:1964 Vuelta a España
{{Infobox Cycling race report
| name = 1964 Vuelta a España
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| date = 30 April – 16 May
| stages = 17
| distance = 2860
| unit = km
| time = 78h 23' 35"
| speed = 36.48
| first = Raymond Poulidor
| first_nat = FRA
| first_natvar =
| first_color = yellow
| first_team = Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
| second = Luis Otaño
| second_nat = ESP
| second_natvar = 1945
| second_team = Ferrys
| third = José Pérez Francés
| third_nat = ESP
| third_natvar = 1945
| third_team = Ferrys
| points = José Pérez Francés
| points_nat = ESP
| points_natvar = 1945
| points_color = green
| points_team = Ferrys
| mountains = Julio Jiménez
| mountains_nat = ESP
| mountains_natvar = 1945
| mountains_color =
| mountains_team = Kas-Kaskol
| sprints = Antonio Bertrán
| sprints_nat = ESP
| sprints_natvar = 1945
| sprints_team = Ferrys
| sprints_color =
| previous = 1963
| next = 1965
}}
The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of {{convert|2860|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team.{{Cite web|url= http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/64infor.asp?a=1964&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|title=General Information 1964|publisher=La Vuelta.com|access-date=23 March 2008}} José Pérez Francés won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 1964 Vuelta a España}}
Route
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|+List of stages{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/1964/stages/winners|title=1964 » 19th Vuelta a Espana|work=Procyclingstats|access-date=2 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1964.php|title=19ème Vuelta a España 1964|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025141054/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1964.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 |
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scope="row" | 1a
| 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|42|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Edward Sels|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 1b
| 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|11|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{flagathlete|Eusebio Vélez|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 2
| 1 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|199|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Rik Van Looy|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 3
| 2 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|212|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans Melckenbeeck|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 4a
| 3 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|115|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Armand Desmet|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 4b
| 3 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|49|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Antonio Barrutia|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 5
| 4 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|174|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 6
| 5 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|187|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans Melckenbeeck|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 7
| 6 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|201|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|{{ill|Julio Sanz|fr}}|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 8
| 7 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|205|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Michel Stolker|NED}} |
scope="row" | 9
| 8 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|205|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Luis Otaño|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 10
| 9 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|197|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Henri De Wolf|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 11
| 10 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|107|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Victor Van Schil|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 12
| 11 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|211|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Barry Hoban|GBR}} |
scope="row" | 13
| 12 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|230|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Barry Hoban|GBR}} |
scope="row" | 14
| 13 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|163|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 15
| 14 May | Becilla – Valladolid | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|65|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{flagathlete|Raymond Poulidor|FRA}} |
scope="row" | 16
| 15 May | Valladolid – Madrid | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|209|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Antonio Barrutia|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 17
| 16 May | Madrid – Madrid | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|87|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Frans Melckenbeeck|BEL}} |
scope="row" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Total | colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|2860|km|0|abbr=on}} |
Results
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|+Final general classification{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1964/05/17/MD19640517-008.pdf|title=Clasificaciones|language=es|trans-title=Classifications|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=8|date=17 May 1964|access-date=2 August 2018}} !Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time | |||
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| 1 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Raymond Poulidor | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | align="right"| 78h 23' 35" |
2 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Luis Otaño | Ferrys | align="right"| + 33" |
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| 3 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Pérez Francés | Ferrys | align="right"| + 1' 26" |
4 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Eusebio Vélez | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| + 2' 04" |
bgcolor=lightgreen
| 5 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Julio Jiménez | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| + 3' 16" |
6 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | align="right"| + 4' 19" |
7 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valentín Uriona | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| + 6' 06" |
8 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Antonio Momeñe | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| + 9' 31" |
9 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Francisco Gabica | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| + 9' 32" |
10 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Bertrán Panadés | Ferrys | align="right"| + 11' 14" |
11 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Sebastián Elorza | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| |
12 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Victor Van Schil | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | align="right"| |
13 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Robert Cazala | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | align="right"| |
14 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Henri De Wolf | Solo Superia | align="right"| |
15 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Karmany Mestres | Ferrys | align="right"| |
16 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Arthur Decabooter | Solo Superia | align="right"| |
17 | {{Flagicon|NED}} Wim van Est | Locomotief | align="right"| |
18 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Carlos Echeverría | Kas-Kaskol | align="right"| |
19 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} André Le Dissez | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | align="right"| |
20 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Genet | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | align="right"| |
21 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ventura Díaz | Inuri | align="right"| |
22 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Louis Proost | Solo Superia | align="right"| |
23 | {{Flagicon|POR}} Francisco Valada | align="right"| | |
24 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Michel Van Aerde | Solo Superia | align="right"| |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.lavuelta.com/ La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)]
{{Cycling stage recaps|1964 Vuelta a España|1a|8|9|17}}
{{Vuelta a España}}
{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}
{{1964 Super Prestige Pernod}}
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