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Vuelta a Espana 1968
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| Dates | 25 April – 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,014 km (1,873 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 29' 00"" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1967 1969 → |
| Winner | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | (Salvarani) | |
| Second | José Perez Frances (ESP) | (Kas-Kaskol) | |
| Third | Eusebio Velez (ESP) | (Fagor) | |
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| Points | Jan Janssen (NED) | (Pelforth) | |
| Mountains | Francisco Gabica (ESP) | (Fagor) | |
| Sprints | Carlos Echeverría (ESP) | (KAS) |
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1a | 25 April | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 130 km (81 mi) | Jan Janssen (NED) | ||
| 1b | 25 April | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 4 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | Jan Janssen (NED) | |
| 2 | 26 April | Zaragoza – Lleida | 195 km (121 mi) | Michael Wright (GBR) | ||
| 3a | 27 April | Lleida – Barcelona | 165 km (103 mi) | Tommaso de Pra (ITA) | ||
| 3b | 27 April | Barcelona – Barcelona | 38 km (24 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) | ||
| 4 | 28 April | Barcelona – Salou | 108 km (67 mi) | Michael Wright (GBR) | ||
| 5 | 29 April | Salou – Vinaròs | 106 km (66 mi) | Rudi Altig (FRG) | ||
| 6 | 30 April | Vinaròs – Valencia | 148 km (92 mi) | Pietro Guerra (ITA) | ||
| 7 | 1 May | Valencia – Benidorm | 144 km (89 mi) | Wilfried Peffgen (FRG) | ||
| 8 | 2 May | Benidorm – Almansa | 167 km (104 mi) | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) | ||
| 9 | 3 May | Almansa – Alcázar de San Juan | 230 km (143 mi) | José María Errandonea (ESP) | ||
| 10 | 4 May | Alcázar de San Juan – Madrid | 173 km (107 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 5 May | Madrid – Palencia | 242 km (150 mi) | Ramón Sáez (ESP) | ||
| 12 | 6 May | Villalón de Campos – Gijón | 236 km (147 mi) | José Pérez Francés (ESP) | ||
| 13 | 7 May | Gijón – Santander | 203 km (126 mi) | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | ||
| 14 | 8 May | Santander – Vitoria | 244 km (152 mi) | Eduardo Castelló (ESP) | ||
| 15 | 9 May | Vitoria – Pamplona | Annulled | |||
| 16 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 204 km (127 mi) | Luis Santamarina (ESP) | ||
| 17 | 11 May | San Sebastián – Tolosa | 67 km (42 mi) | Individual time trial | Felice Gimondi (ITA) | |
| 18 | 12 May | Tolosa – Bilbao | 206 km (128 mi) | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) | ||
| Total | 3,014 km (1,873 mi) |
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | 78h 29' 00"" |
| 2 | José Perez Frances | Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 15"" |
| 3 | Eusebio Velez | Fagor | + 5' 08"" |
| 4 | José Maria Errandonea | Fagor | + 5' 19"" |
| 5 | Vittorio Adorni | Faema | + 5' 26"" |
| 6 | Jan Janssen | Pelforth | + 5' 43"" |
| 7 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | Kas-Kaskol | + 5' 55"" |
| 8 | Carlos Echeverría | Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 00"" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar | Bic | + 6' 40"" |
| 10 | Jos Spruyt | Faema | + 7' 50"" |
| 11 | Luis Otano Arcelus | Fagor | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse | Pelforth | |
| 13 | Francisco Gabica | Fagor | |
| 14 | Michael Wright | Bic | |
| 15 | Ventura Diaz Arrey | Ferrys | |
| 16 | José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | |
| 17 | José Antonio Momene | Fagor | |
| 18 | Rudi Altig | Salvarani | |
| 19 | Andres Gandarias | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 20 | Cees Haast | Bic | |
| 21 | Fernando Manzaneque | Karpy | |
| 22 | Wilfried Peffgen | Salvarani | |
| 23 | Victor Van Schil | Faema | |
| 24 | Domingo Perurena | Fagor | |
| 25 | Sebastian Elorza Uria | Kas-Kaskol |
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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 |
Simon Milham