1961 Vuelta a España

1961 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		29 April – 11 May
Stages		16
Distance		2,856.5 km (1,775 mi)
Winning time		77h 36' 17" (36.8 km/h or 22.9 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Angelino Soler (ESP)	(Faema)
	Second	François Mahé (FRA)	(Francia - Afcas)
	Third	José Pérez Francés (ESP)	(Ferrys)
	Points	Antonio Suarez (ESP)	(Faema)
	Mountains	Antonio Karmany (ESP)	(KAS - Royal Asport)
	Sprints	Vicente Iturat (ESP)	(Catigene)

The 16th 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 11, 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km, and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team.^[1] Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Angelino Soler	Faema	77h 36' 17s
2	François Mahé	Francia - Afcas	a 51s
3	José Perez Frances	Ferrys	a 2' 23s
4	Antonio Suarez	Faema	a 2' 47s
5	Antonio Gómez del Moral	Faema	a 3' 13s
6	Vicente Iturat	Catigene	a 5' 29s
7	Fernando Manzaneque	Licor 43	a 5' 47s
8	Antonio Karmany	Kas-Royal Sport	a 6' 07s
9	Carmelo Morales	Licor 43	a 7' 39s
10	Jesús Loroño	Ferrys	a 7' 47s
11	Andre Messelis	Groene Leeuw
12	Miguel Pacheco Font	Licor 43
13	Arturo Sabbadin	Philico
14	Salvador Botella	Faema
15	Juan Campillo	Kas-Royal Sport
16	Rene Marigil	Licor 43
17	Jan Adriaenssens	Groene Leeuw
18	Antonio Barbosa
19	Marcel Seynaeve	Groene Leeuw
20	Angel Guardiola	Licor 43
21	Luis Otano	Licor 43
22	Antonio Jimenez	Kas-Royal Sport
23	Jef Lahaye	Groene Leeuw
24	Jose Sousa Cardoso
25	Jesus Galdeano	Faema

References

1. "General Information 1961". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.