1945 Vuelta a España
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The 5th Vuelta a España
(Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle
stage
race and one of the 3 grand tours
, was held from May 10 to May 31, 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km, and was won by Delio Rodríguez
. Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero
won the mountains classification.
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
(Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
stage
Stage (bicycle race)
In sports, a stage, or leg, or heat, is a unit of a race which has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages are held as an individual time trial or a...
race and one of the 3 grand tours
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
, was held from May 10 to May 31, 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km, and was won by Delio Rodríguez
Delio Rodriguez
Delio Rodríguez Barros was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist and sprinter. Despite winning 12 stages at the 1941 Vuelta and 8 stages at the 1942 Vuelta, Rodríguez failed to make the top five places in the overall standings...
. Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero
Julian Berrendero
Julián Berrendero Martín was a Spanish road racing cyclist. He is most famous for having won the third and fourth editions of the Vuelta a España in 1941 and 1942...
won the mountains classification.
Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 10 May | Madrid – Salamanca Salamanca Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to... |
212 km (132 mi) | |||
| 2 | 11 May | Salamanca – Cáceres Cáceres, Spain Cáceres is the capital of the same name province, in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. , its population was 91,131 inhabitants. The municipio has a land area of 1,750.33 km², and is the largest in geographical extension in Spain.... |
214 km (133 mi) | |||
| 3 | 12 May | Cáceres – Badajoz Badajoz Badajoz is the capital of the Province of Badajoz in the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain, situated close to the Portuguese border, on the left bank of the river Guadiana, and the Madrid–Lisbon railway. The population in 2007 was 145,257.... |
132 km (82 mi) | |||
| 4a | 13 May | Badajoz – Almendralejo Almendralejo Almendralejo is a town in the province of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. It is situated 59 km south-east of Badajoz, on the main road and rail route between Mérida and Seville. , it has a population of 33,975. There was a battle and massacre here in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War.Sights... |
57 km (35 mi) | |||
| 4b | Almendralejo – Sevilla | 171 km (106 mi) | ||||
| 5 | 15 May | Sevilla – Granada Granada Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea... |
251 km (156 mi) | |||
| 6 | 16 May | Granada – Murcia Murcia -History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village... |
285 km (177 mi) | |||
| 7 | 17 May | Murcia – Valencia | 244 km (152 mi) | |||
| 8 | 19 May | Valencia – Tortosa Tortosa -External links:* *** * * *... |
188 km (117 mi) | |||
| 9 | 20 May | Tortosa – Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... |
288 km (179 mi) | |||
| 10 | 21 May | Barcelona – Zaragoza Zaragoza Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain... |
306 km (190 mi) | |||
| 11 | 22 May | Zaragoza – San Sebastián San Sebastián Donostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its... |
276 km (171 mi) | |||
| 12 | 24 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao Bilbao Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain... |
207 km (129 mi) | |||
| 13 | 25 May | Bilbao – Santander Santander, Cantabria The port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 183,446 .-History:... |
188 km (117 mi) | |||
| 14 | 26 May | Santander – Reinosa Reinosa Reinosa is a municipality in Cantabria, Spain. , it has 10,307 inhabitants.-External links:* * - Cantabria 102 Municipios... |
110 km (68 mi) | |||
| 15 | 27 May | Reinosa – Gijón Gijón Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history... |
200 km (124 mi) | |||
| 16 | 29 May | Gijón – León León, Spain León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population... |
172 km (107 mi) | |||
| 17 | 30 May | León – Valladolid Valladolid Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales... |
132 km (82 mi) | |||
| 18 | 31 May | Valladolid – Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
185 km (115 mi) | |||
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain Delio RodríguezDelio Rodriguez Delio Rodríguez Barros was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist and sprinter. Despite winning 12 stages at the 1941 Vuelta and 8 stages at the 1942 Vuelta, Rodríguez failed to make the top five places in the overall standings... |
135h 43' 55s | |
| 2 | Spain Julián Berrendero Julian Berrendero Julián Berrendero Martín was a Spanish road racing cyclist. He is most famous for having won the third and fourth editions of the Vuelta a España in 1941 and 1942... |
a 30' 08s | |
| 3 | Spain Juan Gimeno |
a 37' 18s | |
| 4 | Spain Miguel Gual |
a 49' 53s | |
| 5 | Spain Antonio Martin |
a 1h 09' 01s | |
| 6 |  Portugal Joao Rebelo |
a 1h 09' 09s | |
| 7 | Spain Diego Chafer |
a 1h 12' 41s | |
| 8 | Spain Bernardo Capo |
a 1h 17' 20s | |
| 9 | Spain Alejandro Fombellida |
a 1h 18' 18s | |
| 10 | Spain Pedro Font |
a 1h 20' 21s | |
| 11 | Spain Manuel Costa |
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| 12 | Spain Joaquim Olmos |
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| 13 | Spain José Gutierrez |
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| 14 | Spain Dalmacio Langarica Dalmacio Langarica Dalmacio Langarica Lizasoain was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist during the 1940s and 1950s and a directeur sportif in the 1970s.... |
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| 15 | Spain Pastor Rodríguez |
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| 16 | Spain Gabriel Palmer |
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| 17 | Portugal Julio Mourao |
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| 18 | Spain Miguel Casas |
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| 19 | Spain Antonio Andres Sancho |
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| 20 | Spain Vicente Miro |
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| 21 | Spain Joaquim Jiménez |
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| 22 | Spain Bernardo Ruiz Bernardo Ruiz Bernardo Ruiz Navarrete is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer who won the overall and climbers competition at the 1948 Vuelta a España.... |
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| 23 | Portugal Aniceto Bruno |
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| 24 | Spain Felix Vidaurreta |
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| 25 | Portugal Imperio Dos Santos |