1946 Vuelta a España

1946 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		7 – 30 May
Stages		21
Distance		3,836 km (2,384 mi)
Winning time		137h 10' 38" (27.96 km/h or 17.37 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Dalmacio Langarica (ESP)
	Second	Julián Berrendero (ESP)
	Third	Jan Lambrichs (NED)
	Mountains	Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)

The 6th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 7 to May 30, 1946. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,836 km, and was won by Dalmacio Langarica.^[1] Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.

After the 22nd stage, Jan Lambrichs was in second place. The Dutch team then received a letter, saying that Lambrichs should give up his second place, otherwise he would reach the finish in Madrid in an ambulance. The team manager decided not to tell Lambrichs about this threat, but gave him extra security. In the final stage, Berrendero escaped and left everybody behind, including Lambrichs, and took over the second place. The next day, the Dutch team received a box of Cuban cigars from the unknown person who had sent the threat.^[2]

Stages

Stage results^[3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Dalmacio Langarica		137h 10' 38s
2	Julián Berrendero		a 17' 32s
3	Jan Lambrichs		a 23' 54s
4	Manuel Costa		a 24' 19s
5	Delio Rodríguez		a 45' 04s
6	Alejandro Fombellida		a 46' 09s
7	Antonio-Andres Sancho		a 1h 00' 10s
8	Emilio Rodríguez		a 1h 03' 45s
9	José Gutierrez		a 1h 18' 48s
10	Joao Rebelo		a 1h 53' 37s
11	Georges Aeschlimann
12	Cipriano Aguirrezabal
13	Bernardo Ruiz
14	Pastor Rodríguez
15	Joaquim Olmos
16	Antonio Martin
17	Ernest Kuhn
18	Vicente Miro
19	José Lopez Gandara
20	Frans Pauwels
21	Joaquim Jiménez
22	Pedro Font
23	Cees Joosen
24	Gabriel Palmer
25	Theo Perret

References

1. "General Information 1946". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
2. Haan, Rob de (1 September 2010). "Een dreigbrief in de Vuelta" (in Dutch). Nusport. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
3. "1946 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.