1976 Vuelta a España

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1976 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates27 April – 16 May
Stages19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages
Distance3,340 km (2,075 mi)
Winning time93h 19' 10"
Results
Winner  José Pesarrodona (ESP) (Kas - Campagnolo)
  Second  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Super Ser)
  Third  José Nazabal (ESP) (Kas - Campagnolo)
Points  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) (TI Raleigh)
Mountains  Andrés Oliva (ESP) (Kas - Campagnolo)
  Sprints  Daniel Verplancke (BEL) (Flandria - Velda)
  Team Kas - Campagnolo
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The 31st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 16 May 1976. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,340 km (2,080 mi), and was won by José Pesarrodona of the Kas-Campagnolo cycling team.[1] Andres Oliva won the mountains classification while Dietrich Thurau won the points classification.[2]

Teams and riders

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Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1976 Vuelta a España

Route

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List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 27 April Estepona to Estepona 3.2 km (2 mi) Individual time trial  Dietrich Thurau (FRG)
1 28 April Estepona to Estepona 135 km (84 mi)  José De Cauwer (BEL)
2 29 April Estepona to Priego de Córdoba 224 km (139 mi)  Roger Gilson (LUX)
3 30 April Priego de Córdoba to Jaén 177 km (110 mi)  Theo Smit (NED)
4 1 May Jaén to Baza 166 km (103 mi)  Hennie Kuiper (NED)
5 2 May Baza to Cartagena 201 km (125 mi)  Theo Smit (NED)
6 3 May Cartagena to Cartagena 14 km (9 mi) Individual time trial  Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
7 4 May Cartagena to Murcia 136 km (85 mi)  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL)
8 5 May Murcia to Almansa 219 km (136 mi)  Georges Pintens (BEL)
9 6 May Almansa to Nules 208 km (129 mi)  Dietrich Thurau (FRG)
10 7 May Castellón to Cambrils 226 km (140 mi)  José Antonio González (ESP)
11 8 May Cambrils to Barcelona 151 km (94 mi)  Antonio Vallori (ESP)
12 9 May Pamplona to Logroño 168 km (104 mi)  Gerben Karstens (NED)
13 10 May Logroño to Palencia 209 km (130 mi)  Dirk Ongenae [fr] (BEL)
14 11 May Paredes de Nava to Gijón 249 km (155 mi)  Cees Priem (NED)
15 12 May Gijón to Cangas de Onís 141 km (88 mi)  Vicente López Carril (ESP)
16 13 May Cangas de Onís to Reinosa 156 km (97 mi)  Dietrich Thurau (FRG)
17 14 May Reinosa to Bilbao 183 km (114 mi)  Arthur Van De Vijver (BEL)
18 15 May Galdácano to Santuario de Oro (Zuia) 204 km (127 mi)  Dietrich Thurau (FRG)
19a 16 May Murgia (Zuia) to San Sebastián 139 km (86 mi)  Dirk Ongenae [fr] (BEL)
19b 17 May San Sebastián to San Sebastián 31.7 km (20 mi) Individual time trial  Dietrich Thurau (FRG)
Total 3,340 km (2,075 mi)

Doping cases

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When Belgian cyclist Eric Jacques finished in second place in the eighth stage, he became the new leader. Later, it became known that he tested positive for doping after that stage, and he received a penalty of ten minutes.[5] Previously, Günter Haritz had been penalized for the same offence, and had left the race.[6][7]

Results

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Final General Classification

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Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain José Pesarrodona Kas-Campagnolo 93h 19' 10"
2 Spain Luis Ocaña Super Ser Zeus + 1' 03"
3 Spain José Nazabal Merendia Kas-Campagnolo + 1' 41"
4 West Germany Dietrich Thurau TI–Raleigh + 1' 44"
5 Spain Vicente Lopez Kas-Campagnolo + 1' 50"
6 Netherlands Hennie Kuiper TI–Raleigh + 2' 00"
7 Portugal Joaquim Agostinho Teka + 3' 16"
8 Switzerland Joseph Fuchs Super Ser Zeus + 3' 45"
9 Spain Pedro Torres Super Ser Zeus + 4' 43"
10 Spain José Antonio Gonzalez Kas-Campagnolo + 7' 18"
11 Belgium Ludo Loos Ebo
12 Spain Enrique Martinez Kas-Campagnolo
13 Spain Andres Oliva Kas-Campagnolo
14 Spain Gonzalo Aja Barguin Teka
15 Portugal José Martins Freitas Kas-Campagnolo
16 Belgium Eric Jacques Ebo
17 Spain Domingo Perurena Kas-Campagnolo
18 Belgium Jean-Pierre Baert Miko-De Gribaldy
19 Spain José Enrique Cima Novostil
20 Portugal Fernardo Mendes Dos Teka
21 Spain Ventura Diaz Teka
22 Spain Santiago Lazcano Super Ser Zeus
23 Spain Julian Andiano Teka
24 Spain Manuel Esparza Teka
25 Spain Jesus Manzaneque Super Ser Zeus

References

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  1. ^ "General Information 1976". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. ^ "XXXI Vuelta Ciclista a España - Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1976. p. 27. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 March 2022.
  3. ^ "1976 » 31st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ "31ème Vuelta a España 1976". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  5. ^ "Eric Jacques teruggezet". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). De Krant van Toen. 12 May 1976. p. 23. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Thurau: etappetriomf, Haritz: dopinggebruik" [Thurau: stage victory, Haritz: used doping.]. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). Delpher. 7 May 1976. p. 25. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Haritz stapt eruit" [Haritz quits.]. De Waarheid (in Dutch). Delpher. 10 May 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2017.