1973 Vuelta a España
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 26 April – 13 May | ||
| Stages | 17 stages + Prologue, including 4 split stages | ||
| Distance | 3,061.8 km (1,903 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 84h 40' 50" (36.098 km/h or 22.430 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner | .svg.png){kind=small} Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) |
| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
(Bic) | |
| Third |  Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
(Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | |
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Points | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) |
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Mountains | José Luis Abilleira (ESP) |
(La Casera) |
| Combination | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) | |
| Sprints | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
(Molteni) | |
| Team | La Casera | ||
The 28th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 26 to May 13, 1973. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,061 km, and was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni cycling team. As Merckx had already won several editions of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia with his win in the Vuelta, he became the third cyclist after Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi to win all three grand tours in his career. Merckx went on to win the 1973 Giro d'Italia and became the first cyclist to win the Vuelta-Giro double. Merckx also won the points classification and José Luis Abilleira won the mountains classification. With Merckx finishing first, Ocaña second and Thévenet third the podium of the 1973 Vuelta contained one previous winner and two future winners of the Tour de France making it one of the best podiums in the history of the race, according to the official race website. Gerben Karstens won 4 stages in this Vuelta [1][2][3][4][5]
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | 84h 40' 50s |
| 2 |  Luis Ocaña | Bic | a 3' 46s |
| 3 | Bernard Thevenet | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | a 4' 16s |
| 4 | José Pesarrodona | Kas-Kaskol | a 5' 54s |
| 5 | Pedro Torres | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | a 7' 29s |
| 6 |  Joaquim Agostinho | Bic | a 8' 15s |
| 7 | Agustin Tamames | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | a 9' 15s |
| 8 | Luis Balague | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | a 12' 26s |
| 9 | Roger Swerts | Molteni | a 13' 27s |
| 10 | Jesus Manzaneque Sanchez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | a 15' 01s |
| 11 | Herman van Springel | Rokado | |
| 12 | José Catieau | Bic | |
| 13 | Victor Van Schil | Molteni | |
| 14 | Bernard Labourdette | Bic | |
| 15 | José Luis Abilleira | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 16 | Juan Zurano Jerez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 17 | Vicente Lopez | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 18 | Jose Luis Uribezubia | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 19 | Antonio Martos Aguilar | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 20 | Ventura Diaz Arrey | Monteverde | |
| 21 | Venceslau Fernandes | Benfica | |
| 22 | Fernando Ferreira | Coelima | |
| 23 | German Martin | Monteverde | |
| 24 | Jose Manuel Blanco | Monteverde | |
| 25 | Ward Janssens | Molteni |
References
- ↑ "General Information 1973". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ↑ http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/05/14/pagina-31/991058/pdf.html
- ↑ http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/05/14/pagina-30/991057/pdf.html
- ↑ http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/05/14/pagina-32/991059/pdf.html
- ↑ http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los;sort_publication=sitios.de.gerona.los;day=15;month=05;year=1973;page=011;id=0001344220;filename=19730515;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Sitios%20de%20Gerona,%20Los/1973/197305/19730515/19730515011.pdf;lang=ca;pdf_parameters=search=%22merckx%22&view=FitH;encoding=utf-8
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