The 4th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 June to 19 July 1942. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,683 km (2,289 mi), and was won by Julián Berrendero. Berrendero also won the mountains classification.
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| Dates | 30 June – 19 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,683 km (2,289 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 134h 05′ 09″ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 30 June | Madrid – Albacete | 245 km (152 mi) |  Julián Berrendero (ESP) |
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| 2 | 1 July | Albacete – Murcia | 160 km (99 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 3 | 2 July | Murcia – Valencia | 248 km (154 mi) | José Jabardo (ESP) |
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| 4 | 4 July | Valencia – Tarragona | 278 km (173 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 5 | 5 July | Tarragona – Barcelona | 120 km (75 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 6 | 6 July | Barcelona – Huesca | 279 km (173 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 7 | 7 July | Huesca – San Sebastián | 305 km (190 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 8 | 8 July | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 160 km (99 mi) |  René Vietto (FRA) |
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| 9 | 9 July | Bilbao – Castro Urdiales | 53 km (33 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 10 | 10 July | Castro Urdiales – Santander | 151 km (94 mi) | Julián Berrendero (ESP) |
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| 11 | 11 July | Santander – Reinosa | 120 km (75 mi) | Pierre Brambilla (FRA) |
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| 12 | 12 July | Reinosa – Gijón | 199 km (124 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 13 | 13 July | Gijón – Oviedo | 75 km (47 mi) | Louis Thiétard (FRA) |
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| 14 | 14 July | Oviedo – Luarca | 129 km (80 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 15 | 15 July | Luarca – A Coruña | 219 km (136 mi) | Louis Thiétard (FRA) |
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| 16a | 16 July | A Coruña – Santiago de Compostela | 63 km (39 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Antonio Sancho (ESP) |
| 16b | Santiago de Compostela – Vigo | 110 km (68 mi) | René Vietto (FRA) |
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| 17 | 17 July | Vigo – Ponferrada | 270 km (168 mi) | Joaquín Olmos (ESP) |
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| 18 | 18 July | Ponferrada – Salamanca | 251 km (156 mi) |  Celestino Camilla (ITA) |
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| 19 | 19 July | Salamanca – Madrid | 248 km (154 mi) | Celestino Camilla (ITA) |
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Julián Berrendero |
134h 05′ 09″ | |
| 2 | Diego Cháfer |
+ 8′ 38″ | |
| 3 | Antonio Andres Sancho |
+ 13′ 12″ | |
| 4 | Juan Gimeno |
+ 16′ 08″ | |
| 5 | Cipriano Elys |
+ 23′ 30″ | |
| 6 | José Jabardo |
+ 27′ 43″ | |
| 7 | Delio Rodríguez |
+ 34′ 21″ | |
| 8 | Isidro Bejarano |
+ 35′ 10″ | |
| 9 | José Botanch |
+ 38′ 01″ | |
| 10 | Fermo Camellini |
+ 58′ 20″ | |
| 11 | Alberto Carrasco |
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| 12 | Vicente Miro |
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| 13 | Joaquim Olmos |
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| 14 |  René Vietto |
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| 15 | Louis Thietard |
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| 16 | Celestino Camilla |
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| 17 | Pierre Brambilla |
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| 18 | Antonio Destrieux |
