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:1979 Vuelta a España

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1979 Vuelta a España

| series =

| race_no =

| season_no =

| image =

| image_size =

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| date = 24 April – 13 May

| stages = 19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages

| distance = 3,373

| unit = km

| time = 94h 57' 03"

| speed =

| first = Joop Zoetemelk

| first_nat = NED

| first_natvar =

| first_team = Miko–Mercier

| first_color = yellow

| second = Francisco Galdós

| second_nat = ESP

| second_natvar = 1977

| second_team = Kas

| third = Michel Pollentier

| third_nat = BEL

| third_natvar =

| third_team = Splendor

| points = Alfons De Wolf

| points_nat = BEL

| points_natvar =

| points_team = Boule d'Or–Lano

| points_color = light blue

| mountains = Felipe Yáñez

| mountains_nat = ESP

| mountains_natvar = 1977

| mountains_team = Novostil–Helios

| mountains_color = green

| sprints = Roger De Cnijf

| sprints_nat = BEL

| sprints_natvar =

| sprints_team = Boule d'Or–Lano

| sprints_color =

| combination =

| combination_nat =

| combination_natvar =

| combination_team =

| combination_color =

| team = Kas

| previous = 1978

| next = 1980

}}

The 34th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 13 May 1979. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of {{convert|3,373|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by Joop Zoetemelk of the Miko–Mercier cycling team. Zoetemelk won two of the three ITT's and Fons De Wolf won the other. De Wolf also won the points classification as well as five stages, but Zoetemelk won the race with a comfortable lead ahead of Spanish climbing specialist Francisco Galdós and Michel Pollentier. Felipe Yáñez won the mountains classification.{{cite news |title=Clasificaciones Oficiales |url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1979/05/14/MD19790514-036.pdf |work=El Mundo Deportivo |date=14 May 1979 |page=36 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115161707/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1979/05/14/MD19790514-036.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2020 |url-status=live}}

Teams and riders

{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 1979 Vuelta a España}}

Route

class="wikitable"

|+List of stages{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/1979/stages/winners|title=1979 » 34th Vuelta a Espana|work=Procyclingstats|access-date=29 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1979.php|title=34ème Vuelta a España 1979|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025144259/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1979.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" | P

| 24 April

| Jerez de la Frontera – Jerez de la Frontera

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|6.3|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Joop Zoetemelk|NED}}

scope="row" | 1

| 25 April

| Jerez de la Frontera – Seville

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|156|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Sean Kelly|IRL}}

scope="row" | 2

| 26 April

| Seville – Córdoba

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|188|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Alfons De Wolf|BEL}}

scope="row" | 3

| 27 April

| Córdoba – Sierra Nevada

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|190|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Felipe Yáñez|ESP|1977}}

scope="row" | 4

| 28 April

| Granada – Puerto Lumbreras

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|222|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roger De Cnijf|BEL}}

scope="row" | 5

| 29 April

| Puerto Lumbreras – Murcia

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|139|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|{{ill|Juan Argudo|es}}|ESP|1977}}

scope="row" | 6

| 30 April

| Murcia – Alcoy

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|171|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Christian Levavasseur|FRA}}

scope="row" | 7

| 1 May

| Alcoy – Sedaví

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|173|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Alfons De Wolf|BEL}}

scope="row" | 8a

| 2 May

| Sedaví – Benicàssim

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|145|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Sean Kelly|IRL}}

scope="row" | 8b

| 2 May

| Benicàssim – Benicàssim

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|11.3|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Joop Zoetemelk|NED}}

scope="row" | 9

| 3 May

| Benicàssim – Reus

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Alfons De Wolf|BEL}}

scope="row" | 10

| 4 May

| Reus – Zaragoza

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Noël Dejonckheere|BEL}}

scope="row" | 11

| 5 May

| Zaragoza – Pamplona

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|183|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Noël Dejonckheere|BEL}}

