1964 Vuelta a España

1964 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		30 April – 16 May
Stages		17
Distance		2,860 km (1,777 mi)
Winning time		78h 23' 35"
Results
	Winner	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	(Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
	Second	Luis Otano (ESP)	(Ferrys)
	Third	José Pérez Francés (ESP)	(Ferrys)
	Points	José Pérez Francés (ESP)	(Ferrys)
	Mountains	Julio Jiménez (ESP)	(Kas-Kaskol)
	Sprints	Antonio Bertrán (ESP)	(Ferrys)

The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 30 to May 16, 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km, and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team.^[1] José Pérez Frances won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Raymond Poulidor	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson	78h 23' 35s
2	Luis Otano	Ferrys	a 33s
3	José Perez Frances	Ferrys	a 1' 26s
4	Eusebio Velez	Kas-Kaskol	a 2' 04s
5	Julio Jiménez	Kas-Kaskol	a 3' 16s
6	Fernando Manzaneque	Ferrys	a 4' 19s
7	Valentin Uriona	Kas-Kaskol	a 6' 06s
8	José Antonio Momene	Kas-Kaskol	a 9' 31s
9	Francisco Gabica	Kas-Kaskol	a 9' 32s
10	Antonio Bertan Panades	Ferrys	a 11' 14s
11	Sebastian Elorza	Kas-Kaskol
12	Victor Van Schil	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
13	Robert Cazala	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
14	Henri De Wolf	Solo Superia
15	Antonio Karmany Mestres	Ferrys
16	Arthur De Cabooter	Solo Superia
17	Wim Van Est	Locomotief
18	Carlos Echevarria	Kas-Kaskol
19	Andre Le Dissez	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
20	Jean-Pierre Genet	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
21	Ventura Diaz	Inuri
22	Louis Proost	Solo Superia
23	Francisco Valada
24	Michel Van Aerde	Solo Superia

References

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)