1959 Vuelta a España
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The 14th 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 10 May 1959.[1] It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,048 km (1,894 mi), and was won by Antonio Suárez.[2] Suárez also won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
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Dates | 24 April – 10 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 84h 36' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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