The 24th 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 11 May 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,921.4 km (1,815.3 mi), and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification.

1969 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates23 April – 11 May
Stages18
Distance2,921.4 km (1,815 mi)
Winning time73h 18' 45"
Results
Winner  Roger Pingeon (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Michelin)
  Second  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Fagor)
  Third  Rini Wagtmans (NED) (Willem II)

Points  Raymond Steegmans (BEL) (Goldor)
  Mountains  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Fagor)
  Sprints  Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) (Karpy)
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Teams and riders

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Route

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List of stages[1][2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 23 April Badajoz – Badajoz 6.5 km (4 mi)   Individual time trial   Luis Ocaña (ESP)
1b 24 April Badajoz – Badajoz 246 km (153 mi)   Michael Wright (GBR)
2 25 April BadajozCáceres 135 km (84 mi)   Felice Salina [it] (ITA)
3 26 April CáceresTalavera de la Reina 190 km (118 mi)   Luigi Sgarbozza (ITA)
4 27 April Talavera de la ReinaMadrid 124 km (77 mi)   Domingo Perurena (ESP)
5 28 April MadridAlcázar de San Juan 162 km (101 mi)   Raymond Steegmans (BEL)
6 29 April Alcázar de San JuanAlmansa 231 km (144 mi)   Edward Sels (BEL)
7 30 April AlmansaNules 233 km (145 mi)   Ramón Sáez (ESP)
8 1 May NulesBenicàssim 199 km (124 mi)   Ramón Sáez (ESP)
9 2 May BenicàssimReus 169 km (105 mi)   José Manuel López Rodríguez (ESP)
10 3 May ReusBarcelona 146 km (91 mi)   Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
11 4 May BarcelonaSant Feliu de Guíxols 118 km (73 mi)   Nemesio Jiménez (ESP)
12 5 May Sant Feliu de GuíxolsMoià 151 km (94 mi)   Roger Pingeon (FRA)
13 6 May MoiàBarbastro 229 km (142 mi)   Michael Wright (GBR)
14a 7 May BarbastroZaragoza 125 km (78 mi)   Raymond Steegmans (BEL)
14b 7 May Zaragoza – Zaragoza 4 km (2 mi)   Individual time trial   Roger Pingeon (FRA)
15 8 May ZaragozaPamplona 176 km (109 mi)   Mariano Díaz (ESP)
16 9 May IrunSan Sebastián 25 km (16 mi)   Individual time trial   Luis Ocaña (ESP)
17 10 May San SebastiánVitoria 129 km (80 mi)   Gregorio San Miguel (ESP)
18a 11 May VitoriaLlodio 76 km (47 mi)   Ercole Gualazzini (ITA)
18b 11 May LlodioBilbao 29 km (18 mi)   Individual time trial   Luis Ocaña (ESP)
Total 2,921.4 km (1,815 mi)

Results

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Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Roger Pingeon Peugeot–BP–Michelin 73h 18' 45"
2   Luis Ocaña Fagor + 1' 54"
3   Rini Wagtmans Willem II + 5' 10"
4   José Manuel Lasa Pepsi Cola + 5' 10"
5   Michael Wright Bic + 5' 27"
6   Rolf Wolfshohl Bic + 6' 11"
7   Gilbert Bellone Bic + 6' 47"
8   Gregorio San Miguel Kas–Kaskol + 7' 05"
9   Carlos Echeverría Kas–Kaskol + 7' 35"
10   Eusebio Vélez Fagor + 7' 51"
11   Salvador Canet Pepsi Cola
12   José-Antonio González Kas–Kaskol
13   Ventura Díaz Arrey Karpy
14   Willy De Geest Pull Over Centrale
15   José Manuel Lopez Fagor
16   Francisco Gabica Fagor
17   Jorge Mariné Torres Pepsi Cola
18   Eduardo Castelló Villanova Kas–Kaskol
19   Ramon Sáez Marzo Pepsi Cola
20   Juan María Uribezubia Karpy
21   Miguel María Lasa Pepsi Cola
22   Luis-Pedro Santamarina Fagor
23   Domingo Perurena Fagor
24   Herman Flabat Pull Over Centrale
25   Aurelio González Puente Kas–Kaskol

References

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  1. ^ "1969  » 24th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "24ème Vuelta a España 1969". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  3. ^ "Año 1969 - Las Etapas". La Historia de la Vuelta. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1969. p. 27. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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