1935 Vuelta a España

1935 Vuelta a España
	Spanish Newspaper "Informaciones" (1935) with the prize list of the first "Vuelta a España". Museu de Joguet de Verdú (Lleida, Catalunya, Spain).
Race details
Dates	29 April – 15 May
Stages	14
Distance	3,425 km (2,128 mi)
Winning time	120h 00' 07"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Mountains
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The 1st edition of Vuelta 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 in Madrid, 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. Belgian Gustaaf Deloor took the leader's jersey with nine minutes advantage on the third stage. Deloor was challenged by Mariano 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 the General classification into Madrid.^[2]^[3]

Participants

There were two teams entering the Vuelta: B.H. and Orbea. The other participants, mostly Spanish, entered individually.^[4]

Final standings

Stage results

Stage characteristics and results^[5]^[6]^[7]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	29 April	Madrid – Valladolid	185 km (115 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Antoine Dignef (BEL)
2	30 April	Valladolid – Santander	251 km (156 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Antonio Escuriet (ESP)
	1 May	Rest day
3	2 May	Santander – Bilbao	199 km (124 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
4	3 May	Bilbao – San Sebastián	235 km (146 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Antoine Dignef (BEL)
5	4 May	San Sebastián – Zaragoza	264 km (164 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
6	5 May	Zaragoza – Barcelona	310 km (193 mi)	Plain stage	François Adam (BEL)
	6 May	Rest day
7	7 May	Barcelona – Tortosa	188 km (117 mi)	Plain stage	Antonio Montes (ESP)
8	8 May	Tortosa – Valencia	188 km (117 mi)	Plain stage	Max Bulla (AUT)
9	9 May	Valencia – Murcia	265 km (165 mi)	Plain stage	Salvador Cardona (ESP)
10	10 May	Murcia – Granada	285 km (177 mi)	Plain stage	Max Bulla (AUT)
11	11 May	Granada – Sevilla	260 km (162 mi)	Plain stage	Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
	12 May	Rest day
12	13 May	Sevilla – Cáceres	270 km (168 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	François Adam (BEL)
13	14 May	Cáceres – Zamora	275 km (171 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
14	15 May	Zamora – Madrid	250 km (155 mi)	Stage with mountain(s)	Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)

General classification

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 the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.

Final general classification (1–10)^[5]^[3]^[8]
Rank	Name	Team^[4]	Time
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"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)^[3]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Rank	Name	Team^[4]	Points
1	Edoardo Molinar (ITA)	Orbea	68
2	Luigi Barral (ITA)	Orbea	68
3	Leo Amberg (SUI)	Orbea	51
4	Antoine Dignef (BEL)	B.H.	41
5	François Adam (BEL)	B.H.	41
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

References

^ "Mañana empieza La I Vuelta Ciclista a España" [Tomorrow starts the first Tour of Spain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ "The Beginning of a Grand Event". Cycling Revealed.com. Retrieved 15 December 2007.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gustavo Deloor, el vencedor de la Vuelta, entro primero en Madrid al sprint, con Mariano Cañardo y Max Bulla" [Gustaaf Deloor, the winner of the Tour, came first in the sprint in Madrid, with Mariano Cañardo and Max Bulla] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1935. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mañana, con la etapa Madrid-Valladolid, se inicia la I Vuelta Ciclista a España" [Tomorrow, with the stage Madrid-Valladolid, starts the first Tour of Spain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "1935 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ "La I Vuelta A España" [The First Tour of Spain] (PDF). El Siglo Futuro (in Spanish). 25 April 1935. p. 19. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "Pasado manana llegaran a Madrid todos los routiers extranjeros que tomaran parte en la Primera Vuelta a España" [Tomorrow reach all foreign routiers Madrid to take part in the first Tour of Spain] (PDF). Heraldo de Madrid (in Spanish). 25 April 1935. p. 12. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
^ "G. Deloor ha vinto il Giro di Spagna" [G. Deloor has won the Tour of Spain]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Barcelona, Spain. 15 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
^ "1935 Final Mountains Classification". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
^ "Deloor vince il Giro di Spagna" [Deloor wins the Tour of Spain]. La Stampa (in Italian). 10 May 1935. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
^ "La clasificacion general de la primera Vuelta a España" [The general classification of the first Tour of Spain]. El Siglo Futuro (in Spanish). 16 May 1935. p. 25. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[1] "Mañana empieza La I Vuelta Ciclista a España" [Tomorrow starts the first Tour of Spain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1935. p. 3. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

[2] "The Beginning of a Grand Event". Cycling Revealed.com. Retrieved 15 December 2007.

[elm_final-3] "Gustavo Deloor, el vencedor de la Vuelta, entro primero en Madrid al sprint, con Mariano Cañardo y Max Bulla" [Gustaaf Deloor, the winner of the Tour, came first in the sprint in Madrid, with Mariano Cañardo and Max Bulla] (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 16 May 1935. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[teams-4] "Mañana, con la etapa Madrid-Valladolid, se inicia la I Vuelta Ciclista a España" [Tomorrow, with the stage Madrid-Valladolid, starts the first Tour of Spain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 28 May 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 5 September 2015.

[1935_Results-5] "1935 Stage Results". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

[ESF_M-6] "La I Vuelta A España" [The First Tour of Spain] (PDF). El Siglo Futuro (in Spanish). 25 April 1935. p. 19. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[EH_M-7] "Pasado manana llegaran a Madrid todos los routiers extranjeros que tomaran parte en la Primera Vuelta a España" [Tomorrow reach all foreign routiers Madrid to take part in the first Tour of Spain] (PDF). Heraldo de Madrid (in Spanish). 25 April 1935. p. 12. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

[IL_Finals-8] "G. Deloor ha vinto il Giro di Spagna" [G. Deloor has won the Tour of Spain]. Il Littoriale (in Italian). Barcelona, Spain. 15 May 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

[1935_Mountains_Final-9] "1935 Final Mountains Classification". La Vuelta. Unipublic. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

[10] "Deloor vince il Giro di Spagna" [Deloor wins the Tour of Spain]. La Stampa (in Italian). 10 May 1935. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

[11] "La clasificacion general de la primera Vuelta a España" [The general classification of the first Tour of Spain]. El Siglo Futuro (in Spanish). 16 May 1935. p. 25. Retrieved 18 August 2018.

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