The 39th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 Grand Tours, was held from 17 April to 6 May 1984. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,593 km, and was won by Éric Caritoux of the Skil-Sem cycling team. Caritoux, a second year professional, had shown his climbing talent earlier that year by winning the stage up the Mont-Ventoux of the 1984 Paris–Nice but he did not enter the 1984 Vuelta a Espana thinking of the overall classification. On the 12th stage to Lagos de Covadonga an area in Asturias which includes one of the most important climbs of the Vuelta, Caritoux finished second behind the German Raimund Dietzen. Caritoux took the leader’s jersey from Pedro Delgado. Alberto Fernández was 32 seconds behind Caritoux in the general classification at that stage. Fernández had been third the year previously in the Vuelta a España and in the Giro d’Italia. On the stage 14 mountain time trial, Caritoux lost five seconds. Caritoux lost further time in the final individual time trial but still managed to finish the race with a slender lead of six seconds over Fernández, the smallest margin in the history of the Vuelta a España, and also the smallest ever seen in a Grand Tour. Fernández died later on in 1984.
Teams
- Alfa Lum
- Hueso
- Del Tongo
- Dormilón
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- Tuc Gis
- Kelme
- Orbea
- Reynolds
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- Safir
- Skil
- Teka
- Tonissteiner
- Zor
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Route and stages
Stage characteristics and winners
| Stage |
Date |
Course |
Distance |
Type |
Winner |
| P |
17 April |
Jerez de la Frontera |
6.6 km (4 mi) |
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Individual time trial |
![]() Francesco Moser (ITA) |
| 1 |
18 April |
Jerez de la Frontera to Málaga |
272 km (169 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) |
| 2 |
19 April |
Málaga to Almería |
202 km (126 mi) |
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Plain stage |
![]() Guido Van Calster (BEL) |
| 3 |
20 April |
Mojácar to Elche |
204 km (127 mi) |
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Plain stage |
![]() Jozef Lieckens (BEL) |
| 4 |
21 April |
Elche to Valencia |
197 km (122 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) |
| 5 |
22 April |
Valencia to Salou |
245 km (152 mi) |
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Plain stage |
![]() Jozef Lieckens (BEL) |
| 6 |
23 April |
Salou to Sant Quirze del Vallès |
113 km (70 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Michel Pollentier (BEL) |
| 7 |
24 April |
Sant Quirze del Vallès to Rasos de Peguera |
184 km (114 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Éric Caritoux (FRA) |
| 8 |
25 April |
Cardona to Zaragoza |
269 km (167 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) |
| 9 |
26 April |
Zaragoza to Soria |
159 km (99 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Orlando Maini (ITA) |
| 10 |
27 April |
Soria to Burgos |
148 km (92 mi) |
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Plain stage |
![]() Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA) |
| 11 |
28 April |
Burgos to Santander |
182 km (113 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Francesco Moser (ITA) |
| 12 |
29 April |
Santander to Lagos de Covadonga |
199 km (124 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Raimund Dietzen (FRG) |
| 13 |
30 April |
Cangas de Onís to Oviedo |
170 km (106 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Guido Van Calster (BEL) |
| 14 |
1 May |
Lugones to Monte Naranco |
12 km (7 mi) |
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Individual time trial |
![]() Julián Gorospe (ESP) |
| 15 |
2 May |
Oviedo to León |
121 km (75 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Antonio Coll (ESP) |
| 16 |
3 May |
León to Valladolid |
138 km (86 mi) |
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Plain stage |
![]() Daniël Rossel (BEL) |
| 17 |
4 May |
Valladolid to Segovia |
258 km (160 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() José Recio (ESP) |
| 18a |
5 May |
Segovia to Torrejón de Ardoz |
145 km (90 mi) |
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Stage with mountain(s) |
![]() Jesus Suárez Cuevas (ESP) |
| 18b |
Torrejón de Ardoz |
33 km (21 mi) |
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Individual time trial |
![]() Julián Gorospe (ESP) |
| 19 |
6 May |
Torrejón de Ardoz to Madrid |
