1970 Vuelta a España

The 1970 Vuelta a España was the 25th Edition Vuelta a España, taking place from 23 April to 12 May 1970. It consisted of 19 stages over 3,568 km (2,217 mi), ridden at an average speed of 39.85 km/h (24.76 mph). The race revealed Augustín Tamames as a contender for the future at the Vuelta as Tamames riding in his first Vuelta held in the final week the race lead until the final individual time trial when Luis Ocaña time trialled himself into the lead. Ocaña had finished runner up in the previous edition of the race and won the two time trials in the 1970 Vuelta. It would be Ocaña's only win in the Spanish race.^[1]

1970 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	23 April – 12 May
Stages	19
Distance	3,568 km (2,217 mi)
Winning time	89h 57' 12"
Results
Winner  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)   Second  Augustín Tamames (ESP) (Werner)   Third  Herman Van Springel (BEL) (Mann-Grundig) Points  Guido Reybroeck (BEL) (Germanwox – Wega)   Mountains  Augustín Tamames (ESP) (Werner)   Combination  Guido Reybroeck (BEL) (Germanwox – Wega)   Sprints  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) (La Casera)
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Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1970 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages^[2][3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	23 April	Cádiz – Cádiz	6 km (4 mi)		Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
1	24 April	Cádiz – Jerez de la Frontera	170 km (106 mi)			Eddy Peelman (BEL)
2	25 April	Jerez de la Frontera – Fuengirola	217 km (135 mi)			Julián Cuevas [fr] (ESP)
3	26 April	Fuengirola – Almería	249 km (155 mi)			Guido Reybrouck (BEL)
4	27 April	Almería – Lorca	161 km (100 mi)			Jean Ronsmans [fr] (BEL)
5	28 April	Lorca – Calp	209 km (130 mi)			Luis Santamarina (ESP)
6	29 April	Calp – Borriana	198 km (123 mi)			Eddy Peelman (BEL)
7	30 April	Borriana – Tarragona	201 km (125 mi)			Guido Reybrouck (BEL)
8a	1 May	Tarragona – Barcelona	100 km (62 mi)			Ramón Sáez (ESP)
8b	1 May	Barcelona – Barcelona	48 km (30 mi)			Guido Reybrouck (BEL)
9	2 May	Barcelona – Igualada	189 km (117 mi)			Agustín Tamames (ESP)
10	3 May	Igualada – Zaragoza	237 km (147 mi)			Anatole Novak (FRA)
11	4 May	Zaragoza – Calatayud	118 km (73 mi)			Rini Wagtmans (NED)
12	5 May	Calatayud – Madrid	204 km (127 mi)			Johny Schleck (LUX)
13	6 May	Madrid – Soria	221 km (137 mi)			Marinus Wagtmans (NED)
14	7 May	Soria – Valladolid	238 km (148 mi)			Jan Serpenti (NED)
15	8 May	Valladolid – Burgos	134 km (83 mi)			Ramón Sáez (ESP)
16	9 May	Burgos – Santander	179 km (111 mi)			Roger Rosiers (BEL)
17	10 May	Santander – Vitoria	191 km (119 mi)			Willy In 't Ven (BEL)
18	11 May	Vitoria – San Sebastián	157 km (98 mi)			José María Errandonea (ESP)
19a	12 May	San Sebastián – Llodio	104 km (65 mi)			Jos van der Vleuten (NED)
19b	12 May	Llodio – Bilbao	29 km (18 mi)		Individual time trial	Luis Ocaña (ESP)
	Total		3,568 km (2,217 mi)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Luis Ocaña	Bic	89h 57' 12"
2	Agustín Tamames	Werner	+ 1' 18"
3	Herman Van Springel	Mann–Grundig	+ 1' 27"
4	Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez	Werner	+ 1' 27"
5	Willy In 't Ven	Mann–Grundig	+ 2' 00"
6	Francisco Galdós Gauna	Kas–Kaskol	+ 3' 07"
7	Miguel María Lasa	La Casera–Pena Bahamontes	+ 3' 09"
8	Joaquim Galera	La Casera–Pena Bahamontes	+ 3' 15"
9	Luis Pedro Santamarina	Werner	+ 3' 50"
10	Juan Manuel Santisteban	Karpy	+ 4' 15"
11	Aurelio González Puente	Kas–Kaskol
12	Ventura Díaz Arrey	Werner
13	Eduardo Castelló Villanova	Karpy
14	José Manuel Lasa Orguia	La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
15	Andrés Gandarias Albizu	Kas-Kaskol
16	José Manuel Fuente	Karpy
17	Vicente López Carril	Kas-Kaskol
18	Luis Balagué Carreño	Werner
19	André Poppe	Mann-Grundig
20	René Pijnen	Willem II – Gazelle
21	José Albelda Tormo	Karpy
22	Francisco Gabica Billa	Kas–Kaskol
23	Antonio Gómez del Moral	Kas–Kaskol
24	Carlos Echeverría Zudaire	Kas–Kaskol
25	Ángel Barrigón Argumusa	Karpy