:1957 Vuelta a España

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1957 Vuelta a España

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

| date = 26 April – 12 May

| stages = 16

| distance = 2967

| unit = km

| time = 84h 44' 06"

| speed = 35.02

| first = Jesús Loroño

| first_nat = ESP

| first_natvar = 1945

| first_color = yellow

| second = Federico Bahamontes

| second_nat = ESP

| second_natvar = 1945

| third = Bernardo Ruiz

| third_nat = ESP

| third_natvar = 1945

| points = Vicente Iturat

| points_nat = ESP

| points_natvar = 1945

| points_color = light blue

| mountains = Federico Bahamontes

| mountains_nat = ESP

| mountains_natvar = 1945

| mountains_color = green

| previous = 1956

| next = 1958

}}

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 {{convert|2967|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by Jesús Loroño.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/57infor.asp?a=1957&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|title=General Information 1957|publisher=La Vuelta.com|access-date=23 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611185232/http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/57infor.asp?a=1957&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|archive-date=2011-06-11|url-status=dead}} Vicente Iturat won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 1957 Vuelta a España}}

Route

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|+List of stages{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/1957/stages/winners|title=1957 » 12th Vuelta a Espana|work=Procyclingstats|access-date=5 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1957.php|title=12ème Vuelta a España 1957|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025142445/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1957.php|archive-date=25 October 2004}}

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | 1

| 26 April

| BilbaoVitoria

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|158|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Miguel Chacón|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 2

| 27 April

| VitoriaSantander

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|220|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Carmelo Morales|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 3

| 28 April

| SantanderMieres

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|259|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 4

| 29 April

| MieresLeón

| style="text-align:center;"|

|

|

| Annulled

scope="row" | 5

| 30 April

| LeónValladolid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|172|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roger Hassenforder|FRA}}

scope="row" | 6

| 1 May

| ValladolidMadrid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|212|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Miguel Chacón|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 7

| 2 May

| Madrid – Madrid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|200|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Jan Adriaensens|BEL}}

scope="row" | 8

| 3 May

| MadridCuenca

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|159|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roger Walkowiak|FRA}}

scope="row" | 9

| 5 May

| CuencaValencia

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|249|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rino Benedetti|ITA}}

scope="row" | 10

| 6 May

| ValenciaTortosa

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|192|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Bruno Tognaccini|ITA}}

scope="row" | 11

| 7 May

| TortosaBarcelona

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|199|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Gilbert Bauvin|FRA}}

scope="row" | 12

| 8 May

| IgualadaZaragoza

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|229|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Mario Baroni|ITA}}

scope="row" | 13

| 9 May

| ZaragozaHuesca

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|85|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Jesús Loroño|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 14

| 10 May

| HuescaBayonne (France)

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|249|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Antonio Ferraz|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 15

| 11 May

| Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|199|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roger Baens|BEL}}

scope="row" | 16

| 12 May

| San SebastiánBilbao

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|193|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Antonio Suárez|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" |

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Total

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|2967|km|0|abbr=on}}

Results

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|+Final general classification{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1957/05/13/MD19570513-008.pdf|title=Clasificacion General|language=es|trans-title=General Classification|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=8|date=13 May 1957|access-date=5 August 2018}}

!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time

bgcolor=gold

| 1

{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Jesús Loroñoalign="right"| 84h 44' 06"
bgcolor=lightgreen

| 2

{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Federico Bahamontesalign="right"| + 8' 11"
3{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Bernardo Ruizalign="right"| + 9' 34"
4{{Flag icon|POR}} José Manuel Ribeiro Da Silvaalign="right"| + 14' 32"
5{{Flag icon|FRA}} Raphaël Géminianialign="right"| + 17' 07"
6{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Francisco Morenoalign="right"| + 18' 43"
7{{Flag icon|BEL}} Jan Adriaenssensalign="right"| + 19' 38"
8{{Flag icon|ITA}} Pasquale Fornaraalign="right"| + 23' 48"
9{{Flag icon|ITA}} Gastone Nencinialign="right"| + 25' 59"
10{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Salvador Botellaalign="right"| + 28' 06"
11{{Flag icon|ITA}} Guido Bonialign="right"|
bgcolor=lightblue

| 12

{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Vicente Ituratalign="right"|
13{{Flag icon|FRA}} Jean Dottoalign="right"|
14{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Alberto Santalign="right"|
15{{Flag icon|FRA}} Roger Walkowiakalign="right"|
16{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Carmelo Moralesalign="right"|
17{{Flag icon|POR}} Antonio Barbosaalign="right"|
18{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Francisco Masipalign="right"|
19{{Flag icon|FRA}} Jean Malléjacalign="right"|
20{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Antonio Ferrazalign="right"|
21{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Antonio Suárezalign="right"|
22{{Flag icon|BEL}} Roger Baensalign="right"|
23{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Benigno Aspurualign="right"|
24{{Flag icon|FRA}} Gilbert Bauvinalign="right"|
25{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Juan Campilloalign="right"|

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Cycling stage recaps|1957 Vuelta a España|1|8|9|16}}

{{Vuelta a España}}

{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1957}}

1957

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