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) | |||
2 | 30 April | Pontevedra – Lugo | 150 km (93 mi) | |||
3 | 1 May | Lugo – Gijón | 247 km (153 mi) | |||
4a | 2 May | Mieres – Pajares | 41 km (25 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
4b | 2 May | Pajares – Palencia | 189 km (117 mi) | |||
5 | 3 May | Palencia – Madrid | 238 km (148 mi) | |||
6 | 4 May | Madrid – Cuenca | 161 km (100 mi) | |||
7 | 5 May | Albacete – Benidorm | 212 km (132 mi) | |||
8 | 6 May | Benidorm – Sagunto | 174 km (108 mi) | |||
9 | 7 May | Sagunto – Salou | 237 km (147 mi) | |||
10a | 8 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | |||
10b | 8 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 50 km (31 mi) | |||
11 | 9 May | Barcelona – Andorra | 241 km (150 mi) | |||
12 | 10 May | Andorra – Lleida | 158 km (98 mi) | |||
13 | 11 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 190 km (118 mi) | |||
14 | 12 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 193 km (120 mi) | |||
15 | 13 May | Pamplona – Bayonne (France) | 149 km (93 mi) | |||
16 | 14 May | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) – San Sebastián | 61 km (38 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
17 | 15 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 214 km (133 mi) | |||
18 | 16 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | |||
Total | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 92h 36′ 03″ | |
2 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | + 6′ 36″ | |
3 | Solo-Superia | + 8′ 55″ | |
4 | Ferrys | + 12′ 48″ | |
5 | Kas | + 15′ 54″ | |
6 | Kas | + 20′ 03″ | |
7 | Inuri-Margnat | + 20′ 13″ | |
8 | Ford-Gitane | + 20′ 13″ | |
9 | Kas | + 23′ 04″ | |
10 | Inuri-Margnat | + 23′ 13″ | |
11 | Ford-Gitane | ||
12 | Ford-Gitane | ||
13 | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | ||
14 | Ferrys | ||
15 | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | ||
16 | Kas | ||
17 | Kas | ||
18 | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | ||
19 | Solo-Superia | ||
20 | Ford-Gitane | ||
21 | Kas | ||
22 | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | ||
23 | Olsa | ||
24 | Ferrys | ||
25 | Solo-Superia |