The 20th 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 16 May 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km (2,120 mi), and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team. Julio Jimenez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
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| Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 92h 36′ 03″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 29 April | Vigo – Vigo | 168 km (104 mi) |  Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 2 | 30 April | Pontevedra – Lugo | 150 km (93 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 3 | 1 May | Lugo – Gijón | 247 km (153 mi) |  Rudi Altig (FRG) |
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| 4a | 2 May | Mieres – Pajares | 41 km (25 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| 4b | 2 May | Pajares – Palencia | 189 km (117 mi) |  Carlos Echeverría (ESP) |
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| 5 | 3 May | Palencia – Madrid | 238 km (148 mi) | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) |
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| 6 | 4 May | Madrid – Cuenca | 161 km (100 mi) | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) |
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| 7 | 5 May | Albacete – Benidorm | 212 km (132 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 8 | 6 May | Benidorm – Sagunto | 174 km (108 mi) | Jean-Claude Wuillemin (FRA) |
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| 9 | 7 May | Sagunto – Salou | 237 km (147 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 10a | 8 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) |
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| 10b | 8 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 50 km (31 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
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| 11 | 9 May | Barcelona – Andorra | 241 km (150 mi) | Esteban Martín (ESP) |
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| 12 | 10 May | Andorra – Lleida | 158 km (98 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 13 | 11 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 190 km (118 mi) | José Martín Colmenarejo (ESP) |
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| 14 | 12 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 193 km (120 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 15 | 13 May | Pamplona – Bayonne (France) | 149 km (93 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 16 | 14 May | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) – San Sebastián | 61 km (38 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| 17 | 15 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 214 km (133 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
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| 18 | 16 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) |
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| Total | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) | |||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Rolf Wolfshohl |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 92h 36′ 03″ |
| 2 | Raymond Poulidor |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | + 6′ 36″ |
| 3 | Rik Van Looy |
Solo-Superia | + 8′ 55″ |
| 4 | Fernando Manzaneque |
Ferrys | + 12′ 48″ |
| 5 | Carlos Echeverria |
Kas | + 15′ 54″ |
| 6 | Francisco Gabica |
Kas | + 20′ 03″ |
| 7 | Hans Junkermann |
Inuri-Margnat | + 20′ 13″ |
| 8 | Jean Claude Wuillemin |
Ford-Gitane | + 20′ 13″ |
| 9 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral |
Kas | + 23′ 04″ |
| 10 | Federico Bahamontes |
Inuri-Margnat | + 23′ 13″ |
| 11 | Lucien Aimar |
Ford-Gitane | |
| 12 | Jean-Claude Lebaube |
Ford-Gitane | |
| 13 | Victor Van Schil |
Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 14 | Luis Otano |
Ferrys | |
| 15 | Frans Verbeeck |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 16 | Joaquin Galera |
Kas | |
| 17 | Sebastian Elorza |
Kas | |
| 18 | Eddy Pauwels |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 19 | Jef Planckaert |
Solo-Superia | |
| 20 | Michel Grain |
Ford-Gitane | |
| 21 | Manuel Martin Pinera |
Kas | |
| 22 | Joseph Timmerman |
Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 23 | Ventura Diaz |
Olsa | |
| 24 | Jaime Alomar Florit |
Ferrys | |
| 25 | Armand Desmet |
Solo-Superia |
