The 8th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 13 June to 4 July 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 4,090 km (2,540 mi), and was won by Bernardo Ruiz. Ruiz also won the mountains classification.
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| Dates | 13 June – 4 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 155h 06′ 30″ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 13 June | Madrid – Madrid | 14 km (9 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Bernardo Ruiz (ESP)
Julián Berrendero (ESP) |
| 2 | 13 June | Madrid – Valdepeñas | 198 km (123 mi) |  Frans Gielen (BEL) |
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| 3 | 14 June | Valdepeñas – Granada | 232 km (144 mi) | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) |
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| 4 | 15 June | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) |
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| 5 | 16 June | Murcia – Alicante | 230 km (143 mi) |  Roberto Vercellone (ITA) |
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| 6 | 17 June | Alicante – Valencia | 163 km (101 mi) | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) |
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| 7 | 19 June | Valencia – Tortosa | 201 km (125 mi) | José Pérez Llacer (ESP) |
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| 8 | 20 June | Tortosa – Barcelona | 209 km (130 mi) | Senén Mesa (ESP) |
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| 9 | 21 June | Barcelona – Lleida | 203 km (126 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
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| 10 | 22 June | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | Jean Lesage (BEL) |
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| 11 | 23 June | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) |
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| 12 | 25 June | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 259 km (161 mi) | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) |
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| 13 | 26 June | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | Senén Mesa (ESP) |
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| 14 | 27 June | Santander – Gijón | 225 km (140 mi) | Senén Mesa (ESP) |
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| 15 | 28 June | Gijón – Ribadeo | 200 km (124 mi) | Jean Lesage (BEL) |
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| 16 | 29 June | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 156 km (97 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
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| 17 | 1 July | A Coruña – Ourense | 156 km (97 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
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| 18 | 2 July | Ourense – León | 276 km (171 mi) | Jean Lesage (BEL) |
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| 19 | 3 July | León – Segovia | 269 km (167 mi) | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
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| 20 | 4 July | Segovia – Madrid | 100 km (62 mi) | Víctor Ruiz (ESP) |
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| Total | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | |||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Bernardo Ruiz |
155h 06′ 30″ | |
| 2 | Emilio Rodríguez |
+ 9′ 07″ | |
| 3 | Bernardo Capo |
+ 20′ 45″ | |
| 4 | Dalmacio Langarica |
+ 22′ 19″ | |
| 5 | Senen Mesa |
+ 24′ 57″ | |
| 6 | Manuel Costa |
+ 25′ 52″ | |
| 7 | Manolo Rodríguez |
+ 33′ 25″ | |
| 8 | José Pérez Llácer |
+ 39′ 37″ | |
| 9 | Miguel Gual |
+ 43′ 35″ | |
| 10 |  Antoine Giauna |
+ 1h 07′ 38″ | |
| 11 | Victorio Ruiz |
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| 12 | Jean Lesage |
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| 13 | Juan Gimeno |
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| 14 | Ricardo Ferrandiz |
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| 15 | José Serra |
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| 16 | Agustin Miro |
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| 17 | Antonio Gelabert |
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| 18 | Pedro Font |
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| 19 | Jean Breur |
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| 20 | Senen Blanco |
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| 21 | Jesús Loroño |
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| 22 | Andres Moran |
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| 23 | Natalino Arata |
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| 24 | Joaquim Jimenez |
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| 25 | Frans Gielen |
