The 15th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,567 km (2,216 mi), and was won by Franz De Mulder of the Groene Leeuw cycling team. Arthur De Cabooter won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 29 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,567 km (2,216 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 103h 05′ 57″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 29 April | Gijón – Gijón | 8 km (5 mi) | Team time trial | Faema | |
2 | 30 April | Gijón – A Coruña | 235 km (146 mi) | |||
3 | 1 May | A Coruña – Vigo | 187 km (116 mi) | |||
4 | 2 May | Vigo – Ourense | 105 km (65 mi) | |||
5 | 3 May | Ourense – Zamora | 287 km (178 mi) | |||
6 | 4 May | Zamora – Madrid | 250 km (155 mi) | |||
7 | 5 May | Madrid – Madrid | 209 km (130 mi) | |||
8 | 6 May | Guadalajara – Zaragoza | 264 km (164 mi) | |||
9 | 7 May | Zaragoza – Barcelona | 269 km (167 mi) | |||
10 | 8 May | Barcelona – Barbastro | 240 km (149 mi) | |||
11 | 9 May | Barbastro – Pamplona | 267 km (166 mi) | |||
12 | 10 May | Pamplona – Logroño | 179 km (111 mi) | |||
13 | 11 May | Logroño – San Sebastián | 211 km (131 mi) | |||
14 | 12 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 263 km (163 mi) | |||
15 | 13 May | Vitoria – Santander | 232 km (144 mi) | |||
16 | 14 May | Santander – Bilbao | 192 km (119 mi) | |||
17a | 15 May | Bilbao – Guernica | 116 km (72 mi) | |||
17b | 15 May | Guernica – Bilbao | 53 km (33 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
Total | 3,567 km (2,216 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Groene Leeuw | 103h 05′ 57″ | |
2 | Groene Leeuw | + 15′ 21″ | |
3 | Licor 43 | + 19′ 24″ | |
4 | Kas | + 22′ 03″ | |
5 | Kas | + 29′ 50″ | |
6 | Faema | + 31′ 58″ | |
7 | Faema | + 32′ 58″ | |
8 | Kas | + 35′ 08″ | |
9 | Majestad | + 38′ 11″ | |
10 | Groene Leeuw | + 44′ 42″ | |
11 | Faema | ||
12 | Groene Leeuw | ||
13 | Ferrys | ||
14 | Margnat-Rochet | ||
15 | Kas | ||
16 | Groene Leeuw | ||
17 | Groene Leeuw | ||
18 | |||
19 | Margnat-Rochet | ||
20 | Kas | ||
21 | Faema | ||
22 | Licor 43 | ||
23 | Faema | ||
24 | Groene Leeuw |