The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km (1,780 mi), and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team. José Pérez Frances won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 30 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 23′ 35″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 42 km (26 mi) | |||
1b | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 11 km (7 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
2 | 1 May | Benidorm – Nules | 199 km (124 mi) | |||
3 | 2 May | Nules – Salou | 212 km (132 mi) | |||
4a | 3 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | |||
4b | 3 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | |||
5 | 4 May | Barcelona – Puigcerdà | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
6 | 5 May | Puigcerdà – Lleida | 187 km (116 mi) | |||
7 | 6 May | Lleida – Jaca | 201 km (125 mi) | |||
8 | 7 May | Jaca – Pamplona | 205 km (127 mi) | |||
9 | 8 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 205 km (127 mi) | |||
10 | 9 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 197 km (122 mi) | |||
11 | 10 May | Bilbao – Vitoria | 107 km (66 mi) | |||
12 | 11 May | Vitoria – Santander | 211 km (131 mi) | |||
13 | 12 May | Santander – Avilés | 230 km (143 mi) | |||
14 | 13 May | Avilés – León | 163 km (101 mi) | |||
15 | 14 May | Becilla – Valladolid | 65 km (40 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
16 | 15 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 209 km (130 mi) | |||
17 | 16 May | Madrid – Madrid | 87 km (54 mi) | |||
Total | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 78h 23′ 35″ | |
2 | Ferrys | + 33″ | |
3 | Ferrys | + 1′ 26″ | |
4 | Kas-Kaskol | + 2′ 04″ | |
5 | Kas-Kaskol | + 3′ 16″ | |
6 | Ferrys | + 4′ 19″ | |
7 | Kas-Kaskol | + 6′ 06″ | |
8 | Kas-Kaskol | + 9′ 31″ | |
9 | Kas-Kaskol | + 9′ 32″ | |
10 | Ferrys | + 11′ 14″ | |
11 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
12 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||
13 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||
14 | Solo Superia | ||
15 | Ferrys | ||
16 | Solo Superia | ||
17 | Locomotief | ||
18 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
19 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||
20 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||
21 | Inuri | ||
22 | Solo Superia | ||
23 | |||
24 | Solo Superia |