1965 Vuelta a España

1965 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		29 April – 16 May
Stages		18
Distance		3,410 km (2,119 mi)
Winning time		92h 36' 03" (36.82 km/h or 22.88 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG)	(Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
	Second	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	(Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
	Third	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	(Solo-Superia)
	Points	Rik Van Looy (BEL)	(Solo-Superia)
	Mountains	Julio Jiménez (ESP)	(KAS)
	Sprints	José Segu (ESP)	(Montjuich - Tedi)

The 20th 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 16, 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km, and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team.^[1] Julio Jimenez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rolf Wolfshohl	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson	92h 36' 03s
2	Raymond Poulidor	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson	a 6' 36s
3	Rik Van Looy	Solo-Superia	a 8' 55s
4	Fernando Manzaneque	Ferrys	a 12' 48s
5	Carloes Echevarria	Kas	a 15' 54s
6	Francisco Gabica	Kas	a 20' 03s
7	Hans Junkermann	Inuri-Margnat	a 20' 13s
8	Jean Claude Wuillemin	Ford-Gitane	a 20' 13s
9	Antonio Gomez Del Moral	Kas	a 23' 04s
10	Federico Bahamontes	Inuri-Margnat	a 23' 13s
11	Lucien Aimar	Ford-Gitane
12	Jean-Claude Lebaube	Ford-Gitane
13	Victor Van Schil	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
14	Luis Otano	Ferrys
15	Frans Verbeeck	Wiels-Groene Leeuw
16	Joaquin Galera	Kas
17	Sebastian Elorza	Kas
18	Eddy Pauwels	Wiels-Groene Leeuw
19	Jef Planckaert	Solo-Superia
20	Michel Grain	Ford-Gitane
21	Manuel Martin Pinera	Kas
22	Joseph Timmerman	Wiels-Groene Leeuw
23	Ventura Diaz	Olsa
24	Jaime Alomar Florit	Ferrys
25	Armand Desmet	Solo-Superia

References

1. "General Information 1965". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)