139 km (86 mi) |
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Plain stage |
![]() Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) |
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Total |
3,593 km (2,233 mi) |
Classification leadership
Classification leadership by stage
| Stage |
Winner |
General classification
![Jersey gold.svg]() |
Points classification
![Jersey light blue.svg]() |
Mountains classification
![Jersey green.svg]() |
Team classification |
| P |
Francesco Moser |
Francesco Moser |
Francesco Moser |
not awarded |
Reynolds |
| 1 |
Noël Dejonckheere |
Noël Dejonckheere |
Angel Camarillo |
| 2 |
Guido Van Calster |
Guido Van Calster |
| 3 |
Jozef Lieckens |
| 4 |
Noël Dejonckheere |
Noël Dejonckheere |
Felipe Yáñez |
| 5 |
Jozef Lieckens |
Teka |
| 6 |
Michel Pollentier |
| 7 |
Éric Caritoux |
Pedro Delgado |
| 8 |
Roger De Vlaeminck |
| 9 |
Orlando Maini |
| 10 |
Palmiro Masciarelli |
| 11 |
Francesco Moser |
Guido Van Calster |
| 12 |
Raimund Dietzen |
Éric Caritoux |
| 13 |
Guido Van Calster |
| 14 |
Julián Gorospe |
| 15 |
Antonio Coll |
| 16 |
Daniel Rossel |
| 17 |
José Recio |
| 18a |
Jesús Suárez Cuevas |
| 18b |
Julián Gorospe |
| 19 |
Noël Dejonckheere |
| Final |
Éric Caritoux |
Guido Van Calster |
Felipe Yáñez |
Teka |
Final standings
| Legend |
![A gold jersey]() |
Denotes the winner of the General classification |
![A green jersey]() |
Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification |
![A light blue jersey]() |
Denotes the winner of the Points classification |
General classification
Final general classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
![]() Éric Caritoux (FRA) ![Gold jersey]() |
Skil |
90h 08′ 03″ |
| 2 |
![]() Alberto Fernández Blanco (ESP) |
Zor |
+ 6″ |
| 3 |
![]() Raimund Dietzen (GER) |
Teka |
+ 1′ 33″ |
| 4 |
![]() Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
Reynolds |
+ 1′ 43″ |
| 5 |
![]() Edgar Corredor (COL) |
Teka |
+ 3′ 40″ |
| 6 |
![]() Julián Gorospe (ESP) |
Reynolds |
+ 4′ 41″ |
| 7 |
![]() José Patrocinio Jiménez (COL) |
Teka |
+ 7′ 10″ |
| 8 |
![]() Vicente Belda (ESP) |
Kelme |
+ 7′ 14″ |
| 9 |
![]() José Recio (ESP) |
Kelme |
+ 7′ 21″ |
| 10 |
![]() Francesco Moser (ITA) |
Tuc Gis |
+ 8′ 41″ |
Points classification
Final points classification (1-10)
|
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Guido Van Calster (BEL) ![A light blue jersey]() |
Del Tongo |
204 |
| 2 |
![]() Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) |
Teka |
168 |
| 3 |
![]() Jozef Lieckens (BEL) |
Safir |
138 |
| 4 |
![]() Francesco Moser (ITA) |
Tuc Gis |
110 |
| 5 |
![]() Benny Van Brabant (BEL) |
Tonissteiner |
102 |
| 6 |
![]() Jesus Suarez Cuevas (ESP) |
Hueso |
98 |
| 7 |
![]() Julián Gorospe (ESP) |
Reynolds |
96 |
| 8 |
![]() Miguel Angel Iglesias (ESP) |
Kelme |
90 |
| 9 |
![]() Éric Caritoux (FRA) ![Gold jersey]() |
Skil |
88 |
| 10 |
![]() Raimund Dietzen (GER) |
Teka |
82 |
Mountains classification
Final mountains classification (1-5)
|
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Felipe Yáñez (ESP) ![Green jersey]() |
Orbea |
81 |
| 2 |
![]() José Luis Laguía (ESP) |
Reynolds |
59 |
| 3 |
![]() Éric Caritoux (FRA) ![Gold jersey]() |
Skil |
50 |
| 4 |
![]() Vicente Belda (ESP) |
Kelme |
49 |
| 5 |
![]() Alberto Fernández Blanco (ESP) |
Zor |
40 |
Team classification
Final team classification (1-5)
|
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
Teka |
270h 24′ 40″ |
| 2 |
Zor |
+ 9′ 35″ |
| 3 |
Reynolds |
+ 20′ 17″ |
| 4 |
Hueso |
+ 23′ 58″ |
| 5 |
Skil |
+ 39′ 25″ |
Intermediate sprints classification
Final intermediate sprints classification (1–5)
|
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Jozef Lieckens (BEL) |
Safir |
39 |
| 2 |
![]() Eddy Van Haerens (BEL) |
Safir |
30 |
| 3 |
![]() Mariano Bayon (ESP) |
Dormilon |
17 |
| 4 |
![]() Antonio Coll (ESP) |
Teka |
12 |
| 5 |
![]() Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA) |
Tuc Gis |
11 |
Special sprints classification
Final special sprints classification (1–3)
|
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Jesus Suarez Cuevas (ESP) |
Hueso |
35 |
| 2 |
![]() José Maria Caroz (ESP) |
Dormilon |
19 |
| 3 |
![]() Daniël Rossel (BEL) |
Tonissteiner |
15 |
| 4 |
![]() Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) |
Skil |
13 |
| 5 |
![]() Antonio Coll (ESP) |
Teka |
8 |
Francesco Moser (ITA)
Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)
Éric Caritoux (FRA)
Raimund Dietzen (FRG)
Julián Gorospe (ESP)
Edgar Corredor (COL)
