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) | |||
2 | 1 July | Albacete – Murcia | 160 km (99 mi) | |||
3 | 2 July | Murcia – Valencia | 248 km (154 mi) | |||
4 | 4 July | Valencia – Tarragona | 278 km (173 mi) | |||
5 | 5 July | Tarragona – Barcelona | 120 km (75 mi) | |||
6 | 6 July | Barcelona – Huesca | 279 km (173 mi) | |||
7 | 7 July | Huesca – San Sebastián | 305 km (190 mi) | |||
8 | 8 July | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 160 km (99 mi) | |||
9 | 9 July | Bilbao – Castro Urdiales | 53 km (33 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
10 | 10 July | Castro Urdiales – Santander | 151 km (94 mi) | |||
11 | 11 July | Santander – Reinosa | 120 km (75 mi) | |||
12 | 12 July | Reinosa – Gijón | 199 km (124 mi) | |||
13 | 13 July | Gijón – Oviedo | 75 km (47 mi) | |||
14 | 14 July | Oviedo – Luarca | 129 km (80 mi) | |||
15 | 15 July | Luarca – A Coruña | 219 km (136 mi) | |||
16a | 16 July | A Coruña – Santiago de Compostela | 63 km (39 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
16b | Santiago de Compostela – Vigo | 110 km (68 mi) | ||||
17 | 17 July | Vigo – Ponferrada | 270 km (168 mi) | |||
18 | 18 July | Ponferrada – Salamanca | 251 km (156 mi) | |||
19 | 19 July | Salamanca – Madrid | 248 km (154 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | 134h 05′ 09″ | ||
2 | + 8′ 38″ | ||
3 | + 13′ 12″ | ||
4 | + 16′ 08″ | ||
5 | + 23′ 30″ | ||
6 | + 27′ 43″ | ||
7 | + 34′ 21″ | ||
8 | + 35′ 10″ | ||
9 | + 38′ 01″ | ||
10 | + 58′ 20″ | ||
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