1979_Vuelta_a_Espana

1979 Vuelta a España

1979 Vuelta a España

Cycling race

The 34th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 13 May 1979. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,373 km (2,096 mi), and was won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Miko–Mercier cycling team. Zoetemelk won two of the three ITT's and Fons De Wolf won the other. De Wolf also won the points classification as well as five stages, but Zoetemelk won the race with a comfortable lead ahead of Spanish climbing specialist Francisco Galdós and Michel Pollentier. Felipe Yáñez won the mountains classification.[1]

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Teams and riders

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Route

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Results

Final General Classification

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References

  1. [1]
    "Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 14 May 1979. p. 36. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    "1979 » 34th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. [3]
    "34ème Vuelta a España 1979". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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