1988 Vuelta a España

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1987 << Vuelta a España 1988 >> 1989
Classifications 20 etapas, 3425 km
General Seán Kelly 89:19:23 h
Points Seán Kelly 248 p.
Mountains Álvaro Pino 100 p.
Team BH 267:55:05 h

The 1988 Vuelta a España was the 43rd Vuelta a España, taking place from April 25 to May 15, 1988. It consisted of 20 stages over 3425 km, ridden at an average speed of 38.506 km/h. Seán Kelly started the race as the principal favourite after performance in the 1987 Vuelta a España in which he was leading the General Classification with several days remaining in the race when he was forced to withdraw due to injury. Luis "Lucho" Herrera returned to defend his title while 1985 Vuelta winner Pedro Delgado had decided to ride the 1988 Giro d'Italia in preparation for the 1988 Tour de France. The BH team directed by Javier Mínguez, presented solid opposition with the strong climbers Álvaro Pino (winner of the 1986 Vuelta a España) and Anselmo Fuerte. In the end, Kelly won the race and became the first Irish winner of the Vuelta a España.

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[edit] Stages

Stage Route Distance Type Date
P Santa Cruz de Tenerife 17.4 km Individual time trial April 25
1 San Cristóbal de La LagunaSanta Cruz de Tenerife 210 km April 26
2 Las PalmasLas Palmas 34 km Team time trial April 27
3 Alcalá del RíoBadajoz 210 km April 28
4 BadajozBéjar 234 km April 29
5 BéjarValladolid 202 km April 30
6 ValladolidLeón 160 km May 1
7 León–Brañillín 176.7 km May 2
8 Oviedo–Alto del Naranco 6.8 km Individual time trial May 3
9 OviedoSantander 197.3 km May 4
10 SantanderValdezcaray 217.2 km May 5
11 LogroñoJaca 258 km May 6
12 JacaCerler 218 km May 7
13 BenasqueAndorra 186 km May 8
14 La Seu d'UrgellSant Quirze del Vallès 154 km May 9
15 ValenciaAlbacete 226 km May 10
16 AlbaceteToledo 246 km May 11
17 ToledoÁvila 190 km May 12
18 ÁvilaSegovia 163 km May 13
19 [[Las Rozas]–Villalba 179 km Individual time trial May 14
20 VillalbaMadrid 58 km May 15
Total 3,425 km

[edit] Jersey progress

Notes

[edit] Results

[edit] Final General Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Flag of Ireland Seán Kelly Kas-Mavic 89h 19' 23s
2 Flag of Germany Raimund Dietzen Teka-Mavi-Alanc 1' 27s
3 Flag of Spain Anselmo Fuerte Abelenda BH Sport a 1' 29s
4 Flag of Spain Laudelino Cubino BH Sport a 2' 17s
5 Flag of Colombia Fabio Parra Pinto Kelme 2' 25s
6 Flag of the United Kingdom Robert Millar Fagor-MBK a 3' 22s
7 Flag of Spain Jesus Blanco Villar Teka-Mavi-Alanc a 8' 19s
8 Flag of Spain Alvaro Pino Counago BH Sport a 8' 25s
9 Flag of Belgium Eddy Schepers Fagor-MBK a 9' 45s
10 Flag of Spain Roberto Cordoba Asensi BH Sport 10' 28s
11 Flag of France Eric Caritoux Kas-Mavic
12 Flag of Colombia William Palacios Navarro Reynolds-Pinarello
13 Flag of Spain Federico Echave Musatadi BH Sport
14 Flag of Spain Jokin Mujika Aramburu Caja Rural - Akai
15 Flag of Italy Franco Votolo Carrera jeans-Vagabond
16 Flag of Colombia Martin Ramirez Ramirez Café de Colombia
17 Flag of Spain Jose-Luis Laguia Martinez Reynolds-Pinarello
18 Flag of Spain Mariano Sanchez Martinez Teka-Mavi-Alanc
19 Flag of Ireland Martin Earley Kas-Mavic
20 Flag of Colombia Luis Herrera Café de Colombia
21 Flag of Colombia Carlos-Maria Jaramillo Mesa Postobon
22 Flag of the Netherlands Luc Suykerbuyk Zahor Chocolates - Macario
23 Flag of Spain Pedro Ruiz Cabestany Kas-Mavic
24 Flag of Spain Vicente Ridaura Sebastian Caja Rural - Akai
25 Flag of Spain Juan Tomas Martinez Gutierrez Zahor Chocolates - Macario

[edit] KOM Classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Flag of Spain Álvaro Pino BH 100
2 Flag of Spain Anselmo Fuerte Abelenda BH 62
3 Flag of Ireland Seán Kelly KAS 60

[edit] Points Classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Flag of Ireland Seán Kelly BH 248
2 Flag of the Netherlands Matthieu Hermans CAJ 166
3 Flag of Belgium Benny Van Brabant ZAH 138

[edit] Team classification

Team Country Time
1 BH Sport Flag of Spain Spain -

[edit] Best First Year Professional

Cyclist Team Time
1 Flag of Spain Carlos Muniz Menendez CLAS

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