1973 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 26 April – 13 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 stages + Prologue, including 4 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,061.8 km (1,903 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 84h 40' 50" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 28th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance
Teams
A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the 1973 Vuelta a España.[9] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 80 cyclists.[9] 62 cyclists reached the finish in San Sebastián.[10]
The teams entering the race were:[9]
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Route and stages
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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P | 26 April | Calp
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5 km (3 mi) | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | ||
1 | 27 April | Calp to Murcia
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187 km (116 mi) | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | |||
2 | 28 April | Murcia to Albacete | 156 km (97 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |||
3 | 29 April | Albacete to Alcázar de San Juan | 146 km (91 mi) | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | |||
4 | 30 April | Alcázar de San Juan to Cuenca | 169 km (105 mi) | Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) | |||
5 | 1 May | Cuenca to Teruel | 191 km (119 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |||
6a | 2 May | Teruel to La Pobla de Farnals | 150 km (93 mi) | Roger Swerts (BEL) | |||
6b | La Pobla de Farnals | 5 km (3 mi) | Team time trial | Molteni | |||
7 | 3 May | La Pobla de Farnals to Castellón de la Plana | 165 km (103 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |||
8 | 4 May | Castellón de la Plana to Calafell | 245 km (152 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
9a | 5 May | Calafell to Barcelona | 80 km (50 mi) | Juan Manuel Santisteban (ESP) | |||
9b | Barcelona to Barcelona | 37.9 km (24 mi) | Individual time trial | Jacques Esclassan (FRA) | |||
10 | 6 May | Barcelona to Empuriabrava | 171 km (106 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
11 | 7 May | Empuriabrava to Manresa | 225 km (140 mi) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | |||
12 | 8 May | Manresa to Zaragoza | 259 km (161 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |||
13 | 9 May | Mallén to Irache | 175 km (109 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | |||
14 | 10 May | Irache to Bilbao | 182 km (113 mi) | Juan Zurano (ESP) | |||
15a | 11 May | Bilbao to Torrelavega | 154 km (96 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | |||
15b | Torrelavega to Torrelavega | 17.4 km (11 mi) | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
16 | 12 May | Torrelavega to Miranda de Ebro | 203 km (126 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
17a | 13 May | Tolosa, Gipuzkoa
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127 km (79 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | |||
17b | Hernani to San Sebastián
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10.5 km (7 mi) | Individual time trial | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | |||
Total | 3,016.8 km (1,875 mi) |
Classification leadership
Four different jerseys were worn during the 1973 Vuelta a España. The leader of the
For the points classification, which awarded a light blue jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader.[10] In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The combination classification awarded a red jersey to its leader.[10]
Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.
Stage | Winner | Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Combination classification |
Team classification | |
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P | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
1 | Pieter Nassen | Pieter Nassen | Domingo Perurena | Rokado | ||
2 | Gerben Karstens | Gerben Karstens | Gerben Karstens | Javier Elorriaga & Jean-Jacques Fussien
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3 | Pieter Nassen | Pieter Nassen | José Luis Abilleira | Jean-Jacques Fussien | ||
4 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | José Pesarrodona | KAS | |||
5 | Gerben Karstens | Gerben Karstens | ||||
6a | Roger Swerts | José Luis Galdamez | Molteni | |||
6b | Molteni | |||||
7 | Gerben Karstens | Eddy Merckx | ||||
8 | Eddy Merckx | |||||
9a | Juan Manuel Santisteban | |||||
9b | Jacques Esclassan | |||||
10 | Eddy Merckx | |||||
11 | Bernard Thévenet | Eddy Merckx | La Casera | |||
12 | Gerben Karstens | |||||
13 | Domingo Perurena | |||||
14 | Juan Zurano | |||||
15a | Eddy Peelman | Eddy Merckx | ||||
15b | Eddy Merckx | |||||
16 | Eddy Merckx | |||||
17a | Eddy Peelman | |||||
17b | Eddy Merckx | |||||
Final | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | José Luis Abilleira | Eddy Merckx | La Casera |
Final standings
Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the General classification
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Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the Points classification | Denotes the winner of the Combination classification |
General Classification
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 84h 40' 50" |
2 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | + 3' 46" |
3 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot-B.P. | + 4' 16" |
4 | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | KAS | + 5' 54" |
5 | Pedro Torres (ESP) | La Casera | + 7' 29" |
6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Bic | + 8' 15" |
7 | Agustín Tamames (ESP) | La Casera | + 9' 15" |
8 | Luis Balagué (ESP) | La Casera | + 12' 26" |
9 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | + 13' 27" |
10 | Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) | La Casera | + 15' 01" |
Points classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 215.5 |
2 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | 162.5 |
3 | Pieter Nassen (BEL) | Rokado | 154.5 |
Mountains classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | José Luis Abilleira (ESP) | La Casera | 97 |
2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 83 |
3 | Luis Balagué (ESP) | La Casera | 60 |
4 | Pedro Torres (ESP) | La Casera | 50 |
Combination classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 18 |
2 | José Luis Abilleira (ESP) | La Casera | 11 |
3 | José Luis Galdamez (ESP) | Coelima-Benfica | 6 |
Team classification
Team | Time | |
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1 | La Casera | 254h 01' 59" |
2 | Bic | + 4' 44" |
3 | Molteni | + 6' 24" |
4 | KAS | + 11' 28" |
5 | Monte Verde | + 29' 01" |
6 | Coelima-Benfica | + 32' 03" |
7 | Peugeot-B.P. | + 32' 51" |
8 | Rokado | + 51' 22" |
Intermediate sprints classification
Rider | Team | Points | |
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1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 26 |
2 | Javier Elorriaga (ESP)
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KAS | 24 |
3 | José Luis Galdamez (ESP) | Coelima-Benfica | 15 |
4 | Fernando Mendes (POR) | Coelima-Benfica | 10 |
5 | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | Rokado | 9 |
6 | José Luis Abilleira (ESP) | La Casera | 6 |
7 | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | KAS | |
8 | Jan Van de Wiele (BEL)
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Rokado | |
9 | Joseph Bruyère (BEL) | Molteni | 5 |
10 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni |
References
Citations
- ^ "General Information 1973". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- El Mundo Deportivo. 14 May 1973. p. 30.
- ^ "28 Vuelta Ciclista a España 1973, El número 1 se mostró intocable". El Mundo Deportivo. p. 32. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Merckx, total dominador de la Vuelta a España, que finalizó el domingo". Los sitios. 15 May 1973. p. 11. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- El Mundo Deportivo. 27 April 1973. p. 21. Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España".
- ^ "Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España".
- ^ "Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España".
- ^ a b c "Los Dorsales de Los 80 Participantes" [The numbers worn by 80 participants] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 April 1973. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Clasificaciones oficiales" [Official classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1973. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Resumen etapas y kilometraje" [Summary stages and mileage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 April 1973. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.