| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 92h 36' 03"" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1964 1966 → |
| Winner | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) | (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) | |
| Second | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson) | |
| Third | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | (Solo-Superia) | |
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| Points | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | (Solo-Superia) | |
| Mountains | Julio Jiménez (ESP) | (Kas–Kaskol) | |
| Sprints | José Segu (ESP) | (Montjuich - Tedi) |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 29 April | Vigo – Vigo | 168 km (104 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 2 | 30 April | Pontevedra – Lugo | 150 km (93 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 3 | 1 May | Lugo – Gijón | 247 km (153 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) | ||
| 4a | 2 May | Mieres – Pajares | 41 km (25 mi) | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | |
| 4b | 2 May | Pajares – Palencia | 189 km (117 mi) | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) | ||
| 5 | 3 May | Palencia – Madrid | 238 km (148 mi) | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 4 May | Madrid – Cuenca | 161 km (100 mi) | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 5 May | Albacete – Benidorm | 212 km (132 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 6 May | Benidorm – Sagunto | 174 km (108 mi) | Jean-Claude Wuillemin (FRA) | ||
| 9 | 7 May | Sagunto – Salou | 237 km (147 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 10a | 8 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) | ||
| 10b | 8 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 50 km (31 mi) | Julio Jiménez (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 9 May | Barcelona – Andorra | 241 km (150 mi) | Esteban Martín (ESP) | ||
| 12 | 10 May | Andorra – Lleida | 158 km (98 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 13 | 11 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 190 km (118 mi) | José Martín Colmenarejo (ESP) | ||
| 14 | 12 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 193 km (120 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 15 | 13 May | Pamplona – Bayonne (France) | 149 km (93 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 16 | 14 May | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle (France) – San Sebastián | 61 km (38 mi) | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | |
| 17 | 15 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 214 km (133 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 18 | 16 May | Vitoria – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) | ||
| Total | 3,410 km (2,119 mi) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 92h 36' 03"" |
| 2 | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | + 6' 36"" |
| 3 | Rik Van Looy | Solo-Superia | + 8' 55"" |
| 4 | Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | + 12' 48"" |
| 5 | Carlos Echeverria | Kas | + 15' 54"" |
| 6 | Francisco Gabica | Kas | + 20' 03"" |
| 7 | Hans Junkermann | Inuri-Margnat | + 20' 13"" |
| 8 | Jean Claude Wuillemin | Ford-Gitane | + 20' 13"" |
| 9 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | Kas | + 23' 04"" |
| 10 | Federico Bahamontes | Inuri-Margnat | + 23' 13"" |
| 11 | Lucien Aimar | Ford-Gitane | |
| 12 | Jean-Claude Lebaube | Ford-Gitane | |
| 13 | Victor Van Schil | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 14 | Luis Otano | Ferrys | |
| 15 | Frans Verbeeck | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 16 | Joaquin Galera | Kas | |
| 17 | Sebastian Elorza | Kas | |
| 18 | Eddy Pauwels | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 19 | Jef Planckaert | Solo-Superia | |
| 20 | Michel Grain | Ford-Gitane | |
| 21 | Manuel Martin Pinera | Kas | |
| 22 | Joseph Timmerman | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 23 | Ventura Diaz | Olsa | |
| 24 | Jaime Alomar Florit | Ferrys | |
| 25 | Armand Desmet | Solo-Superia |
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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 |