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Vuelta a Espana 1984

1984 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 17 April – 6 May
Stages 19 + Prologue, including 1 split stage
Distance 3,593 km (2,233 mi)
Winning time 90h 08' 03""
Results
  Winner Éric Caritoux (FRA) (Skil-Sem-Mavic-Reydel)
  Second Alberto Fernández Blanco (ESP) (Zor-Gemeaz)
  Third Raimund Dietzen (GER) (Teka)
  Points Guido Van Calster (BEL) (Del Tongo)
  Mountains Felipe Yáñez (ESP) (Orbea)
  Youth Edgar Corredor (COL) (Teka)
  Sprints Jozef Lieckens (BEL) (Safir)
  Team Teka  
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  Winner Éric Caritoux (FRA) (Skil-Sem-Mavic-Reydel)
  Second Alberto Fernández Blanco (ESP) (Zor-Gemeaz)
  Third Raimund Dietzen (GER) (Teka)
  Points Guido Van Calster (BEL) (Del Tongo)
  Mountains Felipe Yáñez (ESP) (Orbea)
  Youth Edgar Corredor (COL) (Teka)
  Sprints Jozef Lieckens (BEL) (Safir)
  Team Teka  

Teams

  • Alfa Lum
  • Hueso
  • Del Tongo
  • Dormilón
  • Tuc Gis
  • Kelme
  • Orbea
  • Reynolds
  • Safir
  • Skil
  • Teka
  • Tonissteiner
  • Zor

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 17 April Jerez de la Frontera 6.6 km (4 mi)   Individual time trial Francesco Moser (ITA)
1 18 April Jerez de la Frontera to Málaga 272 km (169 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)
2 19 April Málaga to Almería 202 km (126 mi)   Plain stage Guido Van Calster (BEL)
3 20 April Mojácar to Elche 204 km (127 mi)   Plain stage Jozef Lieckens (BEL)
4 21 April Elche to Valencia 197 km (122 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)
5 22 April Valencia to Salou 245 km (152 mi)   Plain stage Jozef Lieckens (BEL)
6 23 April Salou to Sant Quirze del Vallès 113 km (70 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Michel Pollentier (BEL)
7 24 April Sant Quirze del Vallès to Rasos de Peguera 184 km (114 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Éric Caritoux (FRA)
8 25 April Cardona to Zaragoza 269 km (167 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
9 26 April Zaragoza to Soria 159 km (99 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Orlando Maini (ITA)
10 27 April Soria to Burgos 148 km (92 mi)   Plain stage Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA)
11 28 April Burgos to Santander 182 km (113 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Francesco Moser (ITA)
12 29 April Santander to Lagos de Covadonga 199 km (124 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Raimund Dietzen (FRG)
13 30 April Cangas de Onís to Oviedo 170 km (106 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Guido Van Calster (BEL)
14 1 May Lugones to Monte Naranco 12 km (7 mi)   Individual time trial Julián Gorospe (ESP)
15 2 May Oviedo to León 121 km (75 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Antonio Coll (ESP)
16 3 May León to Valladolid 138 km (86 mi)   Plain stage Daniël Rossel (BEL)
17 4 May Valladolid to Segovia 258 km (160 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) José Recio (ESP)
18a 5 May Segovia to Torrejón de Ardoz 145 km (90 mi)   Stage with mountain(s) Jesus Suárez Cuevas (ESP)
18b Torrejón de Ardoz 33 km (21 mi)   Individual time trial Julián Gorospe (ESP)
19 6 May Torrejón de Ardoz to Madrid 139 km (86 mi)   Plain stage Noël Dejonckheere (BEL)
  Total 3,593 km (2,233 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification
P Francesco Moser Francesco Moser Francesco Moser not awarded Reynolds
1 Noël Dejonckheere Noël Dejonckheere Angel Camarillo
2 Guido Van Calster Guido Van Calster
3 Jozef Lieckens
4 Noël Dejonckheere Noël Dejonckheere Felipe Yáñez
5 Jozef Lieckens Teka
6 Michel Pollentier
7 Éric Caritoux Pedro Delgado
8 Roger De Vlaeminck
9 Orlando Maini
10 Palmiro Masciarelli
11 Francesco Moser Guido Van Calster
12 Raimund Dietzen Éric Caritoux
13 Guido Van Calster
14 Julián Gorospe
15 Antonio Coll
16 Daniel Rossel
17 José Recio
18a Jesús Suárez Cuevas
18b Julián Gorospe
19 Noël Dejonckheere
Final Éric Caritoux Guido Van Calster Felipe Yáñez Teka

Final standings

Legend
  Denotes the winner of the General classification   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification
  Denotes the winner of the Points classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank Name Team Time
1 Éric Caritoux (FRA) Skil 90h 08' 03""
2 Alberto Fernández Blanco (ESP) Zor + 6""
3 Raimund Dietzen (GER) Teka + 1' 33""
4 Pedro Delgado (ESP) Reynolds + 1' 43""
5 Edgar Corredor (COL) Teka + 3' 40""
6 Julián Gorospe (ESP) Reynolds + 4' 41""
7 José Patrocinio Jiménez (COL) Teka + 7' 10""
8 Vicente Belda (ESP) Kelme + 7' 14""
9 José Recio (ESP) Kelme + 7' 21""
10 Francesco Moser (ITA) Tuc Gis + 8' 41""

Points classification

Final points classification (1-10)
  Rider Team Points
1 Guido Van Calster (BEL) Del Tongo 204
2 Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) Teka 168
3 Jozef Lieckens (BEL) Safir 138
4 Francesco Moser (ITA) Tuc Gis 110
5 Benny Van Brabant (BEL) Tonissteiner 102
6 Jesus Suarez Cuevas (ESP) Hueso 98
7 Julián Gorospe (ESP) Reynolds 96
8 Miguel Angel Iglesias (ESP) Kelme 90
9 Éric Caritoux (FRA) Skil 88
10 Raimund Dietzen (GER) Teka 82

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1-5)
  Rider Team Points
1 Felipe Yáñez (ESP) Orbea 81
2 José Luis Laguía (ESP) Reynolds 59
3 Éric Caritoux (FRA) Skil 50
4 Vicente Belda (ESP) Kelme 49
5 Alberto Fernández Blanco (ESP) Zor 40

Team classification

Final team classification (1-5)
  Team Time
1 Teka 270h 24' 40""
2 Zor + 9' 35""
3 Reynolds + 20' 17""
4 Hueso + 23' 58""
5 Skil + 39' 25""

Intermediate sprints classification

Final intermediate sprints classification (1–5)
  Rider Team Points
1 Jozef Lieckens (BEL) Safir 39
2 Eddy Van Haerens (BEL) Safir 30
3 Mariano Bayon (ESP) Dormilon 17
4 Antonio Coll (ESP) Teka 12
5 Palmiro Masciarelli (ITA) Tuc Gis 11

Special sprints classification

Final special sprints classification (1–3)
  Rider Team Points
1 Jesus Suarez Cuevas (ESP) Hueso 35
2 José Maria Caroz (ESP) Dormilon 19
3 Daniël Rossel (BEL) Tonissteiner 15
4 Jean-Claude Bagot (FRA) Skil 13
5 Antonio Coll (ESP) Teka 8

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
James Harrington