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Vuelta a Espana 1956

1956 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 26 April – 13 May
Stages 17
Distance 3,537 km (2,198 mi)
Winning time 105h 37' 52""
Results
  Winner Angelo Conterno (ITA)
  Second Jesús Loroño (ESP)
  Third Raymond Impanis (BEL)

  Points Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
  Mountains Nino Defilippis (ITA)
← 1955 1957 →
  Winner Angelo Conterno (ITA)
  Second Jesús Loroño (ESP)
  Third Raymond Impanis (BEL)

  Points Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
  Mountains Nino Defilippis (ITA)

Route

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 April Bilbao – Santander 203 km (126 mi)     Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
2 27 April Santander – Oviedo 248 km (154 mi)     Angelo Conterno (ITA)
3 28 April Oviedo – Valladolid 175 km (109 mi)     Miguel Poblet (ESP)
4 29 April Valladolid – Madrid 212 km (132 mi)     Claude Le Ber (FRA)
5 30 April Madrid – Albacete 241 km (150 mi)     Miguel Poblet (ESP)
6 1 May Albacete – Alicante 227 km (141 mi)     Miguel Poblet (ESP)
7 2 May Alicante – Valencia 182 km (113 mi)     Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
8 3 May Valencia – Tarragona 249 km (155 mi)     Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
9 5 May Tarragona – Barcelona 163 km (101 mi)     Hugo Koblet (SUI)
10a 6 May Barcelona – Barcelona 21 km (13 mi)   Team time trial France
10b 6 May Barcelona – Tàrrega 112 km (70 mi)     Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)
11 7 May Tàrrega – Zaragoza 238 km (148 mi)     Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
12 8 May Zaragoza – Bayonne (France) 274 km (170 mi)     Giancarlo Astrua (ITA)
13a 9 May Bayonne (France) – Irun 43 km (27 mi)   Individual time trial Claude Le Ber (FRA)
13b 9 May Irun – Pamplona 111 km (69 mi)     Roger Walkowiak (FRA)
14 10 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 195 km (121 mi)     Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
15 11 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 225 km (140 mi)     Nino Defilippis (ITA)
16 12 May Bilbao – Vitoria 207 km (129 mi)     Benigno Azpuru [es] (ESP)
17 13 May Vitoria – Bilbao 190 km (118 mi)     Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
  Total 3,531 km (2,194 mi)

Results

Final general classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Angelo Conterno Bianchi 105h 37' 52""
2 Jesús Loroño   + 13""
3 Raymond Impanis Elvé-Peugeot + 1' 54""
4 Federico Bahamontes   + 3' 27""
5 Rik Van Steenbergen   + 7' 48""
6 Miguel Chacón Díaz Elvé-Peugeot + 8' 30""
7 Gilbert Bauvin   + 19' 18""
8 Brian Robinson   + 20' 36""
9 José Serra Gil   + 23' 38""
10 Manuel Rodríguez Barros   + 24' 55""
11 Emilio Rodríguez    
12 Giancarlo Astrua    
13 Giuseppe Buratti Bianchi  
14 Carmelo Morales Erostarbe    
15 Cosme Barrutia    
16 Hilaire Couvreur    
17 Juan Bibiloni    
18 Nino Defilippis Bianchi  
19 Arrigo Padovan    
20 Antonio Barrutia    
21 René Marigil    
22 Edgard Sorgeloos    
23 Vicente Iturat    
24 Giovanni Pettinati Bianchi  
25 Remo Pianezzi    

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