:1960 Vuelta a España
{{Infobox Cycling race report
| name = 1960 Vuelta a España
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| date = 29 April – 15 May
| stages = 17
| distance = 3567
| unit = km
| time = 103h 05' 57"
| speed = 34.6
| first = Frans De Mulder
| first_nat = BEL
| first_natvar =
| first_color = yellow
| first_team = Groene Leeuw
| second = Armand Desmet
| second_nat = BEL
| second_natvar =
| second_team = Groene Leeuw
| third = Miguel Pacheco Font
| third_nat = ESP
| third_natvar = 1945
| third_team = Licor 43
| points = Arthur Decabooter
| points_nat = BEL
| points_natvar =
| points_color = green
| points_team = Groene Leeuw
| mountains = Antonio Karmany
| mountains_nat = ESP
| mountains_natvar = 1945
| mountains_color =
| mountains_team = KAS
| sprints = Vicente Iturat
| sprints_nat = ESP
| sprints_natvar = 1945
| sprints_team = Ferrys
| sprints_color =
| previous = 1959
| next = 1961
}}
The 15th Vuelta a España (Tour of [Spain-nl]), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of {{convert|3567|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by Frans De Mulder of the Groene Leeuw cycling team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/60infor.asp?a=1960&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|title=General Information 1960|publisher=La Vuelta.com|access-date=23 March 2008|archive-date=11 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611185634/http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/60infor.asp?a=1960&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|url-status=dead}} Arthur Decabooter won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 1960 Vuelta a España}}
Route
| class="wikitable"
|+List of stages{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/1960/stages/winners|title=1960 » 15th Vuelta a Espana|work=Procyclingstats|access-date=4 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1960.php|title=15ème Vuelta a España 1960|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025141445/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1960.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
| 29 April | [Gijón-nl] – Gijón | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|8|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{UCI team code|Faema|1960}} |
| scope="row" | 2
| 30 April | [Gijón-nl] – A Coruña | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|235|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Felipe Alberdi|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 3
| 1 May | A Coruña – [Vigo-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|187|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Antonio Barrutia|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 4
| 2 May | [Vigo-nl] – [Ourense-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|105|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans De Mulder|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 5
| 3 May | [Ourense-nl] – Zamora | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|287|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Antonio Gómez del Moral|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 6
| 4 May | Zamora – [Madrid-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|250|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Nino Assirelli|ITA}} |
| scope="row" | 7
| 5 May | [Madrid-nl] – Madrid | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|209|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans De Mulder|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 8
| 6 May | Guadalajara – [Zaragoza-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|264|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Arthur Decabooter|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 9
| 7 May | [Zaragoza-nl] – [Barcelona-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|269|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Salvador Botella|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 10
| 8 May | [Barcelona-nl] – [Barbastro-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|240|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Alfons Sweeck|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 11
| 9 May | [Barbastro-nl] – [Pamplona-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|267|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Vicente Iturat|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 12
| 10 May | [Pamplona-nl] – [Logroño-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|179|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Jesús Galdeano|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 13
| 11 May | [Logroño-nl] – San Sebastián | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|211|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Federico Bahamontes|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 14
| 12 May | San Sebastián – [Vitoria-Gasteiz|Vitoria-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|263|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Antonio Suárez|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" | 15
| 13 May | [Vitoria-Gasteiz|Vitoria-nl] – Santander | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|232|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Arthur Decabooter|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 16
| 14 May | Santander – [Bilbao-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|192|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans De Mulder|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 17a
| 15 May | [Bilbao-nl] – [Guernica-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|116|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans De Mulder|BEL}} |
| scope="row" | 17b
| 15 May | [Guernica-nl] – [Bilbao-nl] | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|53|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{flagathlete|Antonio Karmany|ESP|1945}} |
| scope="row" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Total | colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|3567|km|0|abbr=on}} |
Results
| class="wikitable"
|+Final general classification{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1960/05/16/MD19600516-009.pdf|title=Clasificacion General|language=es|trans-title=General Classification|work=El Mundo Deortivo|page=9|date=16 May 1960|access-date=4 August 2018}} !Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time | |||
| bgcolor=gold
| 1 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Frans De Mulder | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| 103h 05' 57" |
| 2 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Armand Desmet | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| + 15' 21" |
| 3 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Miguel Pacheco Font | Licor 43 | align="right"| + 19' 24" |
| bgcolor=lightgreen
| 4 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Antonio Karmany | Kas | align="right"| + 22' 03" |
| 5 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Juan Campillo | Kas | align="right"| + 29' 50" |
| 6 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Fernando Manzaneque | Faema | align="right"| + 31' 58" |
| 7 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Salvador Botella | Faema | align="right"| + 32' 58" |
| 8 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Benigno Aspuru | Kas | align="right"| + 35' 08" |
| 9 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Jesús Loroño | Majestad | align="right"| + 38' 11" |
| bgcolor=lightblue
| 10 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Arthur Decabooter | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| + 44' 42" |
| 11 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Antonio Suárez | Faema | align="right"| |
| 12 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Andre Messelis | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| |
| 13 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Rene Marigil | Ferrys | align="right"| |
| 14 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Antonin Rolland | Margnat-Rochet | align="right"| |
| 15 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Carmelo Morales | Kas | align="right"| |
| 16 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Alfons Sweeck | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| |
| 17 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} José Gomez Del Moral | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| |
| 18 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Angel Guardiola | align="right"| | |
| 19 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Joseph Aure | Margnat-Rochet | align="right"| |
| 20 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} José Segú Soriano | Kas | align="right"| |
| 21 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Jesús Galdeano | Faema | align="right"| |
| 22 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Manuel Santiago | Licor 43 | align="right"| |
| 23 | {{Flagicon|Spain|1945}} Antonio Bertrán | Faema | align="right"| |
| 24 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Constant De Keyser | Groene Leeuw | align="right"| |
References
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{{Cycling stage recaps|1960 Vuelta a España|1|9|10|17b}}
{{Vuelta a España}}
{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}
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