1961 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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The 16th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi), and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team.[1] Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
Dates26 April – 11 May
Stages16
Distance2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi)
Winning time77h 36' 17"
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| Dates | 26 April – 11 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 77h 36' 17" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1a | 26 April | San Sebastián to San Sebastián | 10.5 km (7 mi) |  |
Team time trial | Faema |
| 1b | San Sebastián to Pamplona | 91 km (57 mi) |  Marcel Rohrbach (FRA) | |||
| 2 | 27 April | Pamplona to Pamplona | 174 km (108 mi) | François Mahé (FRA) | ||
| 3 | 28 April | Pamplona to Huesca | 174 km (108 mi) |  Vicente Iturat (ESP) | ||
| 4 | 29 April | Binéfar to Barcelona | 199 km (124 mi) |  Marcel Seynaeve (BEL) | ||
| 5 | 30 April | Barcelona to Tortosa | 185 km (115 mi) | Jesús Galdeano (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 1 May | Tortosa to Valencia | 188 km (117 mi) | Angelino Soler (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 2 May | Valencia to Benidorm | 141 km (88 mi) | René Van Meenen (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 3 May | Benidorm to Albacete | 211 km (131 mi) | José Pérez Francés (ESP) | ||
| 9 | 4 May | Albacete to Madrid | 198 km (123 mi) |  Alves Barbosa (POR) | ||
| 10 | 5 May | Madrid to Madrid | 195 km (121 mi) | Luis Otaño (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 6 May | Madrid to Valladolid | 189 km (117 mi) | Arthur Decabooter (BEL) | ||
| 12 | 7 May | Valladolid to Palencia | 48 km (30 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Antonio Suárez (ESP) |
| 13 | 8 May | Palencia to Santander | 220 km (137 mi) | Francisco Moreno (ESP) | ||
| 14 | 9 May | Santander to Vitoria | 235 km (146 mi) | François Mahé (FRA) | ||
| 15 | 10 May | Vitoria to Bilbao | 179 km (111 mi) | Antonio Karmany (ESP) | ||
| 16 | 11 May | Bilbao to Bilbao | 159 km (99 mi) | Gabriel Company (ESP) | ||
| Total | 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi) | |||||
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelino Soler | Faema | 77h 36' 17" |
| 2 | François Mahé | Francia – Afcas | + 51" |
| 3 | José Pérez Francés | Ferrys | + 2' 23" |
| 4 | Antonio Suárez | Faema | + 2' 47" |
| 5 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Faema | + 3' 13" |
| 6 | Vicente Iturat | Catigene | + 5' 29" |
| 7 | Fernando Manzaneque | Licor 43 | + 5' 47" |
| 8 | Antonio Karmany | Kas-Royal Sport | + 6' 07" |
| 9 | Carmelo Morales | Licor 43 | + 7' 39" |
| 10 | Jesús Loroño | Ferrys | + 7' 47" |
| 11 | Andre Messelis | Groene Leeuw | |
| 12 | Miguel Pacheco Font | Licor 43 | |
| 13 |  Arturo Sabbadin | Philico | |
| 14 | Salvador Botella | Faema | |
| 15 | Juan Campillo | Kas-Royal Sport | |
| 16 | Rene Marigil | Licor 43 | |
| 17 | Jan Adriaensens | Groene Leeuw | |
| 18 | Antonio Barbosa | ||
| 19 | Marcel Seynaeve | Groene Leeuw | |
| 20 | Ángel Guardiola | Licor 43 | |
| 21 | Luis Otaño | Licor 43 | |
| 22 | Antonio Jiménez | Kas-Royal Sport | |
| 23 |  Jef Lahaye | Groene Leeuw | |
| 24 | Jose Sousa Cardoso | ||
| 25 | Jesús Galdeano | Faema |