1964 Vuelta a España

1964 Vuelta a España

Race details
Dates		30 April – 16 May
Stages		17
Distance
Winning time		78h 23' 35"
Palmares
	Winner	Raymond Poulidor (FRA)	(Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
	Second	Luis Otano (ESP)	(Ferrys)
	Third	José Pérez Francés (ESP)	(Ferrys)
Jersey awarded to the points classification winner	Points	José Pérez Francés (ESP)	(Ferrys)
	Mountains	Julio Jiménez (ESP)	(Kas-Kaskol)
	Sprints	Antonio Bertrán (ESP)	(Ferrys)

The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 30 to May 16, 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km, and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team. José Pérez Frances won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.

Results

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Raymond Poulidor	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson	78h 23' 35s
2	Luis Otano	Ferrys	a 33s
3	José Perez Frances	Ferrys	a 1' 26s
4	Eusebio Velez	Kas-Kaskol	a 2' 04s
5	Julio Jiménez	Kas-Kaskol	a 3' 16s
6	Fernando Manzaneque	Ferrys	a 4' 19s
7	Valentin Uriona	Kas-Kaskol	a 6' 06s
8	José Antonio Momene	Kas-Kaskol	a 9' 31s
9	Francisco Gabica	Kas-Kaskol	a 9' 32s
10	Antonio Bertan Panades	Ferrys	a 11' 14s
11	Sebastian Elorza	Kas-Kaskol
12	Victor Van Schil	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
13	Robert Cazala	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
14	Henri De Wolf	Solo Superia
15	Antonio Karmany Mestres	Ferrys
16	Arthur De Cabooter	Solo Superia
17	Wim Van Est	Locomotief
18	Carlos Echevarria	Kas-Kaskol
19	Andre Le Dissez	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
20	Jean-Pierre Genet	Mercier-BP-Hutchinson
21	Ventura Diaz	Inuri
22	Louis Proost	Solo Superia
23	Francisco Valada
24	Michel Van Aerde	Solo Superia

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)