The 5th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 10 to 31 May 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km (2,372 mi), and was won by Delio Rodríguez. There was also a classification sponsored by Pirelli, Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 10 – 31 May | |||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,818 km (2,372 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 135h 43′ 55″ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 10 May | Madrid – Salamanca | 212 km (132 mi) | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | ||
2 | 11 May | Salamanca – Cáceres | 214 km (133 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
3 | 12 May | Cáceres – Badajoz | 132 km (82 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) | ||
4a | 13 May | Badajoz – Almendralejo | 57 km (35 mi) | Individual time trial | Juan Gimeno (ESP) | |
4b | Almendralejo – Sevilla | 171 km (106 mi) | Vicente Miró (ESP) | |||
5 | 15 May | Sevilla – Granada | 251 km (156 mi) | Antonio Montes (ESP) | ||
6 | 16 May | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | Joaquín Olmos (ESP) | ||
7 | 17 May | Murcia – Valencia | 244 km (152 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
8 | 19 May | Valencia – Tortosa | 188 km (117 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
9 | 20 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 288 km (179 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) | ||
10 | 21 May | Barcelona – Zaragoza | 306 km (190 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) | ||
11 | 22 May | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | José Gutierrez (ESP) | ||
12 | 24 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 207 km (129 mi) | João Rebelo (POR) | ||
13 | 25 May | Bilbao – Santander | 188 km (117 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
14 | 26 May | Santander – Reinosa | 110 km (68 mi) | João Rebelo (POR) | ||
15 | 27 May | Reinosa – Gijón | 200 km (124 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
16 | 29 May | Gijón – León | 172 km (107 mi) | Julián Berrendero (ESP) | ||
17 | 30 May | León – Valladolid | 132 km (82 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
18 | 31 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 185 km (115 mi) | Joaquín Olmos (ESP) |
Rank | Rider | Time |
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1 | Delio Rodríguez (Spain) | 135h 43′ 55″ |
2 | Julián Berrendero (Spain) | + 30′ 08″ |
3 | Juan Gimeno (Spain) | + 37′ 18″ |
4 | Miguel Gual (Spain) | + 49′ 53″ |
5 | Antonio Martín (Spain) | + 1h 09′ 01″ |
6 | João Rebelo (POR) | + 1h 09′ 09″ |
7 | Diego Chafer (Spain) | + 1h 12′ 41″ |
8 | Bernardo Capo (Spain) | + 1h 17′ 20″ |
9 | Alejandro Fombellida (Spain) | + 1h 18′ 18″ |
10 | Pedro Font (Spain) | + 1h 20′ 21″ |
11 | Manuel Costa (Spain) | |
12 | Joaquim Olmos (Spain) | |
13 | José Gutierrez (Spain) | |
14 | Dalmacio Langarica (Spain) | |
15 | Pastor Rodríguez (Spain) | |
16 | Gabriel Palmer (Spain) | |
17 | Julio Mourao (POR) | |
18 | Miguel Casas (Spain) | |
19 | Antonio Andres Sancho (Spain) | |
20 | Vicente Miro (Spain) | |
21 | Joaquim Jiménez (Spain) | |
22 | Bernardo Ruiz (Spain) | |
23 | Aniceto Bruno (POR) | |
24 | Felix Vidaurreta (Spain) | |
25 | Imperio Dos Santos (POR) |
Rank | Rider | Points |
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1 | Julián Berrendero (Spain) | 45 |
2 | João Rebelo (POR) | 44 |
3 | Pedro Font (Spain) | 28 |
4 | Miguel Gual (Spain) | 22 |
5 | José Gutierrez (Spain) | 11 |
6 | Miguel Casas (Spain) | 8 |
7 | Aniceto Bruno (POR) | 7 |
8 | Dalmacio Langarica (Spain) | 6 |
9 | Joaquim Olmos (Spain) | 4 |
10 | Alejandro Fombellida (Spain) | 3 |
10 | Juan Gimeno (Spain) | 3 |
10 | Joaquim Jiménez (Spain) | 3 |
13 | Diego Chafer (Spain) | 2 |
14 | Bernardo Capo (Spain) | 1 |
14 | Antonio Martín (Spain) | 1 |
Rank | Rider | Points |
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1 | Delio Rodríguez (Spain) | 2347 |
2 | João Rebelo (POR) | 2021 |
3 | Julián Berrendero (Spain) | 1967 |
4 | Miguel Gual (Spain) | 1942 |
5 | Juan Gimeno (Spain) | 1895 |
6 | Pedro Font (Spain) | 1823 |
7 | Vicente Miro (Spain) | 1803 |
8 | Bernardo Capo (Spain) | 1799 |
9 | José Gutierrez (Spain) | 1747 |
10 | Antonio Martín (Spain) | 1730 |