The 1994 Vuelta a España was the 49th Edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. The Vuelta started on April 25 with a short 9 km (5.6 mi) prologue around the Spanish city of Valladolid. The race came to a close on May 15 with a flat stage that stretched from Palazuelos de Eresma to the Spanish capital of Madrid. Seventeen teams entered the race, which was won by Tony Rominger of the Mapei–CLAS team. Second and third respectively were the Spanish riders Mikel Zarrabeitia and Pedro Delgado.
Tony Rominger became the first rider to win the Vuelta a España three consecutive times. Amongst the race’s other classifications, Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team won the points classification, Festina–Lotus rider Luc Leblanc won the mountains classification, Mauro Radaelli of the Brescialat team won the intermediate sprints classification, and Amore & Vita rider Alessio Di Basco won the special sprints classification. Banesto finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranked each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.
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Dates | 25 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 20 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,531.6 km (2,194 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 92h 07′ 48″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 25 April | Valladolid | 9 km (6 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
2 | 26 April | Valladolid to Salamanca | 178.4 km (111 mi) | Plain stage | |||
3 | 27 April | Salamanca to Cáceres | 239 km (149 mi) | Plain stage | |||
4 | 28 April | Almendralejo to Córdoba | 235.6 km (146 mi) | Plain stage | |||
5 | 29 April | Córdoba to Granada | 166.9 km (104 mi) | Plain stage | |||
6 | 30 April | Granada to Sierra Nevada | 151.7 km (94 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
7 | 1 May | Baza to Alicante | 256.5 km (159 mi) | Plain stage | |||
8 | 2 May | Benidorm to Benidorm | 39.5 km (25 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
9 | 3 May | Benidorm to Valencia | 166 km (103 mi) | Plain stage | |||
10 | 4 May | Igualada to Andorra-Arcalís (Andorra) | 205 km (127 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
11 | 5 May | Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Cerler | 195.3 km (121 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
12 | 6 May | Benasque to Zaragoza | 226.7 km (141 mi) | Plain stage | |||
13 | 7 May | Zaragoza to Pamplona | 201.6 km (125 mi) | Plain stage | |||
14 | 8 May | Pamplona to Sierra de la Demanda | 174 km (108 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
15 | 9 May | Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Santander | 209.3 km (130 mi) | Hilly stage | |||
16 | 10 May | Santander to Lakes of Covadonga | 147.7 km (92 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
17 | 11 May | Cangas de Onís to Monte Naranco | 150.4 km (93 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
18 | 12 May | Ávila to Ávila | 189 km (117 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
19 | 13 May | Ávila to Palazuelos de Eresma | 171 km (106 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
20 | 14 May | Segovia to Palazuelos de Eresma | 53 km (33 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
21 | 15 May | Palazuelos de Eresma to Madrid | 165.7 km (103 mi) | Plain stage | |||
Total | 3,531 km (2,194 mi) |
Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Team classification |
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P | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | not awarded | Banesto |
1 | Laurent Jalabert | ||||
2 | Laurent Jalabert | Laurent Jalabert | José Manuel Uría | ||
3 | Endrio Leoni | Ignacio García Camacho | |||
4 | Laurent Jalabert | Luc Leblanc | |||
5 | Tony Rominger | Mapei–CLAS | |||
6 | Simone Biasci | ||||
7 | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | |||
8 | Jean-Paul van Poppel | Luc Leblanc | Banesto | ||
9 | Ángel Camargo | Tony Rominger | |||
10 | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | Mapei–CLAS | ||
11 | Laurent Jalabert | Laurent Jalabert | |||
12 | Laurent Jalabert | ||||
13 | Tony Rominger | ||||
14 | Alessio Di Basco | Banesto | |||
15 | Laurent Jalabert | ||||
16 | Bart Voskamp | ||||
17 | Giuseppe Calcaterra | Luc Leblanc | |||
18 | Marino Alonso | ||||
19 | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | |||
20 | Laurent Jalabert | Laurent Jalabert | |||
Final | Tony Rominger | Laurent Jalabert | Luc Leblanc | Banesto |
Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the General classification | Denotes the winner of the Points classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the Intermediate sprints classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the Special sprints classification |
Rider | Team | Time | |
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1 | Mapei–CLAS | 92h 07′ 48″ | |
2 | Banesto | + 7′ 28″ | |
3 | Banesto | + 9′ 27″ | |
4 | ONCE | + 10′ 54″ | |
5 | ONCE | + 13′ 09″ | |
6 | Festina–Lotus | + 15′ 27″ | |
7 | Banesto | + 15′ 48″ | |
8 | Cavas Castellblanch | + 16′ 46″ | |
9 | Mapei–CLAS | + 16′ 54″ | |
10 | Artiach-Royal Fruco | + 20′ 35″ |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | ONCE | 243 | |
2 | Mapei–CLAS | 227 | |
3 | ONCE | 121 | |
4 | Banesto | 117 | |
5 | Banesto | 89 | |
6 | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 83 | |
7 | ONCE | 78 | |
8 | Festina–Lotus | 77 | |
9 | Navigare–Blue Storm | 67 | |
10 | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 64 |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Festina–Lotus | 158 | |
2 | Navigare–Blue Storm | 148 | |
3 | Mapei–CLAS | 136 | |
4 | ONCE | 99 | |
5 | Banesto | 76 |
Team | Time | |
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1 | Banesto | 276h 42′ 43″ |
2 | Mapei–CLAS | + 10′ 01″ |
3 | ONCE | + 18′ 15″ |
4 | Cavas Castellblanch | + 40′ 55″ |
5 | Festina–Lotus | + 43′ 32″ |
6 | Artiach-Royal Fruco | + 48′ 18″ |
7 | Kelme–Avianca–Gios | + 54′ 52″ |
8 | Euskadi–Petronor | + 1h 40′ 24″ |
9 | Mercatone Uno–Medeghini | + 1h 51′ 54″ |
10 | Recer-Boavista | + 2h 30′ 44″ |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Brescialat | 44 | |
2 | Artiach-Royal Fruco | 29 | |
3 | Navigare–Blue Storm | 22 | |
4 | Brescialat | 8 | |
5 | Kelme–Avianca–Gios | 7 |
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Amore & Vita | 39 | |
2 | Amore & Vita | 18 | |
3 | Brescialat | 11 | |
4 | Navigare–Blue Storm | 11 | |
5 | Navigare–Blue Storm | 6 |