1969 Vuelta a España

The 24th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 11 May 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,921.4 km (1,815.3 mi), and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification.

1969 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	23 April – 11 May
Stages	18
Distance	2,921.4 km (1,815 mi)
Winning time	73h 18' 45"
Results
Winner  Roger Pingeon (FRA) (Peugeot–BP–Michelin)   Second  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Fagor)   Third  Rini Wagtmans (NED) (Willem II) Points  Raymond Steegmans (BEL) (Goldor)   Mountains  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Fagor)   Sprints  Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) (Karpy)
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Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1969 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages^[1][2][3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1a	23 April	Badajoz – Badajoz	6.5 km (4 mi)		Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
1b	24 April	Badajoz – Badajoz	246 km (153 mi)			Michael Wright (GBR)
2	25 April	Badajoz – Cáceres	135 km (84 mi)			Felice Salina [it] (ITA)
3	26 April	Cáceres – Talavera de la Reina	190 km (118 mi)			Luigi Sgarbozza (ITA)
4	27 April	Talavera de la Reina – Madrid	124 km (77 mi)			Domingo Perurena (ESP)
5	28 April	Madrid – Alcázar de San Juan	162 km (101 mi)			Raymond Steegmans (BEL)
6	29 April	Alcázar de San Juan – Almansa	231 km (144 mi)			Edward Sels (BEL)
7	30 April	Almansa – Nules	233 km (145 mi)			Ramón Sáez (ESP)
8	1 May	Nules – Benicàssim	199 km (124 mi)			Ramón Sáez (ESP)
9	2 May	Benicàssim – Reus	169 km (105 mi)			José Manuel López Rodríguez (ESP)
10	3 May	Reus – Barcelona	146 km (91 mi)			Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP)
11	4 May	Barcelona – Sant Feliu de Guíxols	118 km (73 mi)			Nemesio Jiménez (ESP)
12	5 May	Sant Feliu de Guíxols – Moià	151 km (94 mi)			Roger Pingeon (FRA)
13	6 May	Moià – Barbastro	229 km (142 mi)			Michael Wright (GBR)
14a	7 May	Barbastro – Zaragoza	125 km (78 mi)			Raymond Steegmans (BEL)
14b	7 May	Zaragoza – Zaragoza	4 km (2 mi)		Individual time trial	Roger Pingeon (FRA)
15	8 May	Zaragoza – Pamplona	176 km (109 mi)			Mariano Díaz (ESP)
16	9 May	Irun – San Sebastián	25 km (16 mi)		Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
17	10 May	San Sebastián – Vitoria	129 km (80 mi)			Gregorio San Miguel (ESP)
18a	11 May	Vitoria – Llodio	76 km (47 mi)			Ercole Gualazzini (ITA)
18b	11 May	Llodio – Bilbao	29 km (18 mi)		Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
	Total		2,921.4 km (1,815 mi)

Results

Final general classification^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Roger Pingeon	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	73h 18' 45"
2	Luis Ocaña	Fagor	+ 1' 54"
3	Rini Wagtmans	Willem II	+ 5' 10"
4	José Manuel Lasa	Pepsi Cola	+ 5' 10"
5	Michael Wright	Bic	+ 5' 27"
6	Rolf Wolfshohl	Bic	+ 6' 11"
7	Gilbert Bellone	Bic	+ 6' 47"
8	Gregorio San Miguel	Kas–Kaskol	+ 7' 05"
9	Carlos Echeverría	Kas–Kaskol	+ 7' 35"
10	Eusebio Vélez	Fagor	+ 7' 51"
11	Salvador Canet	Pepsi Cola
12	José-Antonio González	Kas–Kaskol
13	Ventura Díaz Arrey	Karpy
14	Willy De Geest	Pull Over Centrale
15	José Manuel Lopez	Fagor
16	Francisco Gabica	Fagor
17	Jorge Mariné Torres	Pepsi Cola
18	Eduardo Castelló Villanova	Kas–Kaskol
19	Ramon Sáez Marzo	Pepsi Cola
20	Juan María Uribezubia	Karpy
21	Miguel María Lasa	Pepsi Cola
22	Luis-Pedro Santamarina	Fagor
23	Domingo Perurena	Fagor
24	Herman Flabat	Pull Over Centrale
25	Aurelio González Puente	Kas–Kaskol