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1962 Vuelta a España

1962 Vuelta a España

Cycling race

The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2,806 km (1,744 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h (22.173 mph).

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Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His Saint-Raphaël–Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1962 Vuelta a España

Route

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Classification leadership

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Results

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References

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    "1962  » 17th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    "17ème Vuelta a España 1962". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  3. [3]
    "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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