1947 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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The 7th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 May to 5 June 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3,893 km (2,419 mi), and was won by Edouard Van Dyck.[1] Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.[2]
Dates12 May - 5 June
Stages24
Distance3,893 km (2,419 mi)
Winning time132h 27' 00"
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| Dates | 12 May - 5 June | ||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 132h 27' 00" | ||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 May | Madrid to Albacete | 243 km (151 mi) |  Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 2 | 13 May | Albacete to Murcia | 146 km (91 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 3 | 14 May | Murcia to Alcoy | 135 km (84 mi) | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | ||
| 4 | 15 May | Alcoy to Castellón | 175 km (109 mi) |  Adolphe Deledda (ITA) | ||
| 5 | 16 May | Castellón to Tarragona | 222 km (138 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 18 May | Tarragona to Barcelona | 119 km (74 mi) | Cipriano Aguirrezabal (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 19 May | Barcelona to Lleida | 162 km (101 mi) | Cipriano Aguirrezabal (ESP) | ||
| 8 | 20 May | Lleida to Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 9 | 21 May | Zaragoza to Pamplona | 176 km (109 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA) | ||
| 10 | 22 May | Pamplona to San Sebastián | 107 km (66 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 24 May | San Sebastián to Bilbao | 229 km (142 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA) | ||
| 12 | 25 May | Bilbao to Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 26 May | Santander to Reinosa | 201 km (125 mi) | Joaquín Jiménez (ESP) | ||
| 14 | 27 May | Reinosa to Gijón | 204 km (127 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 15 | 29 May | Gijón to Oviedo | 105 km (65 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 16a | 30 May | Oviedo to Luarca | 101 km (63 mi) | Bruno Bertolucci (ITA) | ||
| 16b | Luarca to Ribadeo | 70 km (43 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Edward Van Dijck (BEL) | |
| 17 | 31 May | Ribadeo to Ferrol | 159 km (99 mi) | Senén Mesa (ESP) | ||
| 18 | Ferrol to A Coruña | 70 km (43 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | |||
| 19 | 1 June | A Coruña to Vigo | 180 km (112 mi) | Alejandro Fombellida (ESP) | ||
| 20 | 2 June | Vigo to Ourense | 105 km (65 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA) | ||
| 21 | 3 June | Ourense to Astorga | 228 km (142 mi) | Alejandro Fombellida (ESP) | ||
| 22 | 4 June | Astorga to León | 47 km (29 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Edward Van Dijck (BEL) |
| 23 | León to Valladolid | 133 km (83 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | |||
| 24 | 5 June | Valladolid to Madrid | 220 km (137 mi) | Joaquín Olmos (ESP) | ||
| Total | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | |||||
Final classification standings
General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edouard Van Dyck | 132h 27' 00" | |
| 2 | Manuel Costa | + 2' 14" | |
| 3 | Delio Rodríguez | + 11' 04" | |
| 4 | Emilio Rodríguez | + 25' 55" | |
| 5 | Joaquín Olmos | + 39' 45" | |
| 6 | Julián Berrendero | + 40' 30" | |
| 7 | Domenico Pedrali | + 52' 58" | |
| 8 | Felix Adriano | + 1h 00' 09" | |
| 9 | Rik Renders | + 1h 04' 30" | |
| 10 | José Pérez Llácer | + 1h 18' 55" | |
| 11 |  Frans Pauwels | + 2h 10' 35" | |
| 12 | Pedro Font | + 2h 21' 44" | |
| 13 | José Lahoz | + 2h 34' 30" | |
| 14 | Vicente Carretero | + 2h 46' 30" | |
| 15 | José Antonio Landa | + 2h 58' 17" | |
| 16 | Charles van de Voorde | + 2h 59' 21" | |
| 17 | Senen Blanco | + 3h 41' 05" | |
| 18 | Joaquín Jiménez | + 3h 55' 55" | |
| 19 | José Escolano | + 4h 56' 44" | |
| 20 | Arturo Ponte | + 5h 07' 03" | |
| 21 | Andrés Morán | + 5h 07' 05" | |
| 22 | Bruno Bertolucci | + 5h 28' 08" | |
| 23 | Alejandro Fombellida | + 6h 18' 08" | |
| 24 | José Casorrán | + 7h 21' 17" | |
| 25 | Martín Mancisidor | + 8h 20' 03" | |
| 26 | Pascual Laza | + 11h 01' 13" | |
| 27 | Ángel Alonso | + 12h 49' 38" |
Mountain classification
| Rank | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Rodríguez | 29 |
| 2 | Martín Mancisidor | 26 |
| 3 | Manuel Costa | 24 |
| 4 | Félix Adriano | 18 |
| 5 | Julián Berrendero | 13 |
| 6 | José Lahoz | 10 |
| 7 | Pedro Font | 9 |