The 21st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 28 April to 15 May 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi), and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 28 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 53′ 55″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 111 km (69 mi) | |||
1b | 28 April | Murcia – Murcia | 3.5 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
2a | 29 April | Murcia – La Manga | 81 km (50 mi) | |||
2b | 29 April | La Manga – Benidorm | 153 km (95 mi) | |||
3 | 30 April | Benidorm – Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | |||
4 | 1 May | Cuenca – Madrid | 177 km (110 mi) | |||
5 | 2 May | Madrid – Madrid | 181 km (112 mi) | |||
6 | 3 May | Madrid – Calatayud | 225 km (140 mi) | |||
7 | 4 May | Calatayud – Zaragoza | 105 km (65 mi) | |||
8 | 5 May | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) | |||
9 | 6 May | Lleida – Las Colinas | 128 km (80 mi) | |||
10a | 7 May | Sitges – Barcelona | 40 km (25 mi) | |||
10b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | |||
11 | 8 May | Barcelona – Huesca | 266 km (165 mi) | |||
12 | 9 May | Huesca – Pamplona | 221 km (137 mi) | |||
13 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 131 km (81 mi) | |||
14 | 11 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 178 km (111 mi) | |||
15a | 12 May | Vitoria – Haro | 61 km (38 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
15b | 12 May | Haro – Logroño | 52 km (32 mi) | |||
16 | 13 May | Logroño – Burgos | 116 km (72 mi) | |||
17 | 14 May | Burgos – Santander | 226 km (140 mi) | |||
18 | 15 May | Santander – Bilbao | 154 km (96 mi) | |||
Total | 2,949.5 km (1,833 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Kas-Kaskol | 78h 53′ 55″ | |
2 | Kas-Kaskol | + 39″ | |
3 | Kas-Kaskol | + 44″ | |
4 | Fagor | + 2′ 17″ | |
5 | Kas-Kaskol | + 2′ 25″ | |
6 | Kas-Kaskol | + 2′ 44″ | |
7 | Kas-Kaskol | + 3′ 52″ | |
8 | Televizier | + 3′ 55″ | |
9 | Ferrys | + 4′ 37″ | |
10 | Fagor | + 4′ 40″ | |
11 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
12 | Fagor | ||
13 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
14 | Fagor | ||
15 | Fagor | ||
16 | Ferrys | ||
17 | Televizier | ||
18 | Vittadello | ||
19 | Ferrys | ||
20 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
21 | Televizier | ||
22 | Televizier | ||
23 | Fagor | ||
24 | Televizier | ||
25 | Wiels-Groene Leeuw |