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Vuelta a Espana 1980

1980 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 22 April – 11 May
Stages 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages
Distance 3,225 km (2,004 mi)
Winning time 88h 23' 21""
Results
  Winner Faustino Rupérez (ESP) (Zor - Vereco)
  Second Pedro Torres (ESP) (Kelme)
  Third Claude Criquielion (BEL) (Splendor)
  Points Sean Kelly (IRL) (Splendor)
  Mountains Juan Fernández (ESP) (Zor - Vereco)
  Sprints Sean Kelly (IRL) (Splendor)
  Team Splendor  
← 1979 1981 →
  Winner Faustino Rupérez (ESP) (Zor - Vereco)
  Second Pedro Torres (ESP) (Kelme)
  Third Claude Criquielion (BEL) (Splendor)
  Points Sean Kelly (IRL) (Splendor)
  Mountains Juan Fernández (ESP) (Zor - Vereco)
  Sprints Sean Kelly (IRL) (Splendor)
  Team Splendor  

Route

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 22 April La Manga – La Manga 10 km (6 mi)   Individual time trial Roberto Visentini (ITA)
1 23 April La Manga – Benidorm 155 km (96 mi)     Sean Kelly (IRL)
2 24 April Benidorm – Cullera 170 km (106 mi)     Sean Kelly (IRL)
3 25 April Cullera – Vinaròs 207 km (129 mi)     Giuseppe Martinelli (ITA)
4 26 April Vinaròs – Sant Quirze del Vallès 214 km (133 mi)     Klaus-Peter Thaler (FRG)
5 27 April Sant Quirze del Vallès – La Seu d'Urgell 200 km (124 mi)     Faustino Rupérez (ESP)
6 28 April La Seu d'Urgell – Viella 131 km (81 mi)     Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP)
7 29 April Viella – Jaca 216 km (134 mi)     Faustino Rupérez (ESP)
8 30 April Monastery of Leyre – Logroño 160 km (99 mi)     Eulalio García (ESP)
9 1 May Logroño – Burgos 138 km (86 mi)     Jos Lammertink (NED)
10 2 May Burgos – Santander 178 km (111 mi)     Paul Jesson (NZL)
11 3 May Santander – Gijón 219 km (136 mi)     Jesús López Carril [fr] (ESP)
12 4 May Santiago de Compostela – Pontevedra 133 km (83 mi)     Etienne De Wilde (BEL)
13 5 May Pontevedra – Vigo 195 km (121 mi)     Rolf Haller (FRG)
14 6 May Vigo – Ourense 156 km (97 mi)     Sean Kelly (IRL)
15 7 May Ourense – Ponferrada 164 km (102 mi)     Francisco Elorriaga (ESP)
16a 8 May Ponferrada – León 131 km (81 mi)     Dominique Arnaud (FRA)
16b 8 May León – León 22.8 km (14 mi)   Individual time trial Roberto Visentini (ITA)
17 9 May León – Valladolid 138 km (86 mi)     Sean Kelly (IRL)
18 10 May Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] 197 km (122 mi)     Manuel Esparza (ESP)
19 11 May Madrid – Madrid 84 km (52 mi)     Sean Kelly (IRL)
  Total 3,225 km (2,004 mi)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Faustino Rupérez Zor-Vereco 88h 23' 21""
2 Pedro Torres Kelme-Gios + 2' 15""
3 Claude Criquielion Splendor-Admiral + 3' 00""
4 Sean Kelly Splendor-Admiral + 3' 31""
5 Marino Lejarreta Teka + 4' 32""
6 Guido Van Calster Splendor-Admiral + 4' 44""
7 Johan De Muynck Splendor-Admiral + 4' 58""
8 Francisco Galdós Kelme-Gios + 5' 00""
9 Miguel María Lasa Zor-Vereco + 5' 25""
10 Vicente Belda Kelme-Gios + 6' 41""
11 Manuel Esparza Sanz Teka  
12 Faustino Fernandez Henninger-Aquila Rossa  
13 Jos Borguet Splendor-Admiral  
14 Bernard Thévenet Teka  
15 Roberto Visentini San Giacomo-Benotto  
16 Juan Fernández Martín Zor-Vereco  
17 Ángel Arroyo Zor-Vereco  
18 Pedro Vilardebo Flavia-Gios  
19 Francisco Codony Manzaneque-Alan  
20 Antonio Gonzalez Colchon C.R.  
21 José-Luis Laguia Reynolds-Benotto  
22 José Enrique Cima Henninger-Aquila Rossa  
23 Ricardo Zuniga Xarrasco Manzaneque-Alan  
24 Juan Pujol Pages Kelme-Gios  
25 Peter Zijerveld HB Alarmsystemen  

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