The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2,806 km (1,744 mi), ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h (22.173 mph). Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His St. Raphael-Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.
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| Dates | 27 April – 13 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,813 km (1,748 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 35′ 27″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 27 April | Barcelona – Barcelona | 90 km (56 mi) |  Antonio Barrutia (ESP) |
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| 2 | 28 April | Barcelona – Tortosa | 185 km (115 mi) |  Rudi Altig (FRG) |
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| 3 | 29 April | Tortosa – Valencia | 188 km (117 mi) |  Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
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| 4 | 30 April | Valencia – Benidorm | 141 km (88 mi) |  Seamus Elliott (IRL) |
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| 5 | 1 May | Benidorm – Benidorm | 21 km (13 mi) |  |
Team time trial | St.Raphael-Helyett |
| 6 | 2 May | Benidorm – Cartagena | 152 km (94 mi) |  Jean Graczyk (FRA) |
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| 7 | 3 May | Murcia – Almería | 223 km (139 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
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| 8 | 4 May | Almería – Málaga | 220 km (137 mi) | Jean-Claude Annaert (FRA) |
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| 9 | 5 May | Málaga – Córdoba | 193 km (120 mi) | Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) |
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| 10 | 6 May | Valdepeñas – Madrid | 210 km (130 mi) |  Albertus Geldermans (NED) |
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| 11 | 7 May | Madrid – Valladolid | 189 km (117 mi) | Jean Stablinski (FRA) |
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| 12 | 8 May | Valladolid – Logroño | 232 km (144 mi) | Ernesto Bono (ITA) |
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| 13 | 9 May | Logroño – Pamplona | 191 km (119 mi) | Jean Graczyk (FRA) |
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| 14 | 10 May | Pamplona – Bayonne (France) | 149 km (93 mi) | Jean Graczyk (FRA) |
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| 15 | 11 May | Bayonne (France) – San Sebastián | 82 km (51 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | Rudi Altig (FRG) |
| 16 | 12 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 177 km (110 mi) | Jean Graczyk (FRA) |
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| 17 | 13 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 171 km (106 mi) | José Segú (ESP) |
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| Total | 2,806 km (1,744 mi) | |||||
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Team classification | Sprints classification |
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| 1 | Antonio Barrutia | Antonio Barrutia | ||||
| 2 | Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | ||||
| 3 | Nino Defilippis | |||||
| 4 | Seamus Elliott | Seamus Elliott | ||||
| 5 | St.Raphael-Helyett | |||||
| 6 | Jean Graczyk | St.Raphael-Helyett | ||||
| 7 | Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | ||||
| 8 | Jean-Claude Annaert | |||||
| 9 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Seamus Elliott | ||||
| 10 | Albertus Geldermans | |||||
| 11 | Jean Stablinski | |||||
| 12 | Ernesto Bono | |||||
| 13 | Jean Graczyk | |||||
| 14 | Jean Graczyk | |||||
| 15 | Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | ||||
| 16 | Jean Graczyk | |||||
| 17 | José Segú | Rudi Altig | Antonio Karmany | José Segú | ||
| Final | Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | Antonio Karmany | St.Raphael-Helyett | José Segú | |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Rudi Altig |
St.Raphael-Helyett | 78h 35′ 27″ |
| 2 | José Pérez Francés |
Ferrys | + 7′ 14″ |
| 3 | Seamus Elliott |
St.Raphael-Helyett | + 7′ 17″ |
| 4 | Miguel Pacheco Font |
Kas | + 10′ 21″ |
| 5 | Francisco Gabica Billa |
Kas | + 10′ 21″ |
| 6 | Jean Stablinski |
St.Raphael-Helyett | + 17′ 07″ |
| 7 | Michel Stolker |
St.Raphael-Helyett | + 17′ 57″ |
| 8 | Fernando Manzaneque |
Licor 43 | + 18′ 13″ |
| 9 |  Eddy Pauwels |
Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw | + 19′ 55″ |
| 10 | Ab Geldermans |
St.Raphael-Helyett | + 20′ 23″ |
| 11 | Eusebio Velez Mandizabal |
Kas | |
| 12 | Marcel Seynaeve |
Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw | |
| 13 | Jesús Loroño |
Licor 43 | |
| 14 | Jean-Claude Annaert |
St.Raphael-Helyett | |
| 15 | Roger Baguet |
Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw | |
| 16 | Rene Marigil |
Licor 43 | |
| 17 | Dieter Puschel |
Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw | |
| 18 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral |
Faema | |
| 19 | Luis Mayoral |
Faema | |
| 20 | Salvador Rosa |
Faema | |
| 21 | Antonio Karmany |
Kas | |
| 22 | Jose Segu Soriano |
Kas | |
| 23 |  Mario Silva Pereira |
Porto | |
| 24 | Antonio Bertran Panades |
Ferrys | |
| 25 | Jean Graczyk |
St.Raphael-Helyett |
