| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,892 km (1,797 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 73h 50' 05"" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1970 1972 → |
| Winner | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) | (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | |
| Second | Wilfried David (BEL) | (Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | |
| Third | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | (Bic) | |
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| Points | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | (Fagor-Mercier) | |
| Mountains | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | (Mars-Flandria) | |
| Combination | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | (Fagor-Mercier) | |
| Sprints | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | (Fagor-Mercier) |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 29 April | Almería – Almería | 4.2 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | René Pijnen (NED) | |
| 1 | 30 April | Almería – Águilas | 126 km (78 mi) | Ger Harings (NED) | ||
| 2 | 1 May | Águilas – Calp | 245 km (152 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | ||
| 3 | 2 May | Calp – La Pobla de Farnals | 164 km (102 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | ||
| 4 | 3 May | La Pobla de Farnals – Benicàssim | 175 km (109 mi) | Hubert Hutsebaut (BEL) | ||
| 5 | 4 May | Benicàssim – Salou | 172 km (107 mi) | René Pijnen (NED) | ||
| 6 | 5 May | Salou – Barcelona | 149 km (93 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | ||
| 7 | 6 May | Barcelona – Manresa | 179 km (111 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 7 May | Balaguer – Jaca | 211 km (131 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | ||
| 9 | 8 May | Jaca – Pamplona | 175 km (109 mi) | Agustín Tamames (ESP) | ||
| 10 | 9 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 120 km (75 mi) | Gerard Vianen (NED) | ||
| 11a | 10 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 140 km (87 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 11b | 10 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 2.65 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | José Antonio González (ESP) | |
| 12 | 11 May | Bilbao – Vitoria | 185 km (115 mi) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | ||
| 13 | 12 May | Vitoria – Torrelavega | 208 km (129 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | ||
| 14 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Burgos | 192 km (119 mi) | Wilfried David (BEL) | ||
| 15 | 14 May | Burgos – Segovia | 188 km (117 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | ||
| 16 | 15 May | Segovia – Ávila | 114 km (71 mi) | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | ||
| 17a | 16 May | Ávila – Madrid | 138 km (86 mi) | Willy Scheers [fr] (BEL) | ||
| 17b | 16 May | Madrid – Madrid | 5.3 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | René Pijnen (NED) | |
| Total | 2,892 km (1,797 mi) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ferdinand Bracke | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | 73h 50' 05"" |
| 2 | Wilfried David | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | + 59"" |
| 3 | Luis Ocaña | Bic | + 1' 51"" |
| 4 | Miguel Maria Lasa | Orbea | + 2' 18"" |
| 5 | Manuel Galera Magdelano | Karpy | + 2' 37"" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk | Mars-Flandria | + 2' 48"" |
| 7 | Agustin Tamames | Werner | + 5' 15"" |
| 8 | Antonio Martos Aguilar | Werner | + 5' 45"" |
| 9 | Raymond Poulidor | Fagor-Mercier | + 6' 01"" |
| 10 | Luis Balague Carreno | Werner | + 6' 17"" |
| 11 | Edy Schutz | Mars-Flandria | |
| 12 | Cyrille Guimard | Fagor-Mercier | |
| 13 | Eufronio Enrique Santos | La Casera | |
| 14 | Antonio Menendez | La Casera | |
| 15 | Wim Schepers | Goudsmit | |
| 16 | Domingo Perurena Tellechea | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 17 | Bernard Labourdette | Bic | |
| 18 | Ventura Diaz Arrey | Werner | |
| 19 | Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Karpy | |
| 20 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Fagor-Mercier | |
| 21 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | Karpy | |
| 22 | Andres Oliva Sanchez | La Casera | |
| 23 | Eduardo Castello Villanova | Karpy | |
| 24 | José Gómez | Werner | |
| 25 | José Luis Abilleira | La Casera |
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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 |