1946_Vuelta_a_España

1946 Vuelta a España

1946 Vuelta a España

Cycling race

The 6th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 to 30 May 1946. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,836 km (2,384 mi), and was won by Dalmacio Langarica.[1] Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.

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After the 22nd stage, Jan Lambrichs was in second place. The Dutch team then received a letter, saying that Lambrichs should give up his second place, otherwise he would reach the finish in Madrid in an ambulance. The team manager decided not to tell Lambrichs about this threat, but gave him extra security. In the final stage, Berrendero escaped and left everybody behind, including Lambrichs, and took over the second place. The next day, the Dutch team received a box of Cuban cigars from the unknown person who had sent the threat.[2][3][4]

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1946 Vuelta a España

Route

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Results

Final General Classification

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References

  1. [1]
    "General Information 1946". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. [2]
    Haan, Rob de (1 September 2010). "Een dreigbrief in de Vuelta" (in Dutch). Nusport. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  3. [3]
    "La Vuelta Ciclista a España" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1946. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2020.
  4. [4]
    "La vi Vuelta a España Editorial Catolica" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 May 1946. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2020.
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    "1946 » 6th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
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    "6ème Vuelta a España 1946". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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    "1946 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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