1960 Vuelta a España

1960 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		29 April – 15 May
Stages		17
Distance		3,567 km (2,216 mi)
Winning time		103h 05' 57" (34.6 km/h or 21.5 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Franz De Mulder (BEL)	(Groene Leeuw)
	Second	Armand Desmet (BEL)	(Groene Leeuw)
	Third	Miguel Pacheco Font (ESP)	(Licor 43)
	Points	Arthur De Cabooter (BEL)	(Groene Leeuw)
	Mountains	Antonio Karmany (ESP)	(KAS)
	Sprints	Vicente Iturat (ESP)	(Ferrys)

The 15th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 15, 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,567 km, and was won by Franz De Mulder of the Groene Leeuw cycling team.^[1] Arthur De Cabooter won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Franz De Mulder	Groene Leeuw	103h 05' 57s
2	Armand Desmet	Groene Leeuw	a 15' 21s
3	Miguel Pacheco Font	Licor 43	a 19' 24s
4	Antonio Karmany	Kas	a 22' 03s
5	Juan Campillo	Kas	a 29' 50s
6	Fernando Manzaneque	Faema	a 31' 58s
7	Salvador Botella	Faema	a 32' 58s
8	Benigno Aspuru	Kas	a 35' 08s
9	Jesús Loroño	Majestad	a 38' 11s
10	Arthur De Cabooter	Groene Leeuw	a 44' 42s
11	Antonio Suarez	Faema
12	Andre Messelis	Groene Leeuw
13	Rene Marigil	Ferrys
14	Antonin Rolland	Margnat-Rochet
15	Carmelo Morales	Kas
16	Alfons Sweeck	Groene Leeuw
17	José Gomez Del Moral	Groene Leeuw
18	Angel Guardiola
19	Joseph Aure	Margnat-Rochet
20	José Segu Soriano	Kas
21	Jesus Galdeano	Faema
22	Manuel Santiago	Licor 43
23	Antonio Bertran	Faema
24	Constant De Keyser	Groene Leeuw

References

1. "General Information 1960". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.