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 | ||
2 | 13 June | Madrid – Valdepeñas | 198 km (123 mi) | |||
3 | 14 June | Valdepeñas – Granada | 232 km (144 mi) | |||
4 | 15 June | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | |||
5 | 16 June | Murcia – Alicante | 230 km (143 mi) | |||
6 | 17 June | Alicante – Valencia | 163 km (101 mi) | |||
7 | 19 June | Valencia – Tortosa | 201 km (125 mi) | |||
8 | 20 June | Tortosa – Barcelona | 209 km (130 mi) | |||
9 | 21 June | Barcelona – Lleida | 203 km (126 mi) | |||
10 | 22 June | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | |||
11 | 23 June | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | |||
12 | 25 June | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 259 km (161 mi) | |||
13 | 26 June | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | |||
14 | 27 June | Santander – Gijón | 225 km (140 mi) | |||
15 | 28 June | Gijón – Ribadeo | 200 km (124 mi) | |||
16 | 29 June | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 156 km (97 mi) | |||
17 | 1 July | A Coruña – Ourense | 156 km (97 mi) | |||
18 | 2 July | Ourense – León | 276 km (171 mi) | |||
19 | 3 July | León – Segovia | 269 km (167 mi) | |||
20 | 4 July | Segovia – Madrid | 100 km (62 mi) | |||
Total | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) |