1983 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 19 April – 8 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 + Prologue, including 1 split stage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,398 km (2,111 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 94h 28' 26" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 38th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance
Hinault took the leadership of the race after the fifth stage only to lose it the following day to Lejarreta. Lejarreta then won the stage 8 38 km (24 mi) mountain time trial and increased his lead over Hinault. On the stage from Zaragoza to Soria that was won by Saronni, Lejarreta had a fall and lost the jersey to Gorospe. Fernández took the leadership the following day. Lejarreta came back and won the stage 13 to
This victory proved costly for Hinault however, as due to a recurrent tendinitis issue that had developed in his knee, which he greatly aggravated on the climb to Puerto de Serranillos, Hinault was unable to ride in that year's Tour, where Fignon took over Team Renault.[2][3]
Teams and riders
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 19 April | Almussafes – Almussafes | 6.8 km (4 mi) | Individual time trial | Dominique Gaigne (FRA) | |
1 | 20 April | Almussafes – Cuenca | 235 km (146 mi) | Juan Fernández (ESP) | ||
2 | 21 April | Cuenca – Teruel | 152 km (94 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | ||
3 | 22 April | Sant Carles de la Ràpita
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241 km (150 mi) | Giuseppe Petito (ITA) | ||
4 | 23 April | Sant Carles de la Ràpita – Sant Quirze del Vallès
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192 km (119 mi) | Laurent Fignon (FRA) | ||
5 | 24 April | Sant Quirze del Vallès – Castellar de n'Hug | 195 km (121 mi) | Alberto Fernández (ESP) | ||
6 | 25 April | La Pobla de Lillet – Viella | 235 km (146 mi) | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ||
7 | 26 April | Les – Sabiñánigo
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137 km (85 mi) | Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) | ||
8 | 27 April | Sabiñánigo – Balneario de Panticosa | 38 km (24 mi) | Individual time trial | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | |
9 | 28 April | Panticosa – Alfajarín | 183 km (114 mi) | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | ||
10 | 29 April | Zaragoza – Soria | 174 km (108 mi) | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | ||
11 | 30 April | Soria – Logroño | 185 km (115 mi) | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | ||
12 | 1 May | Logroño – Burgos | 147 km (91 mi) | Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) | ||
13 | 2 May | Aguilar de Campoo – Lakes of Covadonga | 188 km (117 mi) | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ||
14 | 3 May | Cangas de Onís – León | 195 km (121 mi) | Carlos Hernández (ESP) | ||
15a | 4 May | León – Valladolid | 134 km (83 mi) | Pascal Poisson (FRA) | ||
15b | 4 May | Valladolid – Valladolid | 22 km (14 mi) | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | |
16 | 5 May | Valladolid – Salamanca | 162 km (101 mi) | José Luis Laguía (ESP) | ||
17 | 6 May | Salamanca – Ávila | 216 km (134 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | ||
18 | 7 May | Ávila – Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) | 204 km (127 mi) | Jesús Hernández Úbeda (ESP) | ||
19 | 8 May | Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) – Madrid | 135 km (84 mi) | Michael Wilson (AUS) | ||
Total | 3,398 km (2,111 mi) |
Results
Final General Classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
94h 28' 26" |
2 | Marino Lejarreta | Alfa Lum–Olmo | + 1' 12" |
3 | Alberto Fernández | Zor–Gemeaz | + 3' 58" |
4 | Álvaro Pino | Zor–Gemeaz | + 5' 09" |
5 | Hennie Kuiper | Jacky Aernoudt–Rossin | + 10' 26" |
6 | Eduardo Chozas Olmo |
Zor–Gemeaz | + 11' 11" |
7 | Laurent Fignon | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
+ 11' 27" |
8 | Pedro Muñoz Rodríguez | Zor–Gemeaz | + 12' 25" |
9 | Vicente Belda | Kelme | + 13' 28" |
10 | Faustino Rupérez | Zor–Gemeaz | + 13' 36" |
11 | Guillermo de la Peña | Hueso–Motta | |
12 | Julián Gorospe | Reynolds–Galli |
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13 | Alain Vigneron | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
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14 | Claudio Bortolotto | Del Tongo–Colnago | |
15 | Pedro Delgado | Reynolds–Galli |
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16 | José Antonio Cabrero | Hueso–Motta | |
17 | Faustino Cueli Arce |
Teka | |
18 | Leonardo Natale | Del Tongo–Colnago | |
19 | Lucien Didier | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
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20 | Angel De Las Heras | Kelme | |
21 | Jesús Rodríguez Magro | Zor–Gemeaz | |
22 | Jesús Hernández Úbeda | Reynolds–Galli |
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23 | Roberto Ceruti | Del Tongo–Colnago | |
24 | José Luis Laguía | Reynolds–Galli |
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25 | Martial Gayant | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
References
- ^ a b "1983 General Information". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ^ "Grand Prix des Nations 1984 :Le retour du Blaireau". Velo 101.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
- El Mundo Deportivo. 9 May 1983. p. 35. Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 April 2021.
- ^ "1983 » 38th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "38ème Vuelta a España 1983". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.