1974 Vuelta a España

The 29th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km (1,856 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team.^[1] José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.^[2]

1974 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	23 April – 12 May
Stages	19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages
Distance	2,987 km (1,856 mi)
Winning time	86h 48' 18"
Results
Winner  José Manuel Fuente (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)   Second  Joaquim Agostinho (POR) (Bic)   Third  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol) Points  Domingo Perurena (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol) Mountains  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) (La Casera)   Combination  José Luis Abilleira (ESP) (La Casera)   Sprints  Javier Elorriaga (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)   Team Kas–Kaskol
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Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1974 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages^[3][4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	23 April	Almería – Almería	5 km (3 mi)		Individual time trial	Roger Swerts (BEL)
1	24 April	Almería – Almería	98 km (61 mi)			Eddy Peelman (BEL)
2	25 April	Almería – Granada	187 km (116 mi)			Eric Leman (BEL)
3	26 April	Granada – Fuengirola	161 km (100 mi)			Rik Van Linden (BEL)
4	27 April	Marbella – Seville	206 km (128 mi)			Rik Van Linden (BEL)
5	28 April	Seville – Córdoba	139 km (86 mi)			Domingo Perurena (ESP)
6	29 April	Córdoba – Ciudad Real	211 km (131 mi)			Eddy Peelman (BEL)
7	30 April	Ciudad Real – Toledo	126 km (78 mi)			Domingo Perurena (ESP)
8a	1 May	Toledo – Madrid	167 km (104 mi)			Roger Swerts (BEL)
8b	1 May	Circuito del Jarama	4 km (2 mi)		Team time trial	Kas–Kaskol
9	2 May	Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es]	158 km (98 mi)			José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
10a	3 May	Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] – Los Ángeles de San Rafael	5 km (3 mi)		Individual time trial	Raymond Delisle (FRA)
10b	3 May	Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] – Ávila	125 km (78 mi)			Martin Martinez (FRA)
11	4 May	Ávila – Valladolid	168 km (104 mi)			José Luis Uribezubia (ESP)
12	5 May	Valladolid – León	203 km (126 mi)			Roger Swerts (BEL)
13	6 May	León – Monte Naranco	128 km (80 mi)			José Manuel Fuente (ESP)
14	7 May	Oviedo – Cangas de Onís	134 km (83 mi)			Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
15	8 May	Cangas de Onís – Laredo	210 km (130 mi)			Juan Manuel Santisteban (ESP)
16	9 May	Laredo – Bilbao	133 km (83 mi)			Gerben Karstens (NED)
17	10 May	Bilbao – Miranda de Ebro	157 km (98 mi)			Agustín Tamames (ESP)
18	11 May	Miranda de Ebro – Eibar	152 km (94 mi)			Agustín Tamames (ESP)
19a	12 May	Eibar – San Sebastián	79 km (49 mi)			Manuel Antonio García [fr] (ESP)
19b	12 May	San Sebastián – San Sebastián	35.9 km (22 mi)		Individual time trial	Joaquim Agostinho (POR)
	Total		2,987 km (1,856 mi)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	José Manuel Fuente	Kas–Kaskol	86h 48' 18"
2	Joaquim Agostinho	Bic	+ 11"
3	Miguel María Lasa	Kas–Kaskol	+ 1' 09"
4	Luis Ocaña	Bic	+ 1' 58"
5	Domingo Perurena	Kas–Kaskol	+ 4' 29"
6	José Antonio Gonzalez	Kas–Kaskol	+ 5' 56"
7	Jean-Pierre Danguillaume	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 6' 29"
8	José Luis Uribezubia	Kas–Kaskol	+ 6' 33"
9	Ventura Díaz	Monteverde	+ 8' 25"
10	Roger Swerts	Ijsboerke	+ 8' 28"
11	Fernando Mendes	Benfica
12	Antonio Vallori	La Casera
13	José Luis Abilleira	La Casera
14	Antonio Menéndez	Kas–Kaskol
15	Régis Ovion	Peugeot–BP–Michelin
16	Javier Francisco Elorriago	Kas–Kaskol
17	Agustín Tamames	Benfica
18	Jan Van De Wiele	MIC-De Gribaldy
19	Juan Zurano Jérez	La Casera
20	Santiago Lazcano	Kas–Kaskol
21	José Antonio Pontón	La Casera
22	Eric Leman	MIC-De Gribaldy
23	Noël Van Clooster	MIC-De Gribaldy
24	Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez	La Casera
25	Venceslau Fernandes	Benfica

References

1. "General Information 1974". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
2. "29 Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1974. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2020.
3. "1974 » 29th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
4. "29ème Vuelta a España 1974". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.