 Spanish Newspaper "Informaciones" (1935) with the prize list of the first "Vuelta a España". Museu de Joguet de Verdú (Lleida, Catalunya, Spain). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,425 km (2,128 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 120h 00' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1st edition ofVuelta a España took place from 29 April to 15 May 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and 3,425 km (2,128 mi), the winning average speed was 28.54 km/h (17.73 mph). The Vuelta began and ended inMadrid,Spain.
The field consisted of 50 riders including 33 Spanish riders;[1] 29 finished the race. The weather conditions (rainy and cold) were said to have been to the advantage of the Belgian riders.BelgianGustaaf Deloor took the leader's jersey with nine minutes advantage on the third stage. Deloor was challenged byMariano Cañardo. However, on the thirteenth stage, Canardo crashed and lost five minutes. On the final stage, Deloor displayed panache to attack and win the stage and theGeneral classification into Madrid.[2][3]
There were two teams entering the Vuelta: B.H. and Orbea. The other participants, mostly Spanish, entered individually.[4]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 29 April | Madrid toValladolid | 185 km (115 mi) |  | Stage with mountain(s) |  Antoine Dignef (BEL) | |
| 2 | 30 April | Valladolid toSantander | 251 km (156 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) |  Antonio Escuriet (ESP) | |
| 1 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 3 | 2 May | Santander toBilbao | 199 km (124 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | |
| 4 | 3 May | Bilbao toSan Sebastián | 235 km (146 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Antoine Dignef (BEL) | |
| 5 | 4 May | San Sebastián toZaragoza | 264 km (164 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | |
| 6 | 5 May | Zaragoza toBarcelona | 310 km (193 mi) |  | Plain stage | François Adam (BEL) | |
| 6 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 7 | 7 May | Barcelona toTortosa | 188 km (117 mi) | | Plain stage | Antonio Montes (ESP) | |
| 8 | 8 May | Tortosa toValencia | 188 km (117 mi) | | Plain stage |  Max Bulla (AUT) | |
| 9 | 9 May | Valencia toMurcia | 265 km (165 mi) | | Plain stage | Salvador Cardona (ESP) | |
| 10 | 10 May | Murcia toGranada | 285 km (177 mi) | | Plain stage | Max Bulla (AUT) | |
| 11 | 11 May | Granada toSevilla | 260 km (162 mi) | | Plain stage | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | |
| 12 May | Rest day | ||||||
| 12 | 13 May | Sevilla toCáceres | 270 km (168 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | François Adam (BEL) | |
| 13 | 14 May | Cáceres toZamora | 275 km (171 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) |  Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | |
| 14 | 15 May | Zamora toMadrid | 250 km (155 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | |
There were 29 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for thegeneral classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.
| Rank | Name | Team[4] | Time |
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| 1 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | B.H. | 120h 00' 07" |
| 2 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Orbea | + 13' 28" |
| 3 | Antoine Dignef (BEL) | B.H. | + 20' 10" |
| 4 | Max Bulla (AUT) | Orbea | + 28' 51" |
| 5 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | Orbea | + 29' 49" |
| 6 | Alfons Deloor (BEL) | B.H. | + 47' 27" |
| 7 | Paolo Bianchi (ITA) | Orbea | + 51' 51" |
| 8 |  Fernand Fayolle (FRA) | Orbea | + 52' 58" |
| 9 |  Walter Blattmann (SUI) | Orbea | + 1h 09' 02" |
| 10 |  Marinus Valentijn (NED) | B.H. | + 1h 09' 46" |
| Rank | Name | Team[4] | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edoardo Molinar (ITA) | Orbea | 68 |
| 2 | Luigi Barral (ITA) | Orbea | |
| 3 | Leo Amberg (SUI) | Orbea | 51 |
| 4 | Antoine Dignef (BEL) | B.H. | 41 |
| 5 | François Adam (BEL) | B.H. | |
| 6 | Salvador Molina (ESP) | Orbea | 39 |
| 7 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | Orbea | 33 |
| 8 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | B.H. | 30 |
| 9 | Fermín Trueba (ESP) | B.H. | 29 |
| 10 | Vicente Trueba (ESP) | B.H. | 25 |
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