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| Dates | 25 April – 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,014 km (1,873 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 29' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 23rd edition ofVuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distancebicyclestage race and one of the threegrand tours, was held from 25 April to 12 May 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km (1,873 mi).Basque nationalistETA terrorists detonated a bomb along the course on stage 15, causing that day's racing to be annulled.[1][2] The race was won byFelice Gimondi of the Salvaranicycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the1967 Giro d'Italia and the1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist afterJacques Anquetil to win all threegrand tours in his career.[3] Defending championJan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 championFrancisco Gabica won the mountains classification.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | 78h 29' 00" |
| 2 |  José Pérez Francés | Kas–Kaskol | + 2' 15" |
| 3 | Eusebio Vélez | Fagor | + 5' 08" |
| 4 | José María Errandonea | Fagor | + 5' 19" |
| 5 | Vittorio Adorni | Faema | + 5' 26" |
| 6 |  Jan Janssen | Pelforth | + 5' 43" |
| 7 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Kas–Kaskol | + 5' 55" |
| 8 | Carlos Echeverría | Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 00" |
| 9 |  Lucien Aimar | Bic | + 6' 40" |
| 10 |  Jos Spruyt | Faema | + 7' 50" |
| 11 | Luis Otaño Arcelus | Fagor | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse | Pelforth | |
| 13 | Francisco Gabica | Fagor | |
| 14 |  Michael Wright | Bic | |
| 15 | Ventura Díaz Arrey | Ferrys | |
| 16 | José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | |
| 17 | José Antonio Momeñe | Fagor | |
| 18 |  Rudi Altig | Salvarani | |
| 19 | Andrés Gandarias | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 20 | Cees Haast | Bic | |
| 21 | Fernando Manzaneque | Karpy | |
| 22 | Wilfried Peffgen | Salvarani | |
| 23 | Victor Van Schil | Faema | |
| 24 | Domingo Perurena | Fagor | |
| 25 | Sebastián Elorza Uria | Kas–Kaskol |
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