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) | |||
2 | 11 May | Salamanca – Cáceres | 214 km (133 mi) | |||
3 | 12 May | Cáceres – Badajoz | 132 km (82 mi) | |||
4a | 13 May | Badajoz – Almendralejo | 57 km (35 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
4b | Almendralejo – Sevilla | 171 km (106 mi) | ||||
5 | 15 May | Sevilla – Granada | 251 km (156 mi) | |||
6 | 16 May | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | |||
7 | 17 May | Murcia – Valencia | 244 km (152 mi) | |||
8 | 19 May | Valencia – Tortosa | 188 km (117 mi) | |||
9 | 20 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 288 km (179 mi) | |||
10 | 21 May | Barcelona – Zaragoza | 306 km (190 mi) | |||
11 | 22 May | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | |||
12 | 24 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 207 km (129 mi) | |||
13 | 25 May | Bilbao – Santander | 188 km (117 mi) | |||
14 | 26 May | Santander – Reinosa | 110 km (68 mi) | |||
15 | 27 May | Reinosa – Gijón | 200 km (124 mi) | |||
16 | 29 May | Gijón – León | 172 km (107 mi) | |||
17 | 30 May | León – Valladolid | 132 km (82 mi) | |||
18 | 31 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 185 km (115 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Time |
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1 | 135h 43′ 55″ | |
2 | + 30′ 08″ | |
3 | + 37′ 18″ | |
4 | + 49′ 53″ | |
5 | + 1h 09′ 01″ | |
6 | + 1h 09′ 09″ | |
7 | + 1h 12′ 41″ | |
8 | + 1h 17′ 20″ | |
9 | + 1h 18′ 18″ | |
10 | + 1h 20′ 21″ | |
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Rank | Rider | Points |
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1 | 45 | |
2 | 44 | |
3 | 28 | |
4 | 22 | |
5 | 11 | |
6 | 8 | |
7 | 7 | |
8 | 6 | |
9 | 4 | |
10 | 3 | |
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10 | 3 | |
13 | 2 | |
14 | 1 | |
14 | 1 |
Rank | Rider | Points |
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1 | 2347 | |
2 | 2021 | |
3 | 1967 | |
4 | 1942 | |
5 | 1895 | |
6 | 1823 | |
7 | 1803 | |
8 | 1799 | |
9 | 1747 | |
10 | 1730 |