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1962 Vuelta a España

1962 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates27 April – 13 May
Stages17
Distance2,813 km (1,748 mi)
Winning time78h 35' 27"
Results
Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Saint-Raphaël–Helyett)
  Second  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)
  Third  Seamus Elliott (IRL) (Saint-Raphaël–Helyett)
Points  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Saint-Raphaël–Helyett)
  Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS)
  Sprints  José Segú (ESP) (KAS)

The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2,806 km (1,744 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h (22.173 mph).

Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His Saint-Raphaël–Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[1][2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 27 April Barcelona to Barcelona 90 km (56 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
2 28 April Barcelona to Tortosa 185 km (115 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
3 29 April Tortosa to Valencia 188 km (117 mi)  Nino Defilippis (ITA)
4 30 April Valencia to Benidorm 141 km (88 mi)  Seamus Elliott (IRL)
5 1 May Benidorm to Benidorm 21 km (13 mi) Team time trial Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
6 2 May Benidorm to Cartagena 152 km (94 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
7 3 May Murcia to Almería 223 km (139 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
8 4 May Almería to Málaga 220 km (137 mi)  Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)
9 5 May Málaga to Córdoba 193 km (120 mi)  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
10 6 May Valdepeñas to Madrid 210 km (130 mi)  Albertus Geldermans (NED)
11 7 May Madrid to Valladolid 189 km (117 mi)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
12 8 May Valladolid to Logroño 232 km (144 mi)  Ernesto Bono (ITA)
13 9 May Logroño to Pamplona 191 km (119 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
14 10 May Pamplona to Bayonne (France) 149 km (93 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
15 11 May Bayonne (France) to San Sebastián 82 km (51 mi) Individual time trial  Rudi Altig (FRG)
16 12 May San Sebastián to Vitoria 177 km (110 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
17 13 May Vitoria to Bilbao 171 km (106 mi)  José Segú (ESP)
Total 2,806 km (1,744 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification Sprints classification
1 Antonio Barrutia Antonio Barrutia
2 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
3 Nino Defilippis
4 Seamus Elliott Seamus Elliott
5 Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
6 Jean Graczyk Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
7 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
8 Jean-Claude Annaert
9 Antonio Gómez del Moral Seamus Elliott
10 Albertus Geldermans
11 Jean Stablinski
12 Ernesto Bono
13 Jean Graczyk
14 Jean Graczyk
15 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig
16 Jean Graczyk
17 José Segú Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany José Segú
Final Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany Saint-Raphaël–Helyett José Segú

Results

Final general classification[3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 West Germany Rudi Altig Saint-Raphaël–Helyett 78h 35' 27"
2 Spain José Pérez Francés Ferrys + 7' 14"
3 Republic of Ireland Seamus Elliott Saint-Raphaël–Helyett + 7' 17"
4 Spain Miguel Pacheco Font Kas + 10' 21"
5 Spain Francisco Gabica Billa Kas + 10' 21"
6 France Jean Stablinski Saint-Raphaël–Helyett + 17' 07"
7 Netherlands Michel Stolker Saint-Raphaël–Helyett + 17' 57"
8 Spain Fernando Manzaneque Licor 43 + 18' 13"
9 Belgium Eddy Pauwels Wiel's–Groene Leeuw + 19' 55"
10 Netherlands Ab Geldermans Saint-Raphaël–Helyett + 20' 23"
11 Spain Eusebio Vélez Mendizábal Kas
12 Belgium Marcel Seynaeve Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
13 Spain Jesús Loroño Licor 43
14 France Jean-Claude Annaert Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
15 Belgium Roger Baguet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
16 Spain René Marigil Licor 43
17 West Germany Dieter Puschel Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
18 Spain Antonio Gómez del Moral Faema
19 Spain Luis Mayoral Faema
20 Spain Salvador Rosa Faema
21 Spain Antonio Karmany Kas
22 Spain José Segú Soriano Kas
23 Portugal Mario Silva Pereira Porto
24 Spain Antonio Bertrán Panadés Ferrys
25 France Jean Graczyk Saint-Raphaël–Helyett

References

  1. ^ "1962  » 17th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ "17ème Vuelta a España 1962". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  3. ^ "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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