1956 Vuelta a España
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The 11th 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 13, 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km, and was won by Angelo Conterno
of the Bianchi cycling team
. Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis 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
Spain
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), 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 April 29 to May 13, 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km, and was won by Angelo Conterno
Angelo Conterno
Angelo Conterno was an Italian professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s who is most famous for becoming the first Italian to win the Vuelta a España...
of the Bianchi cycling team
Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
. Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy Angelo ConternoAngelo Conterno Angelo Conterno was an Italian professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s who is most famous for becoming the first Italian to win the Vuelta a España... |
Bianchi | 105h 37' 52s |
| 2 |  Spain Jesús LoroñoJesus Loroño Jesus Loroño Artega is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s. Loroño is most famous for capturing the 1957 Vuelta a España... |
a 13s | |
| 3 |  Belgium Raymond ImpanisRaymond Impanis Raymond Impanis was a Belgian professional cyclist from 1947 to 1963. He won Paris–Roubaix, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Gent–Wevelgem and three stages in Tour de France. He has been made an honorary citizen of the town of Kampenhout.Impanis died on 31 December 2010, aged 85, following a long... |
Elvé-Peugeot | a 1' 54s |
| 4 | Spain Federico Bahamontes Federico Bahamontes Federico Martín Bahamontes is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.-Biography:Bahamontes was born in Santo Domingo-Caudilla , of Cuban descent. His family was devastated during the Spanish civil war and Bahamontes' father, Julián, took the family to Madrid as refugees... |
a 3' 27s | |
| 5 | Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen Rik Van Steenbergen was a Belgian racing cyclist, considered to be one of the best among the great number of successful Belgian cyclists.-Early life:... |
a 7' 48s | |
| 6 | Spain Miguel Chacon |
Elvé-Peugeot | a 8' 30s |
| 7 |  France Gilbert BauvinGilbert Bauvin Gilbert Bauvin is a former professional French road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1950 to 1960... |
a 19' 18s | |
| 8 |  United Kingdom Brian Robinson |
a 20' 36s | |
| 9 | Spain José Serra |
a 23' 38s | |
| 10 | Spain Manuel Rodríguez Barros |
a 24' 55s | |
| 11 | Spain Emilio Rodríguez Emilio Rodriguez Emilio Rodríguez Barros was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Ponteareas who won the King of the Mountains classification at Vuelta a España three times and captured the overall title at the 1950 Vuelta a España... |
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| 12 | Italy Giancarlo Astrua |
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| 13 | Italy Giuseppe Buratti |
Bianchi | |
| 14 | Spain Carmelo Morales |
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| 15 | Spain Cosme Barrutia |
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| 16 | Belgium Hilaire Couvreur |
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| 17 | Spain Juan Bibiloni |
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| 18 | Italy Nino Delfilippis |
Bianchi | |
| 19 | Italy Arrigo Padovan |
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| 20 | Spain Antonio Barrutia |
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| 21 | Spain Rene Marigil |
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| 22 | Belgium Edgard Sorgeloos |
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| 23 | Spain Vicente Iturat |
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| 24 | Italy Giovanni Pettinati |
Bianchi | |
| 25 |  Switzerland Rene Pianezzi |