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1956 Vuelta a España

{{Infobox Cycling race report

| name = 1956 Vuelta a España

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

| date = 26 April – 13 May

| stages = 17

| distance = 3537

| unit = km

| time = 105h 37' 52"

| speed = 33.48

| first = Angelo Conterno

| first_nat = ITA

| first_natvar =

| first_color = yellow

| second = Jesús Loroño

| second_nat = ESP

| second_natvar = 1945

| third = Raymond Impanis

| third_nat = BEL

| third_natvar =

| points = Rik Van Steenbergen

| points_nat = BEL

| points_natvar =

| points_color = green

| mountains = Nino Defilippis

| mountains_nat = ITA

| mountains_natvar =

| mountains_color =

| previous = 1955

| next = 1957

}}

The 11th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 13 May 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of {{convert|3531|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/56infor.asp?a=1956&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|title=General Information 1956|publisher=La Vuelta.com|access-date=23 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611185210/http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/56infor.asp?a=1956&s=infor&t=infor&e=1|archive-date=2011-06-11|url-status=dead}} Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.

The race was run with national teams of France, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, and an additional four regional Spanish teams. Each fielded 10 cyclists, for a total of 90.{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1956/04/25/pagina-3/640369/pdf.html|title=Lista de participantes|language=es|trans-title=List of participants|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=3|date=25 April 1956|access-date=5 August 2018}}

Teams and riders

{{main|List of teams and cyclists in the 1956 Vuelta a España}}

Route

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|+List of stages{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/1956/stages/winners|title=1956 » 11th Vuelta a Espana|work=Procyclingstats|access-date=5 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1956.php|title=11ème Vuelta a España 1956|work=Memoire du cyclisme|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025141622/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde1956.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

| 26 April

| Bilbao – Santander

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|203|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

scope="row" | 2

| 27 April

| Santander – Oviedo

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|248|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Angelo Conterno|ITA}}

scope="row" | 3

| 28 April

| Oviedo – Valladolid

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|175|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Miguel Poblet|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 4

| 29 April

| Valladolid – Madrid

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Claude Le Ber|FRA}}

scope="row" | 5

| 30 April

| Madrid – Albacete

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|241|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Miguel Poblet|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 6

| 1 May

| Albacete – Alicante

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|227|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Miguel Poblet|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 7

| 2 May

| Alicante – Valencia

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|182|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

scope="row" | 8

| 3 May

| Valencia – Tarragona

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|249|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

scope="row" | 9

| 5 May

| Tarragona – Barcelona

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Hugo Koblet|SUI}}

scope="row" | 10a

| 6 May

| Barcelona – Barcelona

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|21|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Team time trial

| France

scope="row" | 10b

| 6 May

| Barcelona – Tàrrega

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|112|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Gilbert Bauvin|FRA}}

scope="row" | 11

| 7 May

| Tàrrega – Zaragoza

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|238|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

scope="row" | 12

| 8 May

| Zaragoza – Bayonne (France)

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|274|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Giancarlo Astrua|ITA}}

scope="row" | 13a

| 9 May

| Bayonne (France) – Irun

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|43|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Claude Le Ber|FRA}}

scope="row" | 13b

| 9 May

| Irun – Pamplona

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|111|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roger Walkowiak|FRA}}

scope="row" | 14

| 10 May

| Pamplona – San Sebastián

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|195|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

scope="row" | 15

| 11 May

| San Sebastián – Bilbao

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|225|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Nino Defilippis|ITA}}

scope="row" | 16

| 12 May

| Bilbao – Vitoria

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|207|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|{{ill|Benigno Azpuru|es}}|ESP|1945}}

scope="row" | 17

| 13 May

| Vitoria – Bilbao

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

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

scope="row" |

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

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|3531|km|0|abbr=on}}

Results

class="wikitable"

|+Final general classification{{cite news|url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/HEM/1956/05/14/MD19560514-008.pdf|title=Clasificacion General|language=es|trans-title=General Classification|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=8|date=14 May 1956|access-date=5 August 2018}}

!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time

bgcolor=gold

| 1

{{Flag icon|ITA}} Angelo ConternoBianchialign="right"| 105h 37' 52"
2{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Jesús Loroñoalign="right"| + 13"
3{{Flag icon|BEL}} Raymond ImpanisElvé-Peugeotalign="right"| + 1' 54"
4{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Federico Bahamontesalign="right"| + 3' 27"
bgcolor=lightblue

| 5

{{Flag icon|BEL}} Rik Van Steenbergenalign="right"| + 7' 48"
6{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Miguel Chacón DíazElvé-Peugeotalign="right"| + 8' 30"
7{{Flag icon|FRA}} Gilbert Bauvinalign="right"| + 19' 18"
8{{Flag icon|GBR}} Brian Robinsonalign="right"| + 20' 36"
9{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} José Serra Gilalign="right"| + 23' 38"
10{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Manuel Rodríguez Barrosalign="right"| + 24' 55"
11{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Emilio Rodríguezalign="right"|
12{{Flag icon|ITA}} Giancarlo Astruaalign="right"|
13{{Flag icon|ITA}} Giuseppe BurattiBianchialign="right"|
14{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Carmelo Morales Erostarbealign="right"|
15{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Cosme Barrutiaalign="right"|
16{{Flag icon|BEL}} Hilaire Couvreuralign="right"|
17{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Juan Bibilonialign="right"|
bgcolor=lightgreen

| 18

{{Flag icon|ITA}} Nino DefilippisBianchialign="right"|
19{{Flag icon|ITA}} Arrigo Padovanalign="right"|
20{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Antonio Barrutiaalign="right"|
21{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} René Marigilalign="right"|
22{{Flag icon|BEL}} Edgard Sorgeloosalign="right"|
23{{Flag icon|Spain|1945}} Vicente Ituratalign="right"|
24{{Flag icon|ITA}} Giovanni PettinatiBianchialign="right"|
25{{Flag icon|SUI}} Remo Pianezzialign="right"|

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Cycling stage recaps|1956 Vuelta a España|1|10b|11|17}}

{{Vuelta a España}}

{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1956}}

1956

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