| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 27 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,340 km (2,075 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 93h 19' 10"" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1975 1977 → |
| Winner | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | (Kas - Campagnolo) | |
| Second | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | (Super Ser) | |
| Third | José Nazabal (ESP) | (Kas - Campagnolo) | |
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| Points | Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | (TI Raleigh) | |
| Mountains | Andrés Oliva (ESP) | (Kas - Campagnolo) | |
| Sprints | Daniel Verplancke (BEL) | (Flandria - Velda) | |
| Team | Kas - Campagnolo |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 27 April | Estepona – Estepona | 3.2 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | |
| 1 | 28 April | Estepona – Estepona | 135 km (84 mi) | José De Cauwer (BEL) | ||
| 2 | 29 April | Estepona – Priego de Córdoba | 224 km (139 mi) | Roger Gilson (LUX) | ||
| 3 | 30 April | Priego de Córdoba – Jaén | 177 km (110 mi) | Theo Smit (NED) | ||
| 4 | 1 May | Jaén – Baza | 166 km (103 mi)| | Hennie Kuiper (NED) | ||
| 5 | 2 May | Baza – Cartagena | 201 km (125 mi) | Theo Smit (NED) | ||
| 6 | 3 May | Cartagena – Cartagena | 14 km (9 mi) | Individual time trial | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | |
| 7 | 4 May | Cartagena – Murcia | 136 km (85 mi) | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 5 May | Murcia – Almansa | 219 km (136 mi) | Georges Pintens (BEL) | ||
| 9 | 6 May | Almansa – Nules | 208 km (129 mi) | Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | ||
| 10 | 7 May | Castellón – Cambrils | 226 km (140 mi) | José Antonio González (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 8 May | Cambrils – Barcelona | 151 km (94 mi)| | Antonio Vallori (ESP) | ||
| 12 | 9 May | Pamplona – Logroño | 168 km (104 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 13 | 10 May | Logroño – Palencia | 209 km (130 mi) | Dirk Ongenae [fr] (BEL) | ||
| 14 | 11 May | Paredes de Nava – Gijón | 249 km (155 mi) | Cees Priem (NED) | ||
| 15 | 12 May | Gijón – Cangas de Onís | 141 km (88 mi) | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | ||
| 16 | 13 May | Cangas de Onís – Reinosa | 156 km (97 mi) | Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | ||
| 17 | 14 May | Reinosa – Bilbao | 183 km (114 mi) | Arthur Van De Vijver (BEL) | ||
| 18 | 15 May | Galdácano – Santuario de Oro (Zuia) | 204 km (127 mi) | Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | ||
| 19a | 16 May | Murgia (Zuia) – San Sebastián | 139 km (86 mi) | Dirk Ongenae [fr] (BEL) | ||
| 19b | 17 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 31.7 km (20 mi) | Individual time trial | Dietrich Thurau (FRG) | |
| Total | 3,340 km (2,075 mi) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | José Pesarrodona | Kas-Campagnolo | 93h 19' 10"" |
| 2 | Luis Ocaña | Super Ser Zeus | + 1' 03"" |
| 3 | José Nazabal Merendia | Kas-Campagnolo | + 1' 41"" |
| 4 | Dietrich Thurau | TI–Raleigh | + 1' 44"" |
| 5 | Vicente Lopez | Kas-Campagnolo | + 1' 50"" |
| 6 | Hennie Kuiper | TI–Raleigh | + 2' 00"" |
| 7 | Joaquim Agostinho | Teka | + 3' 16"" |
| 8 | Joseph Fuchs | Super Ser Zeus | + 3' 45"" |
| 9 | Pedro Torres | Super Ser Zeus | + 4' 43"" |
| 10 | José Antonio Gonzalez | Kas-Campagnolo | + 7' 18"" |
| 11 | Ludo Loos | Ebo | |
| 12 | Enrique Martinez | Kas-Campagnolo | |
| 13 | Andres Oliva | Kas-Campagnolo | |
| 14 | Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Teka | |
| 15 | José Martins Freitas | Kas-Campagnolo | |
| 16 | Eric Jacques | Ebo | |
| 17 | Domingo Perurena | Kas-Campagnolo | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Baert | Miko-De Gribaldy | |
| 19 | José Enrique Cima | Novostil | |
| 20 | Fernardo Mendes Dos | Teka | |
| 21 | Ventura Diaz | Teka | |
| 22 | Santiago Lazcano | Super Ser Zeus | |
| 23 | Julian Andiano | Teka | |
| 24 | Manuel Esparza | Teka | |
| 25 | Jesus Manzaneque | Super Ser Zeus |
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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 |