1970 Vuelta a España

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1969 << Vuelta a España 1970 >> 1971
Classifications	19 etapas, 3568 km
General	Luis Ocaña 89:57:12 h
Points	Guido Reybroeck 199 p.
Mountains	Augustín Tamames 69 p.
Team	Werner 269:58:11 h

The 1970 Vuelta a España was the 25th Vuelta a España, taking place from April 23 to May 12, 1970. It consisted of 19 stages over 3568 km, ridden at an average speed of 39.576km/h. The race revealed Augustín Tamames as a contender for the future at the Vuelta as Tamames riding in his first Vuelta held the race lead until the final individual time trial when Luis Ocaña time trialled himself into the lead. Ocaña had finished runner up in the previous edition of the race and won the two time trials in the 1970 Vuelta. It would be Ocaña’s only win in the Spanish race.

[edit] Results

[edit] Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Luis Ocaña	Bic	89h 57' 12s
2	Augustín Tamames	Werner	a 1' 18s
3	Herman van Springel	Mann-Grundig	a 1' 27s
4	Jesus Manzaneque Sanchez	Werner	a 1' 27s
5	Willy In 't Ven	Mann-Grundig	a 2' 00s
6	Francisco Galdos Gauna	Kas-Kaskol	a 3' 07s
7	Miguel Maria Lasa Orguia	La Casera-Pena Bahamontes	a 3' 09s
8	Joaquin Galera Magdelano	La Casera-Pena Bahamontes	a 3' 15s
9	Luis-Pedro Santamarina Antonana	Werner	a 3' 50s
10	Juan-Manuel Santisteban	Karpy	a 4' 15s
11	Aurelio Gonzalez Puente	Kas-Kaskol
12	Ventura Diaz Arrey	Werner
13	Eduardo Castello Villanova	Karpy
14	Jose Manuel Lasa Orguia	La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
15	Andres Gandarias Albizu	Kas-Kaskol
16	José Manuel Fuente	Karpy
17	Vicente Lopez-Carril	Kas-Kaskol
18	Luis Balague Carrenco	Werner
19	Andre Poppe	Mann-Grundig
20	René Pijnen	Willem II - Gazelle
21	Jose Albelda Tormo	Karpy
22	Francisco Gabica Billa	Kas-Kaskol
23	Antonio Gomez Del Moral	Kas-Kaskol
24	Carlos Echevarria Zudaire	Kas-Kaskol
25	Angel Barrigon Argumusa	Karpy

[edit] External links

• Race website

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