The 10th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 8 May 1955. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of 2,740 km (1,700 mi), and was won by Jean Dotto. Fiorenzo Magni won the points classification and Giuseppe Buratti won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 25 April – 8 May | |||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,776 km (1,725 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 81h 04′ 02″ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 23 April | Bilbao – San Sebastián | 240 km (149 mi) | |||
2 | 24 April | San Sebastián – Bayonne (France) | 211 km (131 mi) | |||
3 | 25 April | Bayonne (France) – Pamplona | 157 km (98 mi) | |||
4 | 26 April | Pamplona – Zaragoza | 229 km (142 mi) | |||
5 | 27 April | Zaragoza – Lleida | 195 km (121 mi) | |||
6 | 28 April | Lleida – Barcelona | 230 km (143 mi) | |||
7 | 30 April | Barcelona – Barcelona | 29 km (18 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
8 | 1 May | Barcelona – Tortosa | 213 km (132 mi) | |||
9 | 2 May | Tortosa – Valencia | 190 km (118 mi) | |||
10 | 3 May | Valencia – Cuenca | 222 km (138 mi) | |||
11 | 4 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 168 km (104 mi) | |||
12 | 5 May | Madrid – Madrid | 15 km (9 mi) | Team time trial | Italy A | |
13 | 6 May | Madrid – Valladolid | 222 km (138 mi) | |||
14 | 7 May | Valladolid – Bilbao | 308 km (191 mi) | |||
15 | 8 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 147 km (91 mi) | |||
Total | 2,740 km (1,703 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | 81h 04′ 02″ | ||
2 | + 3′ 06″ | ||
3 | + 5′ 05″ | ||
4 | + 5′ 52″ | ||
5 | + 6′ 24″ | ||
6 | + 6′ 30″ | ||
7 | + 7′ 31″ | ||
8 | + 8′ 42″ | ||
9 | + 9′ 37″ | ||
10 | + 9′ 44″ | ||
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