Vuelta a Espana 1936

The 1936 Vuelta a España was the 2nd Vuelta a España.This cycling race took place from 5 May to 31 May 1936. The race was composed of 21 stages over 4,354 km (2,705 mi) and was ridden at an average of 29 km/h (18 mph). The second edition of the Vuelta began under a volatile political and social situation and several weeks after the race was over, Spain was plunged into its civil war. The race was anticipated to see a battle between the previous winner Belgian Gustaaf Deloor and the second-place finisher of 1935 Spaniard Mariano Canardo. However a crash during the early stages of the race ruled Canardo out of the runnings. While Deloor led the race from the second stage to the finish, his brother Alfons climbed up the classification and when second placed Spaniard Antonio Escuriet suffered exhaustion on the penultimate day, Alfons rode himself into the second place overall. Fifty riders began the race and only twenty four finished the race in Madrid on 31 May. Afterward the Vuelta was suspended during the civil war where riders such as Julian Berrendero had to do military service and were also imprisoned during the war.

The leader of the general classification wore an orange jersey, while the last-placed cyclist wore a red garment. The Spanish other cyclists wore grey jerseys, and the other foreign cyclists wore green jerseys.

1936 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	5–31 May
Stages	21
Distance	4,354 km (2,705 mi)
Winning time	150h 07′ 54″
Results
Winner  Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) Second  Alfons Deloor (BEL) Third  Antonio Bertola (ITA) Mountains  Salvador Molina (ESP)
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Route and stages

Stage characteristics and results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	5 May	Madrid – Salamanca	210 km (130 mi)			Joseph Huts [fr] (BEL)
2	6 May	Salamanca – Cáceres	214 km (133 mi)			Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
3	7 May	Cáceres – Sevilla	270 km (168 mi)			Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP)
4	9 May	Sevilla – Málaga	212 km (132 mi)			Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
5	10 May	Málaga – Granada	132 km (82 mi)			Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP)
6	11 May	Granada – Almería	185 km (115 mi)			Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
7	13 May	Almería – Alicante	306 km (190 mi)			Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
8	14 May	Alicante – Valencia	184 km (114 mi)			Antonio Bertola [it] (ITA)
9	15 May	Valencia – Tarragona	279 km (173 mi)			Salvador Cardona (ESP)
10	17 May	Tarragona – Barcelona	129 km (80 mi)			Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP)
11	18 May	Barcelona – Zaragoza	293 km (182 mi)			Alfons Schepers (BEL)
12	19 May	Zaragoza – San Sebastián	265 km (165 mi)			Alfons Schepers (BEL)
13	21 May	San Sebastián – Bilbao	160 km (99 mi)			Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP)
14	22 May	Bilbao – Santander	199 km (124 mi)			Alfons Deloor (BEL)
15	24 May	Santander – Gijón	194 km (121 mi)			Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
16	25 May	Gijón – Ribadeo	155 km (96 mi)			Rafael Ramos (ESP)
17	26 May	Ribadeo – A Coruña	157 km (98 mi)			Alfons Schepers (BEL)
18	27 May	A Coruña – Vigo	175 km (109 mi)			Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP)
19	29 May	Vigo – Verín	178 km (111 mi)			Fermin Trueba (ESP)
20	30 May	Verín – Zamora	207 km (129 mi)			Antonio Bertola [it] (ITA)
21	31 May	Zamora – Madrid	250 km (155 mi)			Emiliano Álvarez (ESP)

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)		150h 07′ 54″
2	Alfons Deloor (BEL)		+ 11′ 39″
3	Antonio Bertola (ITA)		+ 17′ 54″
4	Julian Berrendero (ESP)		+ 23′ 39″
5	Antonio Escuriet (ESP)		+ 28′ 54″
6	Rafael Ramos (ESP)		+ 49′ 29″
7	Alfons Schepers (BEL)		+ 58′ 18″
8	Emiliano Álvarez (ESP)		+ 1h 05′ 47″
9	Fermin Trueba (ESP)		+ 1h 07′ 22″
10	Mariano Cañardo (ESP)		+ 1h 18′ 05″

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Salvador Molina (ESP)		78
2	Julian Berrendero (ESP)		72
3	Antonio Bertola (ITA)		63
4	Antoine Dignef (BEL)		47
5	Francisco Goenaga (ESP)		40
6	Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)		38.5
7	Vicente Carretero (ESP)		35
8	Emiliano Álvarez (ESP)		28
9	Rafael Ramos (ESP)		20
10	Alfons Deloor (BEL)		19