1950 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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The 9th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 17 August to 10 September 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,984 km (2,476 mi), and was won by Emilio Rodríguez.[1] Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.[2][3]
Dates17 August – 10 September
Stages22
Distance3,984 km (2,476 mi)
Winning time134h 49' 19"
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| Dates | 17 August – 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 134h 49' 19" | ||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 17 August | Madrid to Valladolid | 190 km (118 mi) |  Omer Braeckeveldt (BEL) | ||
| 2 | 18 August | Valladolid to León | 133 km (83 mi) | Rik Evens (BEL) | ||
| 3 | 19 August | León to Gijón | 148 km (92 mi) |  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 4a | 20 August | Gijón to Torrelavega | 167 km (104 mi) | Agustín Miró (ESP) | ||
| 4b | Torrelavega to Santander | 78 km (48 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) | |||
| 5 | 21 August | Santander to Bilbao | 177 km (110 mi) | Antonio Gelabert (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 22 August | Bilbao to Irun | 240 km (149 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 24 August | Irun to Pamplona | 109 km (68 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| 8a | 25 August | Pamplona to Tudela | 90 km (56 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Bernardo Capó (ESP) |
| 8b | Tudela to Zaragoza | 176 km (109 mi) | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) | |||
| 9 | 26 August | Zaragoza to Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) |  Umberto Drei (ITA) | ||
| 10 | 27 August | Lleida to Barcelona | 167 km (104 mi) | José Serra (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 29 August | Barcelona to Tarragona | 150 km (93 mi) | Rik Evens (BEL) | ||
| 12 | 30 August | Tarragona to Castellón | 194 km (121 mi) | Luis Navarro (ESP) | ||
| 13 | 31 August | Castellón to Valencia | 65 km (40 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Antonio Sánchez Belando (ESP) |
| 14 | 1 September | Valencia to Murcia | 265 km (165 mi) | Umberto Drei (ITA) | ||
| 15 | 2 September | Murcia to Lorca | 117 km (73 mi) | Umberto Drei (ITA) | ||
| 16 | 3 September | Lorca to Granada | 222 km (138 mi) | Alighiero Ridolfi (ITA) | ||
| 17 | 4 September | Granada to Málaga | 183 km (114 mi) | Umberto Drei (ITA) | ||
| 18 | 6 September | Málaga to Cádiz | 268 km (167 mi) | Antonio Gelabert (ESP) | ||
| 19a | 7 September | Cádiz to Jerez de la Frontera | 56 km (35 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Andrés Trobat (ESP) |
| 19b | Jerez de la Frontera to Seville | 100 km (62 mi) | José Serra (ESP) | |||
| 20 | 8 September | Seville to Mérida | 200 km (124 mi) | Victorio García (ESP) | ||
| 21 | 9 September | Mérida to Talavera de la Reina | 228 km (142 mi) | Bernardo Capó (ESP) | ||
| 22 | 10 September | Talavera de la Reina to Madrid | 117 km (73 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
| Total | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | |||||
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilio Rodríguez | 134h 49' 19" | |
| 2 | Manolo Rodríguez | + 15' 30" | |
| 3 | José Serra | + 16' 05" | |
| 4 | Bernardo Ruiz | + 19' 16" | |
| 5 | Umberto Drei | + 25' 23" | |
| 6 | Senen Mesa | + 31' 44" | |
| 7 | Bernardo Capo | + 36' 29" | |
| 8 | Alighiero Ridolfi | + 46' 38" | |
| 9 | Antonio Gelabert | + 47' 03" | |
| 10 | Jesús Loroño | + 1h 00' 26" | |
| 11 | Francisco Exposito | ||
| 12 | Andrés Trobat | ||
| 13 | Luis Sanchez | ||
| 14 | Rik Evens | ||
| 15 | Victorio Garcia | ||
| 16 | Martin Mancisidor | ||
| 17 | Agustin Miro | ||
| 18 | Senen Blanco | ||
| 19 | Angel Bruna | ||
| 20 | Mateo Coll Bover | ||
| 21 | Antonio Sanchez | ||
| 22 | Matias Alemany | ||
| 23 | Luis Navarro | ||
| 24 | Elias Walckiers | ||
| 25 | Guillermo Peregrina |