scope="row" | 12

| 6 May

| Pamplona – Logroño

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|149|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Frans Van Vlierberghe|BEL}}

scope="row" | 13

| 7 May

| Haro – {{ill|Peña Cabarga|es}}

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|180|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|{{ill|Ángel López del Álamo|fr}}|ESP|1977}}

scope="row" | 14

| 8 May

| Torrelavega – Gijón

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|178|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Bernardo Alfonsel|ESP|1977}}

scope="row" | 15

| 9 May

| Gijón – León

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|156|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Lucien Van Impe|BEL}}

scope="row" | 16a

| 10 May

| León – Valladolid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|134|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Adri van Houwelingen|NED}}

scope="row" | 16b

| 10 May

| Valladolid – Valladolid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|22|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Alfons De Wolf|BEL}}

scope="row" | 17

| 11 May

| Valladolid – Ávila

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|204|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Francisco Albelda|ESP|1977}}

scope="row" | 18a

| 12 May

| Ávila – Colmenar Viejo

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|155|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Miguel María Lasa|ESP|1977}}

scope="row" | 18b

| 12 May

| Colmenar Viejo – Azuqueca de Henares

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|104|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Cees Bal|NED}}

scope="row" | 19

| 13 May

| Madrid – Madrid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|84|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Alfons De Wolf|BEL}}

scope="row" |

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

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|3373|km|0|abbr=on}}

Results

=Final General Classification=

class="wikitable"

!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time

bgcolor=gold

| 1

{{Flagicon|NED}} Joop ZoetemelkMiko–Mercieralign="right"| 94h 57' 03"
2{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Francisco GaldósKas–Campagnoloalign="right"| + 2' 43"
3{{Flagicon|BEL}} Michel PollentierSplendor–Euro Soapalign="right"| + 3' 21"
4{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Faustino RupérezMoliner–Verecoalign="right"| + 5' 51"
5{{Flagicon|BEL}} Lucien Van ImpeKas–Campagnoloalign="right"| + 6' 30"
6{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Pedro TorresTransmallorca–Flaviaalign="right"| + 6' 49"
bgcolor=lightgreen

| 7

{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Felipe YáñezNovostil–Heliosalign="right"| + 7' 41"
8{{Flagicon|FRA}} Christian SeznecMiko–Mercieralign="right"| + 8' 03"
bgcolor=lightblue

| 9

{{Flagicon|BEL}} Fons De WolfBoule d'Or–Lanoalign="right"| + 10' 01"
10{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Julián AndianoMoliner–Verecoalign="right"| + 10' 52"
11{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Miguel María LasaMoliner–Verecoalign="right"|
12{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Vicente López CarrilTekaalign="right"|
13{{Flagicon|FRA}} Raymond MartinMiko–Mercieralign="right"|
14{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Alberto FernándezMoliner–Verecoalign="right"|
15{{Flagicon|BEL}} Herman BeysensSplendor–Euro Soapalign="right"|
16{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Manuel Esparza SanzTekaalign="right"|
17{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Vicente BeldaTransmallorca–Flaviaalign="right"|
18{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} José PesarrodonaTekaalign="right"|
19{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Ángel ArroyoMoliner–Verecoalign="right"|
20{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Juan Pujol PagesTransmallorca–Flaviaalign="right"|
21{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Ismael LejarretaNovostil–Heliosalign="right"|
22{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Carlos MeleroMoliner–Verecoalign="right"|
23{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Bernardo AlfonselKas–Campagnoloalign="right"|
24{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Jesús SuárezKas–Campagnoloalign="right"|
25{{Flagicon|ESP|1977}} Gonzalo Aja BarguinNovostil–Heliosalign="right"|

References

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{{Cycling stage recaps|1979 Vuelta a España|P|10|11|19}}

{{Vuelta a España}}

{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}

{{1979 Super Prestige Pernod}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1979}}

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