The 29th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km (1,856 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team. José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.
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Dates | 23 April – 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 3 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 86h 48′ 18″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 23 April | Almería – Almería | 5 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
1 | 24 April | Almería – Almería | 98 km (61 mi) | |||
2 | 25 April | Almería – Granada | 187 km (116 mi) | |||
3 | 26 April | Granada – Fuengirola | 161 km (100 mi) | |||
4 | 27 April | Marbella – Seville | 206 km (128 mi) | |||
5 | 28 April | Seville – Córdoba | 139 km (86 mi) | |||
6 | 29 April | Córdoba – Ciudad Real | 211 km (131 mi) | |||
7 | 30 April | Ciudad Real – Toledo | 126 km (78 mi) | |||
8a | 1 May | Toledo – Madrid | 167 km (104 mi) | |||
8b | 1 May | Circuito del Jarama | 4 km (2 mi) | Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol | |
9 | 2 May | Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 158 km (98 mi) | |||
10a | 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael | – Los Ángeles de San Rafael5 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
10b | 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael | – Ávila125 km (78 mi) | |||
11 | 4 May | Ávila – Valladolid | 168 km (104 mi) | |||
12 | 5 May | Valladolid – León | 203 km (126 mi) | |||
13 | 6 May | León – Monte Naranco | 128 km (80 mi) | |||
14 | 7 May | Oviedo – Cangas de Onís | 134 km (83 mi) | |||
15 | 8 May | Cangas de Onís – Laredo | 210 km (130 mi) | |||
16 | 9 May | Laredo – Bilbao | 133 km (83 mi) | |||
17 | 10 May | Bilbao – Miranda de Ebro | 157 km (98 mi) | |||
18 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Eibar | 152 km (94 mi) | |||
19a | 12 May | Eibar – San Sebastián | 79 km (49 mi) | |||
19b | 12 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 35.9 km (22 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
Total | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Kas-Kaskol | 86h 48′ 18″ | |
2 | Bic | + 11″ | |
3 | Kas-Kaskol | + 1′ 09″ | |
4 | Bic | + 1′ 58″ | |
5 | Kas-Kaskol | + 4′ 29″ | |
6 | Kas-Kaskol | + 5′ 56″ | |
7 | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | + 6′ 29″ | |
8 | Kas-Kaskol | + 6′ 33″ | |
9 | Monteverde | + 8′ 25″ | |
10 | Ijsboerke | + 8′ 28″ | |
11 | Benfica | ||
12 | La Casera | ||
13 | La Casera | ||
14 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
15 | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | ||
16 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
17 | Benfica | ||
18 | MIC-De Gribaldy | ||
19 | La Casera | ||
20 | Kas-Kaskol | ||
21 | La Casera | ||
22 | MIC-De Gribaldy | ||
23 | MIC-De Gribaldy | ||
24 | La Casera | ||
25 | Benfica |