The 12th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 12 May 1957. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,967 km (1,844 mi), and was won by Jesús Loroño. Vicente Iturat won the points classification and Federico Bahamontes won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 26 April – 12 May | |||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,967 km (1,844 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 84h 44′ 06″ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 26 April | Bilbao – Vitoria | 158 km (98 mi) | |||
2 | 27 April | Vitoria – Santander | 220 km (137 mi) | |||
3 | 28 April | Santander – Mieres | 259 km (161 mi) | |||
4 | 29 April | Mieres – León | Annulled | |||
5 | 30 April | León – Valladolid | 172 km (107 mi) | |||
6 | 1 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 212 km (132 mi) | |||
7 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 200 km (124 mi) | |||
8 | 3 May | Madrid – Cuenca | 159 km (99 mi) | |||
9 | 5 May | Cuenca – Valencia | 249 km (155 mi) | |||
10 | 6 May | Valencia – Tortosa | 192 km (119 mi) | |||
11 | 7 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 199 km (124 mi) | |||
12 | 8 May | Igualada – Zaragoza | 229 km (142 mi) | |||
13 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Huesca | 85 km (53 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
14 | 10 May | Huesca – Bayonne (France) | 249 km (155 mi) | |||
15 | 11 May | Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián | 199 km (124 mi) | |||
16 | 12 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 193 km (120 mi) | |||
Total | 2,967 km (1,844 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | 84h 44′ 06″ | ||
2 | + 8′ 11″ | ||
3 | + 9′ 34″ | ||
4 | + 14′ 32″ | ||
5 | + 17′ 07″ | ||
6 | + 18′ 43″ | ||
7 | + 19′ 38″ | ||
8 | + 23′ 48″ | ||
9 | + 25′ 59″ | ||
10 | + 28′ 06″ | ||
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