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″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |  Bert Oosterbosch (NED) |
| 1 | 24 April | Valladolid – Zamora | 177 km (110 mi) |  Eddy Planckaert (BEL) |
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| 2 | 25 April | Zamora – Orense | 262 km (163 mi) |  Sean Kelly (IRL) |
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| 3 | 26 April | Ourense – Santiago de Compostela | 197 km (122 mi) |  Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) |
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| 4 | 27 April | Santiago de Compostela – Lugo | 162 km (101 mi) | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) |
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| 5 | 28 April | Lugo – Oviedo | 238 km (148 mi) |  Federico Echave (ESP) |
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| 6 | 29 April | Oviedo – Lakes of Covadonga | 145 km (90 mi) | Pedro Delgado (ESP) |
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| 7 | 30 April | Cangas de Onís – Alto Campoo | 190 km (118 mi) |  Antonio Agudelo (COL) |
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| 8 | 1 May | Aguilar de Campoo – Logroño | 224 km (139 mi) | Ángel Camarillo (ESP) |
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| 9 | 2 May | Logroño – Balneario de Panticosa | 253 km (157 mi) | Alfons De Wolf (BEL) |
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| 10 | 3 May | Sabiñánigo – Tremp | 209 km (130 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) |
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| 11 | 4 May | Tremp – Andorra | 124 km (77 mi) | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) |
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| 12 | 5 May | Andorra – Pal (Andorra) | 16 km (10 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) |
| 13 | 6 May | Andorra – Sant Quirze del Vallès | 193 km (120 mi) | Angel Sarrapio (ESP) |
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| 14 | 7 May | Valencia – Benidorm | 201 km (125 mi) | José Recio (ESP) |
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| 15 | 8 May | Benidorm – Albacete | 208 km (129 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) |
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| 16 | 9 May | Albacete – Alcalá de Henares | 252 km (157 mi) | Isidro Juárez (ESP) |
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| 17 | 10 May | Alcalá de Henares – Alcalá de Henares | 43 km (27 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) |
| 18 | 11 May | Alcalá de Henares – Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) | 200 km (124 mi) | José Recio (ESP) |
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| 19 | 12 May | Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) – Salamanca | 175 km (109 mi) |  Vladimir Malakhov (URS) |
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| Total | 3,474 km (2,159 mi) | |||||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Pedro Delgado |
Orbea | 95h 58′ 00″ |
| 2 |  Philippa York |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | + 36″ |
| 3 | Francisco Rodríguez |
Zor | + 46″ |
| 4 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany |
Orbea | + 1′ 51″ |
| 5 | Fabio Parra |
Café de Colombia | + 3′ 40″ |
| 6 |  Eric Caritoux |
Skil-Sem-Reydel | + 6′ 08″ |
| 7 |  Raimund Dietzen |
Teka | + 6′ 36″ |
| 8 | Álvaro Pino |
Zor | + 7′ 41″ |
| 9 | Sean Kelly |
Skil-Sem-Reydel | + 7′ 52″ |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro |
Zor | + 8′ 56″ |
| 11 | Julián Gorospe |
Reynolds | |
| 12 | Celestino Prieto Rodriguez |
Reynolds | |
| 13 | Gerard Veldscholten |
Panasonic | |
| 14 | Pascal Simon |
Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | |
| 15 | Pierre Bazzo |
Fagor | |
| 16 | Juan Tomas Martinez Gutierrez |
Hueso-Motta | |
| 17 | Antonio Coll Pontanilla |
Teka | |
| 18 | Vicente Belda |
Kelme-Merckx | |
| 19 | Faustino Ruperez Rincon |
Zor | |
| 20 | Ivan Ivanov |
Soviet National Team | |
| 21 | Ignacio Gaston Crespo |
Reynolds | |
| 22 | Angel de las Heras |
Hueso-Motta | |
| 23 | Martín Ramírez |
Café de Colombia | |
| 24 | Dominique Garde |
Skil-Sem-Reydel | |
| 25 | Gilles Mas |
Skil-Sem-Reydel |
