1962 Vuelta a España

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1961 << Vuelta a España 1962 >> 1963
Classifications	17 stages, 2806 km
General	Rudi Altig 78:35:27 h
Points	Rudi Altig 143 p.
Mountains	Antonio Karmany 59 p.
Team	St.Raphael-Helyett 235:23:16 h

The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from April 27 to May 13, 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2806 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h.

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

[edit] Jersey progress

Notes

[edit] Results

[edit] Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rudi Altig	St.Raphael-Helyett	78h 35' 27s
2	José Pérez Francés	Ferrys	a 7' 14s
3	Seamus Elliott	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 7' 17s
4	Miguel Pacheco Font	Kas	a 10' 21s
5	Francisco Gabica Billa	Kas	a 10' 21s
6	Jean Stablinski	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 17' 07s
7	Michel Stolker	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 17' 57s
8	Fernando Manzaneque	Licor 43	a 18' 13s
9	Eddy Pauwels	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw	a 19' 55s
10	Ab Geldermans	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 20' 23s
11	Eusebio Velez Mendizabal	Kas
12	Marcel Seynaeve	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw
13	Jesús Loroño	Licor 43
14	Jean-Claude Annaert	St.Raphael-Helyett
15	Roger Baguet	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw
16	Rene Marigil	Licor 43
17	Dieter Puschel	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw
18	Antonio Gomez Del Moral	Faema
19	Luis Mayoral	Faema
20	Salvador Rosa	Faema
21	Antonio Karmany	Kas
22	Jose Segu Soriano	Kas
23	Mario Silva Pereira	Porto
24	Antonio Bertran Panades	Ferrys
25	Jean Graczyk	St.Raphael-Helyett

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