |
Team classification
| Team | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **** | **Spain** |
Best First Year Professional
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| **1** | **ESP Carlos Muñiz Menéndez** | **CLAS** |
References
References
- (16 May 1988). "Clasificaciones". El Mundo Deportivo S.A..
- [https://elpais.com/diario/1988/04/26/deportes/578008803_850215.html Una primera etapa innovadora produjo el desconcierto en el pelotón de la Vuelta] – Robert Álvarez, El País, 26 April 1988
- "1988 » 43rd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
- "43ème Vuelta a España 1988". Memoire du cyclisme.
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