1957_Vuelta_a_España
1957 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
The 12th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 12 May 1957. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,967 km (1,844 mi), and was won by Jesús Loroño.[1] Vicente Iturat won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.
Quick Facts Race details, Dates ...
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| Dates | 26 April – 12 May | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,967 km (1,844 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 84h 44' 06" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1957 Vuelta a España
More information Stage, Date ...
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 26 April | Bilbao – Vitoria | 158 km (98 mi) |  Miguel Chacón (ESP) | ||
| 2 | 27 April | Vitoria – Santander | 220 km (137 mi) | Carmelo Morales (ESP) | ||
| 3 | 28 April | Santander – Mieres | 259 km (161 mi) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | ||
| 4 | 29 April | Mieres – León | Annulled | |||
| 5 | 30 April | León – Valladolid | 172 km (107 mi) |  Roger Hassenforder (FRA) | ||
| 6 | 1 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 212 km (132 mi) | Miguel Chacón (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 200 km (124 mi) |  Jan Adriaensens (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 3 May | Madrid – Cuenca | 159 km (99 mi) | Roger Walkowiak (FRA) | ||
| 9 | 5 May | Cuenca – Valencia | 249 km (155 mi) |  Rino Benedetti (ITA) | ||
| 10 | 6 May | Valencia – Tortosa | 192 km (119 mi) | Bruno Tognaccini (ITA) | ||
| 11 | 7 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 199 km (124 mi) | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | ||
| 12 | 8 May | Igualada – Zaragoza | 229 km (142 mi) | Mario Baroni (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Huesca | 85 km (53 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Jesús Loroño (ESP) |
| 14 | 10 May | Huesca – Bayonne (France) | 249 km (155 mi) | Antonio Ferraz (ESP) | ||
| 15 | 11 May | Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián | 199 km (124 mi) | Roger Baens (BEL) | ||
| 16 | 12 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 193 km (120 mi) | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | ||
| Total | 2,967 km (1,844 mi) | |||||
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More information Rank, Rider ...
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Jesús Loroño | 84h 44' 06" | |
| 2 | Federico Bahamontes | + 8' 11" | |
| 3 | Bernardo Ruiz | + 9' 34" | |
| 4 |  José Manuel Ribeiro Da Silva | + 14' 32" | |
| 5 | Raphaël Géminiani | + 17' 07" | |
| 6 | Francisco Moreno | + 18' 43" | |
| 7 | Jan Adriaenssens | + 19' 38" | |
| 8 | Pasquale Fornara | + 23' 48" | |
| 9 | Gastone Nencini | + 25' 59" | |
| 10 | Salvador Botella | + 28' 06" | |
| 11 | Guido Boni | ||
| 12 | Vicente Iturat | ||
| 13 | Jean Dotto | ||
| 14 | Alberto Sant | ||
| 15 | Roger Walkowiak | ||
| 16 | Carmelo Morales | ||
| 17 | Antonio Barbosa | ||
| 18 | Francisco Masip | ||
| 19 | Jean Malléjac | ||
| 20 | Antonio Ferraz | ||
| 21 | Antonio Suárez | ||
| 22 | Roger Baens | ||
| 23 | Benigno Aspuru | ||
| 24 | Gilbert Bauvin | ||
| 25 | Juan Campillo |
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- "General Information 1957". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- "1957 » 12th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- "12ème Vuelta a España 1957". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- "Clasificacion General" [General Classification] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2018.