1968_Vuelta_a_España

1968 Vuelta a España

1968 Vuelta a España

Cycling race

The 23rd edition of Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 12 May 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km (1,873 mi). Basque nationalist ETA terrorists detonated a bomb along the course on stage 15, causing that day's racing to be annulled.[1][2] The race was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the 1967 Giro d'Italia and the 1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three grand tours in his career.[3] Defending champion Jan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 champion Francisco Gabica won the mountains classification.[4]

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Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1968 Vuelta a España

Route

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Results

Final General Classification

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References

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    "In praise of the Vuelta a España". Cyclist. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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    Jones, Graham (2003-09-01). "La Vuelta: A Colorful & Caliente History". PezCycling News. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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    "General Information 1968". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2008.
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    "XXIII Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1968. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020.
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    "1968 » 23rd Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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    "23ème Vuelta a España 1968". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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