1965 Vuelta a España

The 20th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km (2,120 mi), and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team.[1] Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

1965 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates29 April – 16 May
Stages18
Distance3,410 km (2,119 mi)
Winning time92h 36' 03"
Results
Winner  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Second  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Third  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Solo-Superia)
Points  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Solo-Superia)
  Mountains  Julio Jiménez (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Sprints  José Segu (ESP) (Montjuich – Tedi)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1965 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 29 April Vigo – Vigo 168 km (104 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
2 30 April Pontevedra – Lugo 150 km (93 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
3 1 May Lugo – Gijón 247 km (153 mi)  Rudi Altig (FRG)
4a 2 May Mieres – Pajares 41 km (25 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
4b 2 May Pajares – Palencia 189 km (117 mi)  Carlos Echeverría (ESP)
5 3 May Palencia – Madrid 238 km (148 mi)  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)
6 4 May Madrid – Cuenca 161 km (100 mi)  Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
7 5 May Albacete – Benidorm 212 km (132 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
8 6 May Benidorm – Sagunto 174 km (108 mi)  Jean-Claude Wuillemin (FRA)
9 7 May Sagunto – Salou 237 km (147 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
10a 8 May Salou – Barcelona 115 km (71 mi)  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL)
10b 8 May Barcelona – Barcelona 50 km (31 mi)  Julio Jiménez (ESP)
11 9 May Barcelona – Andorra 241 km (150 mi)  Esteban Martín (ESP)
12 10 May Andorra – Lleida 158 km (98 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
13 11 May Lleida – Zaragoza 190 km (118 mi)  José Martín Colmenarejo (ESP)
14 12 May Zaragoza – Pamplona 193 km (120 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
15 13 May Pamplona – Bayonne (France) 149 km (93 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
16 14 May Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) – San Sebastián 61 km (38 mi) Individual time trial  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
17 15 May San Sebastián – Vitoria 214 km (133 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
18 16 May Vitoria – Bilbao 222 km (138 mi)  Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
Total 3,410 km (2,119 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1West Germany Rolf WolfshohlMercier-BP-Hutchinson92h 36' 03"
2France Raymond PoulidorMercier-BP-Hutchinson+ 6' 36"
3Belgium Rik Van LooySolo-Superia+ 8' 55"
4Spain Fernando ManzanequeFerrys+ 12' 48"
5Spain Carlos EcheverríaKas+ 15' 54"
6Spain Francisco GabicaKas+ 20' 03"
7West Germany Hans JunkermannInuri-Margnat+ 20' 13"
8France Jean-Claude WuilleminFord-Gitane+ 20' 13"
9Spain Antonio Gómez del MoralKas+ 23' 04"
10Spain Federico BahamontesInuri-Margnat+ 23' 13"
11France Lucien AimarFord-Gitane
12France Jean-Claude LebaubeFord-Gitane
13Belgium Victor Van SchilMercier-BP-Hutchinson
14Spain Luis OtañoFerrys
15Belgium Frans VerbeeckWiels-Groene Leeuw
16Spain Joaquin GaleraKas
17Spain Sebastián ElorzaKas
18Belgium Eddy PauwelsWiels-Groene Leeuw
19Belgium Jef PlanckaertSolo-Superia
20France Michel GrainFord-Gitane
21Spain Manuel Martín PiñeraKas
22Belgium Joseph TimmermanWiels-Groene Leeuw
23Spain Ventura DíazOlsa
24Spain Jaime Alomar FloritFerrys
25Belgium Armand DesmetSolo-Superia

References
  1. "General Information 1965". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. "1965  » 20th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "20ème Vuelta a España 1965". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1965. p. 12. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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