1958 Vuelta a España

1958 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates30 April – 15 May
Stages16
Distance3,241.8 km (2,014 mi)
Winning time94h 54' 21"
Results
Winner  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
  Second  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
  Third  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)

Points  Salvador Botella (ESP)
  Mountains  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
  Sprints  Vicente Iturat (ESP)

The 13th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 15 May 1958. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 3,241.8 km (2,014.4 mi), and was won by Jean Stablinski.[1] Salvador Botella won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 30 April Bilbao to San Sebastián 164 km (102 mi)  Miguel Pacheco (ESP)
2 1 May San Sebastián to Pamplona 150 km (93 mi)  Antonio Jiménez Quiles (ESP)
3 2 May Pamplona to Zaragoza 245 km (152 mi)  Pierino Baffi (ITA)
4 3 May Zaragoza to Barcelona 229 km (142 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
5a 4 May Barcelona to Barcelona 4 km (2 mi) Team time trial France
5b Barcelona to Tarragona 119 km (74 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
6 5 May Tarragona to Valencia 263 km (163 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
7 6 May Valencia to Cuenca 216 km (134 mi)  Gilbert Desmet (BEL)
8 7 May Cuenca to Toledo 206 km (128 mi)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
9 8 May Toledo to Madrid 241 km (150 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
10 9 May Madrid to Soria 225 km (140 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
11 10 May Soria to Vitoria 167 km (104 mi)  René Marigil (ESP)
12 11 May Vitoria to Bilbao 169 km (105 mi)  Fausto Iza (ESP)
13a 12 May Bilbao to Castro Urdiales 35 km (22 mi) Individual time trial  Guido Carlesi (ITA)
 Jesús Loroño (ESP)
13b Castro Urdiales to Santander 105 km (65 mi)  Jean Graczyk (FRA)
14 13 May Santander to Gijón 221 km (137 mi)  Pierino Baffi (ITA)
15 14 May Oviedo to Palencia 246 km (153 mi)  Rik Luyten (BEL)
16 15 May Palencia to Madrid 241 km (150 mi)  Rik Luyten (BEL)
Total 3,241.8 km (2,014 mi)

Results

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Jean Stablinski 94h 54' 21"
2 Pasquale Fornara Pena Solera-Ignis + 2' 51"
3 Fernando Manzaneque + 3' 01"
4 Hilaire Couvreur + 5' 04"
5 Luis Otaño Mobilete-Caobania + 10' 36"
6 Federico Bahamontes + 11' 39"
7 Julio San Emeterio Kas-Boxing + 13' 16"
8 Jesús Loroño + 16' 09"
9 Rik Luyten + 28' 13"
10 Benigno Aspuru Kas-Boxing + 33' 37"
11 François Mahé
12 Gilbert Desmet
13 Juan Campillo Pena Solera-Ignis
14 Salvador Botella
15 Antonio Ferraz Kas-Boxing
16 Antonio Barbosa
17 Vicente Iturat Pena Solera-Ignis
18 Gabriel Mas Arbona Mobilete-Caobania
19 René Marigil
20 Miguel Pacheco Font
21 Raymond Hoorelbeke
22 Jan Van Gompel
23 Wim Van Est Locomotief
24 Gabriel Company Bauza
25 Antonio Jimenez

References

  1. ^ "General Information 1958". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "1958  » 13th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "13ème Vuelta a España 1958". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. ^ "Clasificacion General Definitiva" [Final General Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 4 August 2018.