| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 27 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,940.5 km (1,827 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 76h 38' 04"" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1966 1968 → |
| Winner | Jan Janssen (Netherlands) | (Pelforth) | |
| Second | Jean-Pierre Ducasse (France) | (Pelforth) | |
| Third | Aurelio Gonzalez Puente (Spain) | (Kas-Kaskol) | |
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| Points | Jan Janssen (Netherlands) | (Pelforth) | |
| Mountains | Mariano Díaz (Spain) | (Fagor) | |
| Sprints | José Manuel López Rodríguez (ESP) | (Fagor) |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1a | 27 April | Vigo – O Baixo Miño | 110 km (68 mi) | Guido Reybrouck (BEL) | ||
| 1b | 27 April | Vigo – Vigo | 4.1 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | Jan Janssen (NED) | |
| 2 | 28 April | Pontevedra – Ourense | 186 km (116 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
| 3 | 29 April | Ourense – Astorga | 230 km (143 mi) | Ramón Sáez (ESP) | ||
| 4 | 30 April | Astorga – Salamanca | 201 km (125 mi) | Ramón Sáez (ESP) | ||
| 5 | 1 May | Salamanca – Madrid | 201 km (125 mi) | Tom Simpson (GBR) | ||
| 6 | 2 May | Albacete – Benidorm | 212 km (132 mi) | Evert Dolman (NED) | ||
| 7 | 3 May | Benidorm – Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 8 | 4 May | Valencia – Vinaròs | 145 km (90 mi) | Gilbert Bellone (FRA) | ||
| 9 | 5 May | Vinaròs – Sitges | 172 km (107 mi) | Jan Lauwers [fr] (BEL) | ||
| 10a | 6 May | Sitges – Barcelona | 39 km (24 mi) | Jan Harings [fr] (NED) | ||
| 10b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 45.4 km (28 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 11 | 7 May | Barcelona – Andorra la Vella | 241 km (150 mi) | Mariano Díaz (ESP) | ||
| 12 | 8 May | Andorra la Vella – Lleida | 158 km (98 mi) | Henk Nijdam (NED) | ||
| 13 | 9 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 182 km (113 mi) | Ángel Ibáñez (ESP) | ||
| 14 | 10 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 193 km (120 mi) | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | ||
| 15a | 11 May | Pamplona – Logroño | 92 km (57 mi) | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) | ||
| 15b | 11 May | Laguardia – Vitoria | 44 km (27 mi) | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | |
| 16 | 12 May | Vitoria – San Sebastián | 139 km (86 mi) | Tom Simpson (GBR) | ||
| 17 | 13 May | Villabona – Zarautz | 28 km (17 mi) | Individual time trial | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |
| 18 | 14 May | Zarautz – Bilbao | 175 km (109 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| Total | 2,940.5 km (1,827 mi) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Janssen | Pelforth | 76h 38' 04"" |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse | Pelforth | + 1' 43"" |
| 3 | Aurelio Gonzalez Puente | Kas-Kaskol | + 1' 45"" |
| 4 | Luis Otaño Arcelus | Fagor | + 2' 39"" |
| 5 | Cees Haast | Televizier | + 3' 20"" |
| 6 | José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | + 3' 41"" |
| 7 | Gregorio San Miguel | Kas-Kaskol | + 4' 19"" |
| 8 | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | + 4' 20"" |
| 9 | Mariano Diaz | Fagor | + 5' 54"" |
| 10 | José Perez Frances | Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 04"" |
| 11 | Angelino Soler | Karpy | |
| 12 | José Antonio Ponton | Ferrys | |
| 13 | Arie Den Hartog | Bic | |
| 14 | Vicente Lopez | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 15 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Bic | |
| 16 | Carlos Echeverria | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 17 | Eusebio Velez | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 18 | Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | |
| 19 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 20 | Julio Jimenez Munoz | Bic | |
| 21 | Ramon Mendiburu | Fagor | |
| 22 | Silvano Schiavon | Vittadello | |
| 23 | José Maria Errandonea | Fagor | |
| 24 | Gines Garcia Peran | Fagor | |
| 25 | Aldo Moser | Vittadello |
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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 |