The 40th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1985. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,474 km. The race was won by Pedro Delgado of the Orbea cycling team.
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Dates | 23 April – 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 + prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,474 km (2,159 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 95h 58′ 00″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 23 April | Valladolid – Valladolid | 5.6 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
1 | 24 April | Valladolid – Zamora | 177 km (110 mi) | |||
2 | 25 April | Zamora – Orense | 262 km (163 mi) | |||
3 | 26 April | Ourense – Santiago de Compostela | 197 km (122 mi) | |||
4 | 27 April | Santiago de Compostela – Lugo | 162 km (101 mi) | |||
5 | 28 April | Lugo – Oviedo | 238 km (148 mi) | |||
6 | 29 April | Oviedo – Lakes of Covadonga | 145 km (90 mi) | |||
7 | 30 April | Cangas de Onís – Alto Campoo | 190 km (118 mi) | |||
8 | 1 May | Aguilar de Campoo – Logroño | 224 km (139 mi) | |||
9 | 2 May | Logroño – Balneario de Panticosa | 253 km (157 mi) | |||
10 | 3 May | Sabiñánigo – Tremp | 209 km (130 mi) | |||
11 | 4 May | Tremp – Andorra | 124 km (77 mi) | |||
12 | 5 May | Andorra – Pal (Andorra) | 16 km (10 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
13 | 6 May | Andorra – Sant Quirze del Vallès | 193 km (120 mi) | |||
14 | 7 May | Valencia – Benidorm | 201 km (125 mi) | |||
15 | 8 May | Benidorm – Albacete | 208 km (129 mi) | |||
16 | 9 May | Albacete – Alcalá de Henares | 252 km (157 mi) | |||
17 | 10 May | Alcalá de Henares – Alcalá de Henares | 43 km (27 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
18 | 11 May | Alcalá de Henares – Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) | 200 km (124 mi) | |||
19 | 12 May | Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) – Salamanca | 175 km (109 mi) | |||
Total | 3,474 km (2,159 mi) |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Orbea | 95h 58′ 00″ | |
2 | Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | + 36″ | |
3 | Zor | + 46″ | |
4 | Orbea | + 1′ 51″ | |
5 | Café de Colombia | + 3′ 40″ | |
6 | Skil-Sem-Reydel | + 6′ 08″ | |
7 | Teka | + 6′ 36″ | |
8 | Zor | + 7′ 41″ | |
9 | Skil-Sem-Reydel | + 7′ 52″ | |
10 | Zor | + 8′ 56″ | |
11 | Reynolds | ||
12 | Reynolds | ||
13 | Panasonic | ||
14 | Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | ||
15 | Fagor | ||
16 | Hueso-Motta | ||
17 | Teka | ||
18 | Kelme-Merckx | ||
19 | Zor | ||
20 | Soviet National Team | ||
21 | Reynolds | ||
22 | Hueso-Motta | ||
23 | Café de Colombia | ||
24 | Skil-Sem-Reydel | ||
25 | Skil-Sem-Reydel |