The 9th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 17 August to 10 September 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,984 km (2,476 mi), and was won by Emilio Rodríguez. Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.
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| Dates | 17 August – 10 September | ||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 134h 49′ 19″ | ||||||||||||||||
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 17 August | Madrid – Valladolid | 190 km (118 mi) |  Omer Braeckeveldt (BEL) |
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| 2 | 18 August | Valladolid – León | 133 km (83 mi) | Rik Evens (BEL) |
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| 3 | 19 August | León – Gijón | 148 km (92 mi) |  Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 4a | 20 August | Gijón – Torrelavega | 167 km (104 mi) | Agustín Miró (ESP) |
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| 4b | 20 August | Torrelavega – Santander | 78 km (48 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 5 | 21 August | Santander – Bilbao | 177 km (110 mi) | Antonio Gelabert (ESP) |
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| 6 | 22 August | Bilbao – Irun | 240 km (149 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 7 | 24 August | Irun – Pamplona | 109 km (68 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| 8a | 25 August | Pamplona – Tudela | 90 km (56 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Bernardo Capó (ESP) |
| 8b | 25 August | Tudela – Zaragoza | 176 km (109 mi) | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) |
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| 9 | 26 August | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) |  Umberto Drei (ITA) |
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| 10 | 27 August | Lleida – Barcelona | 167 km (104 mi) | José Serra (ESP) |
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| 11 | 29 August | Barcelona – Tarragona | 150 km (93 mi) | Rik Evens (BEL) |
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| 12 | 30 August | Tarragona – Castellón | 194 km (121 mi) | Luis Navarro (ESP) |
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| 13 | 31 August | Castellón – Valencia | 65 km (40 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Antonio Sánchez Belando (ESP) |
| 14 | 1 September | Valencia – Murcia | 265 km (165 mi) | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
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| 15 | 2 September | Murcia – Lorca | 117 km (73 mi) | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
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| 16 | 3 September | Lorca – Granada | 22 km (14 mi) | Alighiero Ridolfi (ITA) |
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| 17 | 4 September | Granada – Málaga | 183 km (114 mi) | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
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| 18 | 6 September | Málaga – Cádiz | 268 km (167 mi) | Antonio Gelabert (ESP) |
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| 19a | 7 September | Cádiz – Jerez de la Frontera | 56 km (35 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Andrés Trobat (ESP) |
| 19b | 7 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Seville | 100 km (62 mi) | José Serra (ESP) |
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| 20 | 8 September | Seville – Mérida | 200 km (124 mi) | Victorio García (ESP) |
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| 21 | 9 September | Mérida – Talavera de la Reina | 228 km (142 mi) | Bernardo Capó (ESP) |
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| 22 | 10 September | Talavera de la Reina – Madrid | 117 km (73 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
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| Total | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | |||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Emilio Rodríguez |
134h 49′ 19″ | |
| 2 | Manolo Rodríguez |
+ 15′ 30″ | |
| 3 | José Serra |
+ 16′ 05″ | |
| 4 | Bernardo Ruiz |
+ 19′ 16″ | |
| 5 | Umberto Drei |
+ 25′ 23″ | |
| 6 | Senen Mesa |
+ 31′ 44″ | |
| 7 | Bernardo Capo |
+ 36′ 29″ | |
| 8 | Alighiero Ridolfi |
+ 46′ 38″ | |
| 9 | Antonio Gelabert |
+ 47′ 03″ | |
| 10 | Jesús Loroño |
+ 1h 00′ 26″ | |
| 11 | Francisco Exposito |
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| 12 | Andres Trobat |
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| 13 | Luis Sanchez |
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| 14 | Rik Evens |
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| 15 | Victorio Garcia |
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| 16 | Martin Mancisidor |
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| 17 | Agustin Miro |
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| 18 | Senen Blanco |
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| 19 | Angel Bruna |
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| 20 | Mateo Coll Bover |
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| 21 | Antonio Sanchez |
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| 22 | Matias Alemany |
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| 23 | Luis Navarro |
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| 24 | Elias Walckiers |
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| 25 | Guillermo Peregrina |
