Edition 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 14 May 1978. It consisted...
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The Vuelta a España (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbwelta a esˈpaɲa]; English: Tour of Spain) is an annual multi-stage bicycle race primarily held in Spain...
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The Vuelta a España is an annual road bicycle race. Established in 1935 by the Spanish newspaper Informaciones, the Vuelta is one of cycling's three "Grand...
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The 2017 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 19 August and 10 September 2017. The race was...
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The Vuelta a España is an important cycling race (one of the Grand Tours). The first Vuelta a España was in 1935. As the Vuelta a España is a stage race...
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The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain...
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The 1978 Vuelta a España was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Gijón, with a prologue individual...
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The 1978 Vuelta a España was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Gijón, with a prologue individual...
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classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España, in which the cyclists are ranked in a points classification...
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Since 1935, and annually since 1955, the Vuelta a España has been the most important multiday cycle racing event in Spain. In the 63 editions of the race...
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The 38th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 19 April to 8 May 1983. It...
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The 32nd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 15 May...
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For the 1978 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 99 riders; 64 finished the race. "33ème Vuelta a España 1978". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived...
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The team classification in the Vuelta a España is a prize that is contested in the Vuelta a España. It has been awarded since the race's inception in...
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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...
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Denis Menchov (category Russian Vuelta a España stage winners)
general classification rider, a climber and an accomplished time trialist. In 2005 he finished second in the Vuelta a España and in 2007 he finished as the...
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Andrés Oliva (category Vuelta a Asturias winners)
success at the Vuelta a España. He won the Mountains Classification at the 1975 Vuelta a España, 1976 Vuelta a España, and 1978 Vuelta a España. Oliva's highest...
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The mountains classification in the Vuelta a España is a secondary classification in the Vuelta a España. For this classification, points are given to...
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José Pesarrodona (category Vuelta a España winners)
at the 1978 Vuelta a España, he finished second to Bernard Hinault of France. 1972 8th Overall Vuelta a España 1973 4th Overall Vuelta a España 4th Overall...
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recovering. The main contenders were debutant Hinault, who had won the 1978 Vuelta a España, and Joop Zoetemelk, who had already finished in second place for...
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Grand Tour (cycling) (redirect from Vuelta–Tour double)
Tour de France and 1973 Vuelta a España, Tony Rominger in the 1993 Vuelta a España, Laurent Jalabert in the 1995 Vuelta a España, Marco Pantani in the 1998...
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racing. The competitions are the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España, contested annually in that order. They are the only stage races permitted...
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Tour of the Basque Country (redirect from Vuelta a Euskadi)
backers of Spain's first national stage race, the pre-Vuelta a España Gran Premio República) launched a new 3-day event called Gran Premio de la Bicicleta...
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Giovanni Battaglin (category Vuelta a España winners)
was his overall win in the 1981 Giro d'Italia. He also won the 1981 Vuelta a España. Battaglin was born in Marostica, province of Vicenza. Battaglin won...
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de France as well as seven editions of the Giro d'Italia and the 1978 Vuelta a España. 1968 2nd Overall Giro della Valle d'Aosta 1971 7th GP Forli 1973...
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Felice Gimondi (category Vuelta a España winners)
professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix"...
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Samuel Sánchez (category Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners)
overall in his first Vuelta a España. He recorded his first major victory in 2005 when he won the 13th stage in the Vuelta a España, finishing 11th in the...
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Faustino Rupérez (category Vuelta a España winners)
capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España. He finished 4th in the 1979 Vuelta a España, won the 1981 Volta a Catalunya and finished 2nd overall...
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Alberto Fernández (cyclist) (category Spanish Vuelta a España stage winners)
for the stimulant Methylphenidate (Ritalin) on stage 17 of the 1982 Vuelta a España. His best results came during the last two years of his career. He...
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Patrick Lefevere (category Belgian Vuelta a España stage winners)
north and was a professional racer from 1976 to 1979, winning Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne and the fourth stage in the Vuelta a España, both in 1978. When his sports...
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