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| Dates | 26 April – 13 May | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,537 km (2,198 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 105h 37' 52" | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 11thVuelta a España (Tour ofSpain), a long-distancebicyclestage race and one of the threegrand tours, was held from 26 April to 13 May 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km (2,194 mi), and was won byAngelo Conterno of theBianchicycling team.[1] Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
The race was run with national teams of France, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, and an additional four regional Spanish teams. Each fielded 10 cyclists, for a total of 90.[2]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 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 |
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