1974 Vuelta a España

1974 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		23 April – 12 May
Stages		19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages
Distance		2,987 km (1,856 mi)
Winning time		86h 48' 18"
Palmares
	Winner	José Manuel Fuente (ESP)	(Kas-Kaskol)
	Second	Joaquim Agostinho (POR)	(Bic)
	Third	Miguel Maria Lasa (ESP)	(Kas-Kaskol)
	Points	Domingo Perurena (ESP)	(Kas-Kaskol)
	Mountains	José Luis Abilleira (ESP)	(La Casera)
	Combination	José Luis Abilleira (ESP)	(La Casera)
	Sprints	Javier Elorriaga (ESP)	(Kas-Kaskol)
	Team	Kas-Kaskol

The 29th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 23 to May 12, 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team.^[1] José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	José Manuel Fuente	Kas-Kaskol	86h 48' 18s
2	Joaquim Agostinho	Bic	a 11s
3	Miguel Maria Lasa	Kas-Kaskol	a 1' 09s
4	Luis Ocaña	Bic	a 1' 58s
5	Domingo Perurena	Kas-Kaskol	a 4' 29s
6	José Antonio Gonzalez	Kas-Kaskol	a 5' 56s
7	Jean Pierre Danguillaume	Peugeot-BP-Michelin	a 6' 29s
8	José Luis Uribezubia	Kas-Kaskol	a 6' 33s
9	Ventura Diaz	Monteverde	a 8' 25s
10	Roger Swerts	Ijsboerke	a 8' 28s
11	Fernardo Mendes	Benfica
12	Antonio Vallori	La Casera
13	José Luis Abilleira	La Casera
14	Antonio Menendez	Kas-Kaskol
15	Régis Ovion	Peugeot-BP-Michelin
16	Javier Francisco Elorriago	Kas-Kaskol
17	Agustin Tamames	Benfica
18	Jan Van De Wiele	MIC-De Gribaldy
19	Juan Zurano Jerez	La Casera
20	Santiago Lazcano	Kas-Kaskol
21	José Antonio Ponton	La Casera
22	Eric Leman	MIC-De Gribaldy
23	Noel Van Clooster	MIC-De Gribaldy
24	Jesus Manzaneque Sanchez	La Casera
25	Venceslau Fernandes	Benfica

References

1. "General Information 1974". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-22.

External links

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