1945 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 10 – 31 May | |||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,818 km (2,372 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 135h 43' 55" | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 5th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 10 to 31 May 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km (2,372 mi), and was won by Delio Rodríguez.[1] There was also a classification sponsored by Pirelli, Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
[edit]Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 10 May | Madrid – Salamanca | 212 km (132 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 11 May | Salamanca – Cáceres | 214 km (133 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 12 May | Cáceres – Badajoz | 132 km (82 mi) | ![]() | ||
4a | 13 May | Badajoz – Almendralejo | 57 km (35 mi) | ![]() | Individual time trial | ![]() |
4b | Almendralejo – Sevilla | 171 km (106 mi) | ![]() | |||
5 | 15 May | Sevilla – Granada | 251 km (156 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 16 May | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 17 May | Murcia – Valencia | 244 km (152 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 19 May | Valencia – Tortosa | 188 km (117 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 20 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 288 km (179 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 21 May | Barcelona – Zaragoza | 306 km (190 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 22 May | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 24 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 207 km (129 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 25 May | Bilbao – Santander | 188 km (117 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 26 May | Santander – Reinosa | 110 km (68 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 27 May | Reinosa – Gijón | 200 km (124 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 29 May | Gijón – León | 172 km (107 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 30 May | León – Valladolid | 132 km (82 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 31 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 185 km (115 mi) | ![]() |
Points classification
[edit]A new introduction to this Vuelta was a classification on points, sponsored by Pirelli. It was calculated as follows:[5]
- The winner of a stage received 100 points, the second 99, and so on. If cyclists arrived in a group that was given the same time, they all received the same number of points.
- The first five cyclists in a stage received 12 points for every minute that they arrived ahead of the number six of the stage.
- For every point scored for the mountains classification, two points were given for this points classification.
- On intermediate sprints, points could be won: 8 for the winner, 6 for the second, 4 and 2 for the next.
Although the sponsor said that the classification was a great success,[6] it did not return the next edition.
Final standings
[edit]General classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Time |
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1 | ![]() | 135h 43' 55" |
2 | ![]() | + 30' 08" |
3 | ![]() | + 37' 18" |
4 | ![]() | + 49' 53" |
5 | ![]() | + 1h 09' 01" |
6 | ![]() | + 1h 09' 09" |
7 | ![]() | + 1h 12' 41" |
8 | ![]() | + 1h 17' 20" |
9 | ![]() | + 1h 18' 18" |
10 | ![]() | + 1h 20' 21" |
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Mountain classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 45 |
2 | ![]() | 44 |
3 | ![]() | 28 |
4 | ![]() | 22 |
5 | ![]() | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 7 |
8 | ![]() | 6 |
9 | ![]() | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 3 |
13 | ![]() | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 1 |
Points classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 2347 |
2 | ![]() | 2021 |
3 | ![]() | 1967 |
4 | ![]() | 1942 |
5 | ![]() | 1895 |
6 | ![]() | 1823 |
7 | ![]() | 1803 |
8 | ![]() | 1799 |
9 | ![]() | 1747 |
10 | ![]() | 1730 |
Other awards
[edit]There was also a team competition: the ranks in the general classification of the best two cyclists per cycling club were added, and the club with the lowest total won. Delio Rodríguez was in the same club as Alejandro Fombellida, and because they finished first and ninth, they scored 10 points; no other team had fewer points, so they won the team competition.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "General Information 1945". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "1945 » 5th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "5ème Vuelta a España 1945". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "1945 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "25000 pesetas de la Case Pirelli para la Vuelta Ciclista a España". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 March 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ "V Vuelta Ciclista a España Pirelli". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 March 1945. p. 1. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "La Vuelta a España". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 June 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2014.