1956 Vuelta a España
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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 3,531 km (2,194 mi), and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team.[1] Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 26 April – 13 May | |||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,537 km (2,198 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 105h 37' 52" | |||||||||||||||||||
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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.[2]