The 31st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 16 May 1976. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,340 km (2,080 mi), and was won by José Pesarrodona of the Kas-Campagnolo cycling team. Andres Oliva won the mountains classification while Dietrich Thurau won the points classification.
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Dates | 27 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,340 km (2,075 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 93h 19′ 10″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 27 April | Estepona – Estepona | 3.2 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
1 | 28 April | Estepona – Estepona | 135 km (84 mi) | |||
2 | 29 April | Estepona – Priego de Córdoba | 224 km (139 mi) | |||
3 | 30 April | Priego de Córdoba – Jaén | 177 km (110 mi) | |||
4 | 1 May | Jaén – Baza | 166 km (103 mi)| | |||
5 | 2 May | Baza – Cartagena | 201 km (125 mi) | |||
6 | 3 May | Cartagena – Cartagena | 14 km (9 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
7 | 4 May | Cartagena – Murcia | 136 km (85 mi) | |||
8 | 5 May | Murcia – Almansa | 219 km (136 mi) | |||
9 | 6 May | Almansa – Nules | 208 km (129 mi) | |||
10 | 7 May | Castellón – Cambrils | 226 km (140 mi) | |||
11 | 8 May | Cambrils – Barcelona | 151 km (94 mi)| | |||
12 | 9 May | Pamplona – Logroño | 168 km (104 mi) | |||
13 | 10 May | Logroño – Palencia | 209 km (130 mi) | |||
14 | 11 May | Paredes de Nava – Gijón | 249 km (155 mi) | |||
15 | 12 May | Gijón – Cangas de Onís | 141 km (88 mi) | |||
16 | 13 May | Cangas de Onís – Reinosa | 156 km (97 mi) | |||
17 | 14 May | Reinosa – Bilbao | 183 km (114 mi) | |||
18 | 15 May | Galdácano – Santuario de Oro (Zuia) | 204 km (127 mi) | |||
19a | 16 May | Murgia (Zuia) – San Sebastián | 139 km (86 mi) | |||
19b | 17 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 31.7 km (20 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
Total | 3,340 km (2,075 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Kas-Campagnolo | 93h 19′ 10″ | |
2 | Super Ser Zeus | + 1′ 03″ | |
3 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 1′ 41″ | |
4 | TI–Raleigh | + 1′ 44″ | |
5 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 1′ 50″ | |
6 | TI–Raleigh | + 2′ 00″ | |
7 | Teka | + 3′ 16″ | |
8 | Super Ser Zeus | + 3′ 45″ | |
9 | Super Ser Zeus | + 4′ 43″ | |
10 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 7′ 18″ | |
11 | Ebo | ||
12 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
13 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
14 | Teka | ||
15 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
16 | Ebo | ||
17 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
18 | Miko-De Gribaldy | ||
19 | Novostil | ||
20 | Teka | ||
21 | Teka | ||
22 | Super Ser Zeus | ||
23 | Teka | ||
24 | Teka | ||
25 | Super Ser Zeus |