1962 Vuelta a España

The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2,806 km (1,744 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h (22.173 mph).

1962 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	27 April – 13 May
Stages	17
Distance	2,813 km (1,748 mi)
Winning time	78h 35' 27"
Results
Winner  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Saint-Raphaël–Helyett)   Second  José Pérez Francés (ESP) (Ferrys)   Third  Seamus Elliott (IRL) (Saint-Raphaël–Helyett) Points  Rudi Altig (FRG) (Saint-Raphaël–Helyett)   Mountains  Antonio Karmany (ESP) (KAS)   Sprints  José Segú (ESP) (KAS)
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Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His Saint-Raphaël–Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages^[1][2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	27 April	Barcelona – Barcelona	90 km (56 mi)			Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
2	28 April	Barcelona – Tortosa	185 km (115 mi)			Rudi Altig (FRG)
3	29 April	Tortosa – Valencia	188 km (117 mi)			Nino Defilippis (ITA)
4	30 April	Valencia – Benidorm	141 km (88 mi)			Seamus Elliott (IRL)
5	1 May	Benidorm – Benidorm	21 km (13 mi)		Team time trial	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
6	2 May	Benidorm – Cartagena	152 km (94 mi)			Jean Graczyk (FRA)
7	3 May	Murcia – Almería	223 km (139 mi)			Rudi Altig (FRG)
8	4 May	Almería – Málaga	220 km (137 mi)			Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA)
9	5 May	Málaga – Córdoba	193 km (120 mi)			Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
10	6 May	Valdepeñas – Madrid	210 km (130 mi)			Albertus Geldermans (NED)
11	7 May	Madrid – Valladolid	189 km (117 mi)			Jean Stablinski (FRA)
12	8 May	Valladolid – Logroño	232 km (144 mi)			Ernesto Bono (ITA)
13	9 May	Logroño – Pamplona	191 km (119 mi)			Jean Graczyk (FRA)
14	10 May	Pamplona – Bayonne (France)	149 km (93 mi)			Jean Graczyk (FRA)
15	11 May	Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián	82 km (51 mi)		Individual time trial	Rudi Altig (FRG)
16	12 May	San Sebastián – Vitoria	177 km (110 mi)			Jean Graczyk (FRA)
17	13 May	Vitoria – Bilbao	171 km (106 mi)			José Segú (ESP)
	Total		2,806 km (1,744 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Team classification	Sprints classification
1	Antonio Barrutia	Antonio Barrutia
2	Rudi Altig	Rudi Altig
3	Nino Defilippis
4	Seamus Elliott	Seamus Elliott
5	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
6	Jean Graczyk				Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
7	Rudi Altig	Rudi Altig
8	Jean-Claude Annaert
9	Antonio Gómez del Moral	Seamus Elliott
10	Albertus Geldermans
11	Jean Stablinski
12	Ernesto Bono
13	Jean Graczyk
14	Jean Graczyk
15	Rudi Altig	Rudi Altig
16	Jean Graczyk
17	José Segú		Rudi Altig	Antonio Karmany		José Segú
Final		Rudi Altig	Rudi Altig	Antonio Karmany	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett	José Segú

Results

Final general classification^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rudi Altig	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett	78h 35' 27"
2	José Pérez Francés	Ferrys	+ 7' 14"
3	Seamus Elliott	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett	+ 7' 17"
4	Miguel Pacheco Font	Kas	+ 10' 21"
5	Francisco Gabica Billa	Kas	+ 10' 21"
6	Jean Stablinski	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett	+ 17' 07"
7	Michel Stolker	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett	+ 17' 57"
8	Fernando Manzaneque	Licor 43	+ 18' 13"
9	Eddy Pauwels	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw	+ 19' 55"
10	Ab Geldermans	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett	+ 20' 23"
11	Eusebio Vélez Mendizábal	Kas
12	Marcel Seynaeve	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
13	Jesús Loroño	Licor 43
14	Jean-Claude Annaert	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
15	Roger Baguet	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
16	René Marigil	Licor 43
17	Dieter Puschel	Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
18	Antonio Gómez del Moral	Faema
19	Luis Mayoral	Faema
20	Salvador Rosa	Faema
21	Antonio Karmany	Kas
22	José Segú Soriano	Kas
23	Mario Silva Pereira	Porto
24	Antonio Bertrán Panadés	Ferrys
25	Jean Graczyk	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett