Vuelta a Espana 1941

The 3rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 June to 6 July 1941. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 4,409 km (2,740 mi).

This was the first time that the Vuelta was won by a Spanish rider, Julián Berrendero. Due to the outbreak of World War II, only riders from Spain and neutral Switzerland competed in the race. In addition, Delio Rodriguez, who rose to fame after winning 12 stages at this race, later became a significant figure in Spanish cycling history. Lastly, Fermin Trueba won the mountains classification.

1941 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates	12 June – 6 July
Stages	21
Distance	4,409 km (2,740 mi)
Winning time	168h 45′ 26″
Results
Winner  Julián Berrendero (ESP) Second  Fermin Trueba (ESP) Third  José Jabardo (ESP) Mountains  Fermin Trueba (ESP)
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Route

List of stages

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	12 June	Madrid – Salamanca	210 km (130 mi)			Julián Berrendero (ESP)
2	13 June	Salamanca – Cáceres	214 km (133 mi)			Antonio Montes [es] (ESP)
3	14 June	Cáceres – Sevilla	270 km (168 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
4	16 June	Sevilla – Málaga	212 km (132 mi)			Antonio Escuriet (ESP)
5	17 June	Málaga – Almería	220 km (137 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
6	18 June	Almería – Murcia	223 km (139 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
7	19 June	Murcia – Valencia	248 km (154 mi)			Antonio Sancho (ESP)
8	21 June	Valencia – Tarragona	279 km (173 mi)			Fermin Trueba (ESP)
9	22 June	Tarragona – Barcelona	112 km (70 mi)			Antonio Martín (ESP)
10	23 June	Barcelona – Zaragoza	294 km (183 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
11	24 June	Zaragoza – Logroño	172 km (107 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
12	25 June	Logroño – San Sebastián	213 km (132 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
13	26 June	San Sebastián – Bilbao	160 km (99 mi)			Fermin Trueba (ESP)
14	28 June	Bilbao – Santander	165 km (103 mi)			Fermin Trueba (ESP)
15	29 June	Santander – Gijón	192 km (119 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
16a	30 June	Gijón – Oviedo	53 km (33 mi)		Individual time trial	Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
16b		Oviedo – Luarca	101 km (63 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
17	1 July	Luarca – A Coruña	219 km (136 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
18	2 July	A Coruña – Vigo	175 km (109 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
19	4 July	Vigo – Verín	178 km (111 mi)			Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
20	5 July	Verín – Valladolid	301 km (187 mi)			Julián Berrendero (ESP)
21	6 July	Valladolid – Madrid	198 km (123 mi)			Vicente Carretero [fr] (ESP)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Julián Berrendero		168h 45′ 26s
2	Fermin Trueba		a 1′ 07s
3	José Jabardo		a 6′ 32s
4	Delio Rodríguez		a 29′ 17s
5	Antonio Sancho		a 35′ 40s
6	Antonio Escuriet		a 35′ 57s
7	Antonio Martín		a 46′ 04s
8	Vicente Carretero		a 54′ 25s
9	José Cano		a 1h 05′ 40s
10	Manuel Izquierdo		a 1h 24′ 13s
11	José Botanch
12	Benito Cabestreros
13	Miguel Carrion
14	Cayetano Martin
15	Emile Vaucher
16	Martin Santos