The 32nd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 15 May 1977. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification by less than 3:00. The domination was from his record shattering 13 stages wins including the first and the last. He also won the points classification. Pedro Torres won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 26 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 78h 54′ 36″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 26 April | Dehesa de Campoamor – Dehesa de Campoamor | 8 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
1 | 27 April | Dehesa de Campoamor – La Manga | 115 km (71 mi) | |||
2 | 28 April | La Manga – Murcia | 161 km (100 mi) | |||
3 | 29 April | Murcia – Benidorm | 200 km (124 mi) | |||
4 | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 8.3 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
5 | 1 May | Benidorm – El Saler | 159 km (99 mi) | |||
6 | 2 May | Valencia – Teruel | 170 km (106 mi) | |||
7 | 3 May | Teruel – Alcalà de Xivert | 204 km (127 mi) | |||
8 | 4 May | Alcalà de Xivert – Tortosa | 141 km (88 mi) | |||
9 | 5 May | Tortosa – Salou | 144 km (89 mi) | |||
10 | 6 May | Salou – Barcelona | 144 km (89 mi) | |||
11a | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
11b | 7 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 45 km (28 mi) | |||
12 | 8 May | Barcelona – La Tossa de Montbui | (Santa Margarida de Montbui)198 km (123 mi) | |||
13 | 9 May | Igualada – La Seu d’Urgell | 135 km (84 mi) | |||
14 | 10 May | La Seu d’Urgell – Monzón | 200 km (124 mi) | |||
15 | 11 May | Monzón – Formigal | 166 km (103 mi) | |||
16 | 12 May | Formigal – Cordovilla | 170 km (106 mi) | |||
17 | 13 May | Cordovilla – Bilbao | 183 km (114 mi) | |||
18 | 14 May | Bilbao – Urkiola | 126 km (78 mi) | |||
19 | 15 May | Durango – Miranda de Ebro | 104 km (65 mi) | |||
Total | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) |
Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Intermediate sprints classification |
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P | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Ferdi Van Den Haute | |
2 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
3 | Fedor den Hertog | Andres Oliva | Geert Malfait | ||
4 | Michel Pollentier | Pedro Torres | |||
5 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
6 | Freddy Maertens | Andres Oliva | |||
7 | Freddy Maertens | Daniele Tinchella | |||
8 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
9 | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | |||
10 | Cees Priem | Andres Oliva | |||
11a | Freddy Maertens | ||||
11b | Freddy Maertens | ||||
12 | Giuseppe Perletto | Pedro Torres | |||
13 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
14 | Carlos Melero | ||||
15 | Pedro Torres | ||||
16 | Freddy Maertens | ||||
17 | Luis Alberto Ordiales | ||||
18 | José Nazabal | ||||
19 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | |||
Final | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | Freddy Maertens |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Flandria-Velda | 78h 54′ 36″ | |
2 | Teka | + 2′ 51″ | |
3 | Teka | + 3′ 23″ | |
4 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 4′ 45″ | |
5 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 5′ 14″ | |
6 | Flandria-Velda | + 5′ 35″ | |
7 | Magniflex-Torpado | + 7′ 06″ | |
8 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 9′ 32″ | |
9 | Teka | + 10′ 29″ | |
10 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 11′ 18″ | |
11 | Teka | ||
12 | Novostil-Transmallorca | ||
13 | Teka | ||
14 | Ebo-Superia | ||
15 | Teka | ||
16 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
17 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
18 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
19 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
20 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
21 | Kas-Campagnolo | ||
22 | Frisol-Gazelle | ||
23 | Teka | ||
24 | Teka | ||
25 | Magniflex-Torpado |