1960 Vuelta a España

The 15th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,567 km (2,216 mi), 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.

1960 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates29 April – 15 May
Stages17
Distance3,567 km (2,216 mi)
Winning time103h 05' 57"
Results
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)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1960 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 29 April Gijón – Gijón 8 km (5 mi) Team time trial Faema
2 30 April Gijón – A Coruña 235 km (146 mi)  Felipe Alberdi (ESP)
3 1 May A Coruña – Vigo 187 km (116 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
4 2 May Vigo – Ourense 105 km (65 mi)  Frans De Mulder (BEL)
5 3 May Ourense – Zamora 287 km (178 mi)  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP)
6 4 May Zamora – Madrid 250 km (155 mi)  Nino Assirelli (ITA)
7 5 May Madrid – Madrid 209 km (130 mi)  Frans De Mulder (BEL)
8 6 May Guadalajara – Zaragoza 264 km (164 mi)  Arthur Decabooter (BEL)
9 7 May Zaragoza – Barcelona 269 km (167 mi)  Salvador Botella (ESP)
10 8 May Barcelona – Barbastro 240 km (149 mi)  Alfons Sweeck (BEL)
11 9 May Barbastro – Pamplona 267 km (166 mi)  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
12 10 May Pamplona – Logroño 179 km (111 mi)  Jesús Galdeano (ESP)
13 11 May Logroño – San Sebastián 211 km (131 mi)  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
14 12 May San Sebastián – Vitoria 263 km (163 mi)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
15 13 May Vitoria – Santander 232 km (144 mi)  Arthur Decabooter (BEL)
16 14 May Santander – Bilbao 192 km (119 mi)  Frans De Mulder (BEL)
17a 15 May Bilbao – Guernica 116 km (72 mi)  Frans De Mulder (BEL)
17b 15 May Guernica – Bilbao 53 km (33 mi) Individual time trial  Antonio Karmany (ESP)
Total 3,567 km (2,216 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Franz De MulderGroene Leeuw103h 05' 57"
2 Armand DesmetGroene Leeuw+ 15' 21"
3 Miguel Pacheco FontLicor 43+ 19' 24"
4 Antonio KarmanyKas+ 22' 03"
5 Juan CampilloKas+ 29' 50"
6 Fernando ManzanequeFaema+ 31' 58"
7 Salvador BotellaFaema+ 32' 58"
8 Benigno AspuruKas+ 35' 08"
9 Jesús LoroñoMajestad+ 38' 11"
10 Arthur De CabooterGroene Leeuw+ 44' 42"
11 Antonio SuarezFaema
12 Andre MesselisGroene Leeuw
13 Rene MarigilFerrys
14 Antonin RollandMargnat-Rochet
15 Carmelo MoralesKas
16 Alfons SweeckGroene Leeuw
17 José Gomez Del MoralGroene Leeuw
18 Angel Guardiola
19 Joseph AureMargnat-Rochet
20 José Segu SorianoKas
21 Jesus GaldeanoFaema
22 Manuel SantiagoLicor 43
23 Antonio BertranFaema
24 Constant De KeyserGroene Leeuw

References
  1. "General Information 1960". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "1960  » 15th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "15ème Vuelta a España 1960". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Clasificacion General" [General Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deortivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1960. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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