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Vuelta a Espana 1955

1955 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 25 April – 8 May
Stages 15
Distance 2,776 km (1,725 mi)
Winning time 81h 04' 02""
Results
  Winner Jean Dotto (FRA)
  Second Antonio Jiménez Quiles (ESP)
  Third Raphaël Géminiani (FRA)

  Points Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
  Mountains Giuseppe Buratti (ITA)
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  Winner Jean Dotto (FRA)
  Second Antonio Jiménez Quiles (ESP)
  Third Raphaël Géminiani (FRA)

  Points Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
  Mountains Giuseppe Buratti (ITA)

Route

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 23 April Bilbao – San Sebastián 240 km (149 mi)     Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
2 24 April San Sebastián – Bayonne (France) 211 km (131 mi)     Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
3 25 April Bayonne (France) – Pamplona 157 km (98 mi)     Antonio Gelabert (ESP)
4 26 April Pamplona – Zaragoza 229 km (142 mi)     Jesús Galdeano (ESP)
5 27 April Zaragoza – Lleida 195 km (121 mi)     Gabriel Company (ESP)
6 28 April Lleida – Barcelona 230 km (143 mi)     Pierino Baffi (ITA)
7 30 April Barcelona – Barcelona 29 km (18 mi)   Individual time trial Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
8 1 May Barcelona – Tortosa 213 km (132 mi)     Vicente Iturat (ESP)
9 2 May Tortosa – Valencia 190 km (118 mi)     Pierino Baffi (ITA)
10 3 May Valencia – Cuenca 222 km (138 mi)     Antonio Uliana [it] (ITA)
11 4 May Cuenca – Madrid 168 km (104 mi)     Donato Piazza (ITA)
12 5 May Madrid – Madrid 15 km (9 mi)   Team time trial Italy A
13 6 May Madrid – Valladolid 222 km (138 mi)     Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
14 7 May Valladolid – Bilbao 308 km (191 mi)     Donato Piazza (ITA)
15 8 May Bilbao – Bilbao 147 km (91 mi)     Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
  Total 2,740 km (1,703 mi)

Results

Final general classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Jean Dotto   81h 04' 02""
2 Antonio Jiménez Quiles   + 3' 06""
3 Raphaël Géminiani   + 5' 05""
4 Jesús Loroño   + 5' 52""
5 Vicente Iturat   + 6' 24""
6 Gabriel Company   + 6' 30""
7 José Serra Gil   + 7' 31""
8 Giuseppe Buratti   + 8' 42""
9 Cosme Barrutia   + 9' 37""
10 Georges Gay   + 9' 44""
11 Salvador Botella    
12 Carmelo Morales    
13 Fiorenzo Magni    
14 Bernardo Ruiz    
15 Andres Trobat    
16 José Gómez del Moral    
17 Arsene Bauwens    
18 Gastone Nencini    
19 Francisco Moreno    
20 Antonio Gelabert    
21 Federico Bahamontes    
22 Manolo Rodríguez    
23 Nello Lauredi    
24 Emilio Rodríguez    
25 Miguel Gual    

General classification(la roja)

Points classification(jersey verde)

Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules)

Young rider classification(jersey blanco)

Team classification(clasificación por equipos)

Combativity award

Patrick Cobb