1935 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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The 1st edition of Vuelta a España took place from 29 April to 15 May 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and 3,425 km (2,128 mi), the winning average speed was 28.54 km/h (17.73 mph). The Vuelta began and ended in Madrid, Spain.
Spanish Newspaper "Informaciones" (1935) with the prize list of the first "Vuelta a España". Museu de Joguet de Verdú (Lleida, Catalunya, Spain). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 April â 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,425 km (2,128 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 120h 00' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The field consisted of 50 riders including 33 Spanish riders;[1] 29 finished the race. The weather conditions (rainy and cold) were said to have been to the advantage of the Belgian riders. Belgian Gustaaf Deloor took the leader's jersey with nine minutes advantage on the third stage. Deloor was challenged by Mariano Cañardo. However, on the thirteenth stage, Canardo crashed and lost five minutes. On the final stage, Deloor displayed panache to attack and win the stage and the General classification into Madrid.[2][3]
Participants
There were two teams entering the Vuelta: B.H. and Orbea. The other participants, mostly Spanish, entered individually.[4]
Final standings
Stage results
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 29 April | Madrid to Valladolid | 185 km (115 mi) |  |
Stage with mountain(s) |  Antoine Dignef (BEL) | |
| 2 | 30 April | Valladolid to Santander | 251 km (156 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) |  Antonio Escuriet (ESP) | |
| 1 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 3 | 2 May | Santander to Bilbao | 199 km (124 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | |
| 4 | 3 May | Bilbao to San Sebastián | 235 km (146 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Antoine Dignef (BEL) | |
| 5 | 4 May | San Sebastián to Zaragoza | 264 km (164 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | |
| 6 | 5 May | Zaragoza to Barcelona | 310 km (193 mi) |  |
Plain stage | François Adam (BEL) | |
| 6 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 7 | 7 May | Barcelona to Tortosa | 188 km (117 mi) | |
Plain stage | Antonio Montes (ESP) | |
| 8 | 8 May | Tortosa to Valencia | 188 km (117 mi) | |
Plain stage |  Max Bulla (AUT) | |
| 9 | 9 May | Valencia to Murcia | 265 km (165 mi) | |
Plain stage | Salvador Cardona (ESP) | |
| 10 | 10 May | Murcia to Granada | 285 km (177 mi) | |
Plain stage | Max Bulla (AUT) | |
| 11 | 11 May | Granada to Sevilla | 260 km (162 mi) | |
Plain stage | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | |
| 12 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 12 | 13 May | Sevilla to Cáceres | 270 km (168 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | François Adam (BEL) | |
| 13 | 14 May | Cáceres to Zamora | 275 km (171 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) |  Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | |
| 14 | 15 May | Zamora to Madrid | 250 km (155 mi) | |
Stage with mountain(s) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | |
General classification
There were 29 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.
| Rank | Name | Team[4] | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) |
B.H. | 120h 00' 07" |
| 2 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) |
Orbea | + 13' 28" |
| 3 | Antoine Dignef (BEL) |
B.H. | + 20' 10" |
| 4 | Max Bulla (AUT) |
Orbea | + 28' 51" |
| 5 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) |
Orbea | + 29' 49" |
| 6 | Alfons Deloor (BEL) |
B.H. | + 47' 27" |
| 7 | Paolo Bianchi (ITA) |
Orbea | + 51' 51" |
| 8 |  Fernand Fayolle (FRA) |
Orbea | + 52' 58" |
| 9 |  Walter Blattmann (SUI) |
Orbea | + 1h 09' 02" |
| 10 |  Marinus Valentijn (NED) |
B.H. | + 1h 09' 46" |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Name | Team[4] | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) |
Orbea | 68 |
| 2 | Luigi Barral (ITA) |
Orbea | |
| 3 | Leo Amberg (SUI) |
Orbea | 51 |
| 4 | Antoine Dignef (BEL) |
B.H. | 41 |
| 5 | François Adam (BEL) |
B.H. | |
| 6 | Salvador Molina (ESP) |
Orbea | 39 |
| 7 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) |
Orbea | 33 |
| 8 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) |
B.H. | 30 |
| 9 | FermÃn Trueba (ESP) |
B.H. | 29 |
| 10 | Vicente Trueba (ESP) |
B.H. | 25 |