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| Dates | 2–24 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,750 km (2,330 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 95h 30' 33" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 50th EditionVuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distancebicyclestage race and one of the threegrand tours, was held from 2 September to 24 September 1995. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,750 km (2,330 mi), and was won byLaurent Jalabert of theONCEcycling team. Jalabert won the three classification competitions – the general classification, the points classification and the mountains classification being only the third rider (afterEddy Merckx in the1968 Giro d'Italia and the1969 Tour de France, andTony Rominger in the1993 Vuelta a España) to win all three major classifications in aGrand Tour.[1][2][3][4]
The 1995 Vuelta was the first edition that was not held in April and May, as had previously been the case, but instead in September as the last of the three Grand Tours of the year. This was done to attract more high-profile riders, who before had preferred to ride theGiro d'Italia or theTour de France, which both took place very closely to the Vuelta's timeslot.[5]
TheMapei squad arrived in disarray, after one of their lead riders,Fernando Escartín, announced that he would move toKelme the following year. He was therefore left out of the team, which was led byAbraham Olano. The starting field also includedLaurent Jalabert,Alex Zülle, former winnerMelcior Mauri (allONCE),Marco Pantani (Carrera Jeans–Tassoni) and a then unknownJan Ullrich (Team Telekom) in his first ever Grand Tour appearance.[6]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 2 September | Zaragoza | 7 km (4.3 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Abraham Olano (ESP) |
| 1 | 3 September | Zaragoza toLogroño | 186.6 km (115.9 mi) |  | Plain stage |  Nicola Minali (ITA) |
| 2 | 4 September | San Asensio toSantander | 223.5 km (138.9 mi) | | Plain stage | Gianluca Pianegonda (ITA) |
| 3 | 5 September | Santander toAlto del Naranco | 206.0 km (128.0 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 4 | 6 September | Tapia de Casariego toA Coruña | 82.6 km (51.3 mi) | | Plain stage |  Marcel Wüst (GER) |
| 5 | 7 September | A Coruña toOurense | 179.8 km (111.7 mi) | | Plain stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 6 | 8 September | Ourense toZamora | 264.0 km (164.0 mi) | | Plain stage | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
| 7 | 9 September | Salamanca | 41.0 km (25.5 mi) | | Individual time trial | Abraham Olano (ESP) |
| 8 | 10 September | Salamanca toÁvila | 219.8 km (136.6 mi) |  | Stage with mountain(s) | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 9 | 11 September | Ávila toPalazuelos de Eresma | 122.5 km (76.1 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) |  Jesper Skibby (DEN) |
| 10 | 12 September | Córdoba toSeville | 208.5 km (129.6 mi) | | Plain stage |  Jeroen Blijlevens (NED) |
| 11 | 13 September | Seville toMarbella | 162.5 km (101.0 mi) | | Plain stage | Nicola Minali (ITA) |
| 12 | 14 September | Marbella toSierra Nevada | 238.5 km (148.2 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Bert Dietz (GER) |
| 13 | 15 September | Olula del Río toMurcia | 181.0 km (112.5 mi) | | Hilly stage | Christian Henn (GER) |
| 14 | 16 September | Elche toValencia | 207.0 km (128.6 mi) | | Plain stage | Marcel Wüst (GER) |
| 15 | 17 September | Barcelona toEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 154.0 km (95.7 mi) | | Hilly stage | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 18 September | Rest day | |||||
| 16 | 19 September | Tàrrega toPla de Beret | 197.3 km (122.6 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) |  Alex Zülle (SUI) |
| 17 | 20 September | Salardu (Naut Aran) toLuz Ardiden (France) | 179.2 km (111.3 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
| 18 | 21 September | Luz-Saint-Sauveur (France) toSabiñánigo | 157.8 km (98.1 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) |  Asiat Saitov (RUS) |
| 19 | 22 September | Sabiñánigo toCalatayud | 227.7 km (141.5 mi) | | Plain stage | Adriano Baffi (ITA) |
| 20 | 23 September | Alcalá de Henares | 41.6 km (25.8 mi) | | Individual time trial | Abraham Olano (ESP) |
| 21 | 24 September | Alcalá de Henares toMadrid | 147.5 km (91.7 mi) | | Plain stage | Marcel Wüst (GER) |
| Total | 3,750 km (2,330 mi) | |||||
The race started with a prologuetime trial inZaragoza, won by Olano, two seconds ahead of Jalabert. The latter would move into the leader's golden jersey after stage 3, based on a stage win atAlto del Naranco. Olano moved closer in the general classification after the stage-7 time trial inSalamanca, but only gained 23 seconds on Jalabert due to a fall and a puncture along the route. On stage 8 toÁvila, Jalabert attacked almost from the beginning. Olano, left isolated, lost 4:40 minutes and all hopes of winning the Vuelta. Over the course of the two time trials, Olano gained 2:42 minutes on Jalabert, enough to make up for his losses on all stages but the one to Ávila. From this point on, Jalabert only attacked the field close to the finish line, collecting few advantages and some bonus seconds.[6] His lead was so comfortable that he was able to abort an attack on the way toSierra Nevada and gift the stage win to escapeeBert Dietz (Team Telekom).[7]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Laurent Jalabert (FRA) | ONCE | 95h 30' 33s |
2 | Abraham Olano (ESP) | Mapei–GB–Latexco | 4' 22s |
3 |  Johan Bruyneel (BEL) | ONCE | 6' 48s |
4 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 8' 04s |
5 | Richard Virenque (FRA) | Festina–Lotus | 11' 38s |
6 | Roberto Pistore (ITA) | Polti–Vaporetto | 11' 54s |
7 | David García (ESP) | Banesto | 13' 50s |
8 | Daniel Clavero (ESP) | Artiach | 15' 03s |
9 | Michele Bartoli (ITA) | Mercatone Uno–Saeco | 19' 14s |
10 | Stefano Della Santa (ITA) | Mapei–GB | 19' 42s |
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