: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

class="wikitable"

|+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

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

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Eusebio Vélez|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 2

| 1 May

| BenidormNules

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Looy|BEL}}

scope="row" | 3

| 2 May

| NulesSalou

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Frans Melckenbeeck|BEL}}

scope="row" | 4a

| 3 May

| SalouBarcelona

| 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

| BarcelonaPuigcerdà

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|174|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 6

| 5 May

| PuigcerdàLleida

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|187|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Frans Melckenbeeck|BEL}}

scope="row" | 7

| 6 May

| LleidaJaca

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|201|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|{{ill|Julio Sanz|fr}}|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 8

| 7 May

| JacaPamplona

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|205|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Michel Stolker|NED}}

scope="row" | 9

| 8 May

| PamplonaSan Sebastián

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|205|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Luis Otaño|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 10

| 9 May

| San SebastiánBilbao

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|197|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Henri De Wolf|BEL}}

scope="row" | 11

| 10 May

| BilbaoVitoria

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|107|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Victor Van Schil|BEL}}

scope="row" | 12

| 11 May

| VitoriaSantander

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|211|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Barry Hoban|GBR}}

scope="row" | 13

| 12 May

| SantanderAvilés

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|230|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Barry Hoban|GBR}}

scope="row" | 14

| 13 May

| AvilésLeón

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|163|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Julio Jiménez|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 15

| 14 May

| BecillaValladolid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|65|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Raymond Poulidor|FRA}}

scope="row" | 16

| 15 May

| ValladolidMadrid

| 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

class="wikitable"

|+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

bgcolor=gold

| 1

{{Flagicon|FRA}} Raymond PoulidorMercier-BP-Hutchinsonalign="right"| 78h 23' 35"
2{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Luis OtañoFerrysalign="right"| + 33"
bgcolor=lightblue

| 3

{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Pérez FrancésFerrysalign="right"| + 1' 26"
4{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Eusebio VélezKas-Kaskolalign="right"| + 2' 04"
bgcolor=lightgreen

| 5

{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Julio JiménezKas-Kaskolalign="right"| + 3' 16"
6{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Fernando ManzanequeFerrysalign="right"| + 4' 19"
7{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Valentín UrionaKas-Kaskolalign="right"| + 6' 06"
8{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Antonio MomeñeKas-Kaskolalign="right"| + 9' 31"
9{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Francisco GabicaKas-Kaskolalign="right"| + 9' 32"
10{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Bertrán PanadésFerrysalign="right"| + 11' 14"
11{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Sebastián ElorzaKas-Kaskolalign="right"|
12{{Flagicon|BEL}} Victor Van SchilMercier-BP-Hutchinsonalign="right"|
13{{Flagicon|FRA}} Robert CazalaMercier-BP-Hutchinsonalign="right"|
14{{Flagicon|BEL}} Henri De WolfSolo Superiaalign="right"|
15{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Karmany MestresFerrysalign="right"|
16{{Flagicon|BEL}} Arthur DecabooterSolo Superiaalign="right"|
17{{Flagicon|NED}} Wim van EstLocomotiefalign="right"|
18{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Carlos EcheverríaKas-Kaskolalign="right"|
19{{Flagicon|FRA}} André Le DissezMercier-BP-Hutchinsonalign="right"|
20{{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre GenetMercier-BP-Hutchinsonalign="right"|
21{{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ventura DíazInurialign="right"|
22{{Flagicon|BEL}} Louis ProostSolo Superiaalign="right"|
23{{Flagicon|POR}} Francisco Valadaalign="right"|
24{{Flagicon|BEL}} Michel Van AerdeSolo Superiaalign="right"|

References

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