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| Dates | 28 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 53' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 21st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 28 April to 15 May 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi), and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification.[1]
Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | 28 April | Murcia to Murcia | 111 km (69 mi) |  Bruno Sivilotti (ITA) | ||
| 1b | Murcia to Murcia | 3.5 km (2 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  José María Errandonea (ESP) | |
| 2a | 29 April | Murcia to La Manga | 81 km (50 mi) | Enzo Pretolani (ITA) | ||
| 2b | La Manga to Benidorm | 153 km (95 mi) | Ramón Mendiburu (ESP) | |||
| 3 | 30 April | Benidorm to Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | José Antonio Momeñe (ESP) | ||
| 4 | 1 May | Cuenca to Madrid | 177 km (110 mi) | Valentín Uriona (ESP) | ||
| 5 | 2 May | Madrid to Madrid | 181 km (112 mi) | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 3 May | Madrid to Calatayud | 225 km (140 mi) |  Jo de Roo (NED) | ||
| 7 | 4 May | Calatayud to Zaragoza | 105 km (65 mi) | Cees Haast (NED) | ||
| 8 | 5 May | Zaragoza to Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | ||
| 9 | 6 May | Lleida to Las Colinas | 128 km (80 mi) | Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) | ||
| 10a | 7 May | Sitges to Barcelona | 40 km (25 mi) | Luis Otaño (ESP) | ||
| 10b | Barcelona to Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | |||
| 11 | 8 May | Barcelona to Huesca | 266 km (165 mi) | Mario Zanin (ITA) | ||
| 12 | 9 May | Huesca to Pamplona | 221 km (137 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 13 | 10 May | Pamplona to San Sebastián | 131 km (81 mi) | Cees Haast (NED) | ||
| 14 | 11 May | San Sebastián to Vitoria | 178 km (111 mi) | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) | ||
| 15a | 12 May | Vitoria to Haro | 61 km (38 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Francisco Gabica (ESP) |
| 15b | Haro to Logroño | 52 km (32 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |||
| 16 | 13 May | Logroño to Burgos | 116 km (72 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | ||
| 17 | 14 May | Burgos to Santander | 226 km (140 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 18 | 15 May | Santander to Bilbao | 154 km (96 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
| Total | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) | |||||
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francisco Gabica (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | 78h 53' 55" |
| 2 | Eusebio Vélez (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 39" |
| 3 | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 44" |
| 4 | Luis Otaño (ESP) | Fagor | + 2' 17" |
| 5 | José Antonio Momeñe (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 2' 25" |
| 6 | Valentín Uriona (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 2' 44" |
| 7 | Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 3' 52" |
| 8 | Cees Haast (NED) | Televizier | + 3' 55" |
| 9 | Angelino Soler (ESP) | Ferrys | + 4' 37" |
| 10 | José María Errandonea (ESP) | Fagor | + 4' 40" |
| 11 | Sebastián Elorza (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 12 | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | Fagor | |
| 13 | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 14 | Mariano Díaz (ESP) | Fagor | |
| 15 | José Manuel López (ESP) | Fagor | |
| 16 | Eduardo Castelló (ESP) | Ferrys | |
| 17 | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | Televizier | |
| 18 | Aldo Moser (ITA) | Vittadello | |
| 19 | Ramon Sáez Marzo (ESP) | Ferrys | |
| 20 | Juan María Uribezubia (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 21 | Gerben Karstens (NED) | Televizier | |
| 22 | Henk Nijdam (NED) | Televizier | |
| 23 | Luis Pedro Santamarina (ESP) | Fagor | |
| 24 | Rik Wouters (NED) | Televizier | |
| 25 |  Dieter Puschel (FRG) | Wiels-Groene Leeuw |
References
- "Las "Revueltas" de la "Vuelta" – Final apoteósico, con lagunas" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1966. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2022.
- "1966 » 21st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- "21ème Vuelta a España 1966". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.