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| Dates | 26 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 54' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 32nd Edition 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 15 May 1977. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification by less than 3:00. The domination was from his record shattering 13 stages wins including the first and the last. He also won the points classification. Pedro Torres won the mountains classification.[1][2][3]
Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 26 April | Dehesa de Campoamor to Dehesa de Campoamor | 8 km (5 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
| 1 | 27 April | Dehesa de Campoamor to La Manga | 115 km (71 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 2 | 28 April | La Manga to Murcia | 161 km (100 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 3 | 29 April | Murcia to Benidorm | 200 km (124 mi) |  Fedor den Hertog (NED) | ||
| 4 | 30 April | Benidorm to Benidorm | 8.3 km (5 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Michel Pollentier (BEL) |
| 5 | 1 May | Benidorm to El Saler | 159 km (99 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 6 | 2 May | Valencia to Teruel | 170 km (106 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 7 | 3 May | Teruel to Alcalà de Xivert | 204 km (127 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 4 May | Alcalà de Xivert to Tortosa | 141 km (88 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 9 | 5 May | Tortosa to Salou | 144 km (89 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 10 | 6 May | Salou to Barcelona | 144 km (89 mi) | Cees Priem (NED) | ||
| 11a | 7 May | Barcelona to Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
| 11b | Barcelona to Barcelona | 45 km (28 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | |||
| 12 | 8 May | Barcelona to La Tossa de Montbui (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 198 km (123 mi) |  Giuseppe Perletto (ITA) | ||
| 13 | 9 May | Igualada to La Seu d'Urgell | 135 km (84 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 14 | 10 May | La Seu d'Urgell to Monzón | 200 km (124 mi) |  Carlos Melero (ESP) | ||
| 15 | 11 May | Monzón to Formigal | 166 km (103 mi) | Pedro Torres (ESP) | ||
| 16 | 12 May | Formigal to Cordovilla | 170 km (106 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| 17 | 13 May | Cordovilla to Bilbao | 183 km (114 mi) | Luis Alberto Ordiales (ESP) | ||
| 18 | 14 May | Bilbao to Urkiola | 126 km (78 mi) | José Nazabal (ESP) | ||
| 19 | 15 May | Durango to Miranda de Ebro | 104 km (65 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) | ||
| Total | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) | |||||
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Intermediate sprints classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Ferdi Van Den Haute | |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
| 3 | Fedor den Hertog | Andrés Oliva | Geert Malfait | ||
| 4 | Michel Pollentier | Pedro Torres | |||
| 5 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
| 6 | Freddy Maertens | Andrés Oliva | |||
| 7 | Freddy Maertens | Daniele Tinchella | |||
| 8 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
| 9 | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | |||
| 10 | Cees Priem | Andrés Oliva | |||
| 11a | Freddy Maertens | ||||
| 11b | Freddy Maertens | ||||
| 12 | Giuseppe Perletto | Pedro Torres | |||
| 13 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
| 14 | Carlos Melero | ||||
| 15 | Pedro Torres | ||||
| 16 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
| 17 | Luis Alberto Ordiales | ||||
| 18 | José Nazabal | ||||
| 19 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
| Final | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Freddy Maertens | |
Results
The 1977 Vuelta a España had several classifications. The most important classification was the general classification; this was won by Freddy Maertens.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freddy Maertens | Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni | 78h 54' 36" |
| 2 | Miguel María Lasa | Teka | + 2' 51" |
| 3 |  Klaus-Peter Thaler | Teka | + 3' 23" |
| 4 | Domingo Perurena | Kas–Campagnolo | + 4' 45" |
| 5 | José Viejo | Kas–Campagnolo | + 5' 14" |
| 6 | Michel Pollentier | Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni | + 5' 35" |
| 7 |  Gary Clively | Magniflex–Torpado | + 7' 06" |
| 8 | José Pesarrodona | Kas–Campagnolo | + 9' 32" |
| 9 | Pedro Torres | Teka | + 10' 29" |
| 10 | José Antonio González | Kas–Campagnolo | + 11' 18" |
| 11 | Agustín Tamames | Teka | |
| 12 | José Manuel García | Novostil–Transmallorca | |
| 13 |  Fernando Mendes | Teka | |
| 14 | Ludo Loos | Ebo–Superia | |
| 15 | Joaquim Agostinho | Teka | |
| 16 | Ismael Lejarreta | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 17 | Andrés Oliva | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 18 | Rafael Ladrón | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 19 | Eulalio García | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 20 | Carlos Ocaña | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 21 | José Nazabal | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 22 | Luis Ocaña | Frisol–Thirion–Gazelle | |
| 23 | Carlos Melero | Teka | |
| 24 | Javier Elorriaga | Teka | |
| 25 | Giuseppe Perletto | Magniflex–Torpado |
Additionally, there were the points classification (also won by Maertens), the mountains classification won by Pedro Torres, and the intermediate sprints classification also won by Maertens. To be eligible for these secondary classifications, a rider had to finish in the top 25 of the general classification; this was relevant for the intermediate sprints classification, where Daniele Tinchella and Benny Schepmans had more points than Maertens, but did not finish in the top 25.
There was also an award for the best Spanish rider in the general classification, won by Miguel María Lasa, and a team classification won by Teka.[7]
References
- "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977. p. 37. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "1977 » 32nd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "32ème Vuelta a España 1977". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- van den Akker, Pieter. "Informatie over de Vuelta a España van 1977". TourdeFranceStatistieken.nl.
- "Clasificaciones oficiales". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977.