:1974 Vuelta a España
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 1974 Vuelta a España
| series =
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| date = 23 April – 12 May
| stages = 19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages
| distance = 2,987
| unit = km
| time = 86h 48' 18"
| speed =
| first = José Manuel Fuente
| first_nat = ESP
| first_natvar = 1945
| first_team = Kas–Kaskol
| first_color = yellow
| second = Joaquim Agostinho
| second_nat = POR
| second_natvar =
| second_team = Bic
| third = Miguel María Lasa
| third_nat = ESP
| third_natvar = 1945
| third_team = Kas–Kaskol
| points = Domingo Perurena
| points_nat = ESP
| points_natvar = 1945
| points_team = Kas–Kaskol
| points_color = light blue
| mountains = José Luis Abilleira
| mountains_nat = ESP
| mountains_natvar = 1945
| mountains_team = La Casera
| mountains_color = green
| sprints = Javier Elorriaga
| sprints_nat = ESP
| sprints_natvar = 1945
| sprints_team = Kas–Kaskol
| sprints_color =
| combination = José Luis Abilleira
| combination_nat = ESP
| combination_natvar = 1945
| combination_team = La Casera
| combination_color =
| team = Kas–Kaskol
| previous = 1973
| next = 1975
}}
The 29th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of {{convert|2987|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/74infor.asp?a=1974&s=infor&t=infor&e=1 |title=General Information 1974 |publisher=La Vuelta.com |access-date=22 March 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611183425/http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/74infor.asp?a=1974&s=infor&t=infor&e=1 |archive-date=11 June 2011 }} José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.{{cite news |title=29 Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales |url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/05/13/MD19740513-031.pdf |work=El Mundo Deportivo |date=13 May 1974 |page=31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115192401/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1974/05/13/MD19740513-031.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2020 |url-status=live}}
Teams and riders
{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Vuelta a España}}
Route
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|+List of stages{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/1974/stages/winners|title=1974 » 29th Vuelta a España|work=Procyclingstats|access-date=30 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1974.php|title=29ème Vuelta a España 1974|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025143132/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1974.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" | P
| 23 April | Almería – Almería | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{flagathlete|Roger Swerts|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 1
| 24 April | Almería – Almería | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|98|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Eddy Peelman|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 2
| 25 April | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|187|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Eric Leman|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 3
| 26 April | Granada – Fuengirola | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|161|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Rik Van Linden|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 4
| 27 April | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|206|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Rik Van Linden|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 5
| 28 April | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|139|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Domingo Perurena|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 6
| 29 April | Córdoba – Ciudad Real | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|211|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Eddy Peelman|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 7
| 30 April | Ciudad Real – Toledo | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|126|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Domingo Perurena|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 8a
| 1 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|167|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Roger Swerts|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 8b
| 1 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{UCI team code|KAS|1974}} |
scope="row" | 9
| 2 May | Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|158|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 10a
| 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{flagathlete|Raymond Delisle|FRA}} |
scope="row" | 10b
| 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|125|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Martin Martinez|FRA}} |
scope="row" | 11
| 4 May | Ávila – Valladolid | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|168|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|José Luis Uribezubia|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 12
| 5 May | Valladolid – León | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|203|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Roger Swerts|BEL}} |
scope="row" | 13
| 6 May | León – Monte Naranco | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|128|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|José Manuel Fuente|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 14
| 7 May | Oviedo – Cangas de Onís | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|134|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Joaquim Agostinho|POR}} |
scope="row" | 15
| 8 May | Cangas de Onís – Laredo | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|210|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Juan Manuel Santisteban|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 16
| 9 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|133|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Gerben Karstens|NED}} |
scope="row" | 17
| 10 May | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|157|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Agustín Tamames|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 18
| 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Eibar | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|152|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|Agustín Tamames|ESP|1945}} |
scope="row" | 19a
| 12 May | Eibar – San Sebastián | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|79|km|0|abbr=on}} | | | {{flagathlete|{{ill|Manuel Antonio García|fr}}|ESP}} |
scope="row" | 19b
| 12 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|35.9|km|0|abbr=on}} | 22px | {{flagathlete|Joaquim Agostinho|POR}} |
scope="row" |
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Total | colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|2987|km|0|abbr=on}} |
Results
=Final General Classification=
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!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time | |||
bgcolor=gold
| 1 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Manuel Fuente | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| 86h 48' 18" |
2 | {{Flagicon|POR}} Joaquim Agostinho | Bic | align="right"| + 11" |
3 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Miguel María Lasa | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| + 1' 09" |
4 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Luis Ocaña | Bic | align="right"| + 1' 58" |
5 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Domingo Perurena | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| + 4' 29" |
6 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Antonio Gonzalez | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| + 5' 56" |
7 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | align="right"| + 6' 29" |
8 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Luis Uribezubia | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| + 6' 33" |
9 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Ventura Díaz | Monteverde | align="right"| + 8' 25" |
10 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Roger Swerts | Ijsboerke | align="right"| + 8' 28" |
11 | {{Flagicon|POR}} Fernando Mendes | Benfica | align="right"| |
12 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Vallori | La Casera | align="right"| |
13 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Luis Abilleira | La Casera | align="right"| |
14 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Menéndez | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| |
15 | {{Flagicon|FRA}} Régis Ovion | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | align="right"| |
16 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Javier Francisco Elorriago | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| |
17 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Agustín Tamames | Benfica | align="right"| |
18 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Jan Van De Wiele | MIC-De Gribaldy | align="right"| |
19 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Zurano Jérez | La Casera | align="right"| |
20 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Santiago Lazcano | Kas–Kaskol | align="right"| |
21 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} José Antonio Pontón | La Casera | align="right"| |
22 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Eric Leman | MIC-De Gribaldy | align="right"| |
23 | {{Flagicon|BEL}} Noël Van Clooster | MIC-De Gribaldy | align="right"| |
24 | {{Flagicon|ESP|1945}} Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez | La Casera | align="right"| |
25 | {{Flagicon|POR}} Venceslau Fernandes | Benfica | align="right"| |
References
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{{Cycling stage recaps|1974 Vuelta a España|P|10b|11|19b}}
{{Vuelta a España}}
{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}
{{1974 Super Prestige Pernod}}
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