The 1st edition of Vuelta a España took place from 29 April to 15 May 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and 3,425 km (2,128 mi), the winning average speed was 28.54 km/h (17.73 mph). The Vuelta began and ended in Madrid, Spain.
 Spanish Newspaper "Informaciones" (1935) with the prize list of the first "Vuelta a España". Museu de Joguet de Verdú (Lleida, Catalunya, Spain). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,425 km (2,128 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 120h 00' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The field consisted of 50 riders including 33 Spanish riders;[1] 29 finished the race. The weather conditions (rainy and cold) were said to have been to the advantage of the Belgian riders. Belgian Gustaaf Deloor took the leader's jersey with nine minutes advantage on the third stage. Deloor was challenged by Mariano Cañardo. However, on the thirteenth stage, Canardo crashed and lost five minutes. On the final stage, Deloor displayed panache to attack and win the stage and the General classification into Madrid.[2][3]
Participants
editThere were two teams entering the Vuelta: B.H. and Orbea. The other participants, mostly Spanish, entered individually.[4]
Final standings
editStage results
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 29 April | Madrid – Valladolid | 185 km (115 mi) | 
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Stage with mountain(s) |  Antoine Dignef (BEL)
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| 2 | 30 April | Valladolid – Santander | 251 km (156 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |  Antonio Escuriet (ESP)
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| 1 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 3 | 2 May | Santander – Bilbao | 199 km (124 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
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| 4 | 3 May | Bilbao – San Sebastián | 235 km (146 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Antoine Dignef (BEL)
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| 5 | 4 May | San Sebastián – Zaragoza | 264 km (164 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
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| 6 | 5 May | Zaragoza – Barcelona | 310 km (193 mi) | 
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Plain stage | François Adam (BEL)
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| 6 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 7 | 7 May | Barcelona – Tortosa | 188 km (117 mi) |
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Plain stage | Antonio Montes (ESP)
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| 8 | 8 May | Tortosa – Valencia | 188 km (117 mi) |
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Plain stage |  Max Bulla (AUT)
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| 9 | 9 May | Valencia – Murcia | 265 km (165 mi) |
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Plain stage | Salvador Cardona (ESP)
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| 10 | 10 May | Murcia – Granada | 285 km (177 mi) |
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Plain stage | Max Bulla (AUT)
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| 11 | 11 May | Granada – Sevilla | 260 km (162 mi) |
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Plain stage | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
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| 12 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 12 | 13 May | Sevilla – Cáceres | 270 km (168 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | François Adam (BEL)
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| 13 | 14 May | Cáceres – Zamora | 275 km (171 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |  Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
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| 14 | 15 May | Zamora – Madrid | 250 km (155 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
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General classification
editThere were 29 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.
| Rank | Name | Team[4] | Time |
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| 1 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
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B.H. | 120h 00' 07" |
| 2 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
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Orbea | + 13' 28" |
| 3 | Antoine Dignef (BEL)
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B.H. | + 20' 10" |
| 4 | Max Bulla (AUT)
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Orbea | + 28' 51" |
| 5 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
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Orbea | + 29' 49" |
| 6 | Alfons Deloor (BEL)
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B.H. | + 47' 27" |
| 7 | Paolo Bianchi (ITA)
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Orbea | + 51' 51" |
| 8 |  Fernand Fayolle (FRA)
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Orbea | + 52' 58" |
| 9 |  Walter Blattmann (SUI)
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Orbea | + 1h 09' 02" |
| 10 |  Marinus Valentijn (NED)
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B.H. | + 1h 09' 46" |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Name | Team[4] | Points |
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| 1 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
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Orbea | 68 |
| 2 | Luigi Barral (ITA)
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Orbea | |
| 3 | Leo Amberg (SUI)
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Orbea | 51 |
| 4 | Antoine Dignef (BEL)
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B.H. | 41 |
| 5 | François Adam (BEL)
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B.H. | |
| 6 | Salvador Molina (ESP)
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Orbea | 39 |
| 7 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
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Orbea | 33 |
| 8 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
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B.H. | 30 |
| 9 | Fermín Trueba (ESP)
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B.H. | 29 |
| 10 | Vicente Trueba (ESP)
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B.H. | 25 |
References
edit- ^ "Mañana empieza La I Vuelta Ciclista a España" [Tomorrow starts the first Tour of Spain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "The Beginning of a Grand Event". Cycling Revealed.com. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
- ^ a b c "Gustavo Deloor, el vencedor de la Vuelta, entro primero en Madrid al sprint, con Mariano Cañardo y Max Bulla" [Gustaaf Deloor, the winner of the Tour, came first in the sprint in Madrid, with Mariano Cañardo and Max Bulla] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1935. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Mañana, con la etapa Madrid-Valladolid, se inicia la I Vuelta Ciclista a España" [Tomorrow, with the stage Madrid-Valladolid, starts the first Tour of Spain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b "1935 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "La I Vuelta A España" [The First Tour of Spain] (PDF). El Siglo Futuro (in Spanish). 25 April 1935. p. 19. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Pasado manana llegaran a Madrid todos los routiers extranjeros que tomaran parte en la Primera Vuelta a España" [Tomorrow reach all foreign routiers Madrid to take part in the first Tour of Spain] (PDF). Heraldo de Madrid (in Spanish). 25 April 1935. p. 12. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "G. Deloor ha vinto il Giro di Spagna" [G. Deloor has won the Tour of Spain]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Barcelona, Spain. 15 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "1935 Final Mountains Classification". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Deloor vince il Giro di Spagna" [Deloor wins the Tour of Spain]. La Stampa (in Italian). 10 May 1935. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "La clasificacion general de la primera Vuelta a España" [The general classification of the first Tour of Spain]. El Siglo Futuro (in Spanish). 16 May 1935. p. 25. Retrieved 18 August 2018.