1965 Vuelta a España

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The 20th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 16, 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,409 km, and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team.[1] Julio Jimenez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

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[edit] Results

[edit] Final General Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Flag of Germany Rolf Wolfshohl Mercier-BP-Hutchinson 92h 36' 03s
2 Flag of France Raymond Poulidor Mercier-BP-Hutchinson a 6' 36s
3 Flag of Belgium Rik Van Looy Solo-Superia a 8' 55s
4 Flag of Spain Fernando Manzaneque Ferrys a 12' 48s
5 Flag of Spain Carloes Echevarria Kas a 15' 54s
6 Flag of Spain Francisco Gabica Kas a 20' 03s
7 Flag of Germany Hans Junkermann Inuri-Margnat a 20' 13s
8 Flag of France Jean Claude Wuillemin Ford-Gitane a 20' 13s
9 Flag of Spain Antonio Gomez Del Moral Kas a 23' 04s
10 Flag of Spain Federico Bahamontes Inuri-Margnat a 23' 13s
11 Flag of France Lucien Aimar Ford-Gitane
12 Flag of France Jean-Claude Lebaube Ford-Gitane
13 Flag of Belgium Victor Van Schil Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
14 Flag of Spain Luis Otano Ferrys
15 Flag of Belgium Frans Verbeeck Wiels-Groene Leeuw
16 Flag of Spain Joaquin Galera Kas
17 Flag of Spain Sebastian Elorza Kas
18 Flag of Belgium Eddy Pauwels Wiels-Groene Leeuw
19 Flag of Belgium Jef Planckaert Solo-Superia
20 Flag of France Michel Grain Ford-Gitane
21 Flag of Spain Manuel Martin Pinera Kas
22 Flag of Belgium Joseph Timmerman Wiels-Groene Leeuw
23 Flag of Spain Ventura Diaz Olsa
24 Flag of Spain Jaime Alomar Florit Ferrys
25 Flag of Belgium Armand Desmet Solo-Superia

[edit] References

  1. ^ General Information 1965. La Vuelta.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.

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