The 16th 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 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi), and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team. Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 26 April – 11 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 77h 36′ 17″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 26 April | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 10.5 km (7 mi) | Team time trial | Faema | |
1b | 26 April | San Sebastián – Pamplona | 91 km (57 mi) | |||
2 | 27 April | Pamplona – Pamplona | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
3 | 28 April | Pamplona – Huesca | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
4 | 29 April | Binéfar – Barcelona | 199 km (124 mi) | |||
5 | 30 April | Barcelona – Tortosa | 185 km (115 mi) | |||
6 | 1 May | Tortosa – Valencia | 188 km (117 mi) | |||
7 | 2 May | Valencia – Benidorm | 141 km (88 mi) | |||
8 | 3 May | Benidorm – Albacete | 211 km (131 mi) | |||
9 | 4 May | Albacete – Madrid | 198 km (123 mi) | |||
10 | 5 May | Madrid – Madrid | 195 km (121 mi) | |||
11 | 6 May | Madrid – Valladolid | 189 km (117 mi) | |||
12 | 7 May | Valladolid – Palencia | 48 km (30 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
13 | 8 May | Palencia – Santander | 220 km (137 mi) | |||
14 | 9 May | Santander – Vitoria | 235 km (146 mi) | |||
15 | 10 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 179 km (111 mi) | |||
16 | 11 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 159 km (99 mi) | |||
Total | 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Faema | 77h 36′ 17″ | |
2 | Francia – Afcas | + 51″ | |
3 | Ferrys | + 2′ 23″ | |
4 | Faema | + 2′ 47″ | |
5 | Faema | + 3′ 13″ | |
6 | Catigene | + 5′ 29″ | |
7 | Licor 43 | + 5′ 47″ | |
8 | Kas-Royal Sport | + 6′ 07″ | |
9 | Licor 43 | + 7′ 39″ | |
10 | Ferrys | + 7′ 47″ | |
11 | Groene Leeuw | ||
12 | Licor 43 | ||
13 | Philico | ||
14 | Faema | ||
15 | Kas-Royal Sport | ||
16 | Licor 43 | ||
17 | Groene Leeuw | ||
18 | |||
19 | Groene Leeuw | ||
20 | Licor 43 | ||
21 | Licor 43 | ||
22 | Kas-Royal Sport | ||
23 | Groene Leeuw | ||
24 | |||
25 | Faema |