1947 Vuelta a España

1947 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates	12 May - 5 June
Stages	24
Distance	3,893 km (2,419 mi)
Winning time	132h 27' 00"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Mountains
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The 7th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 May to 5 June 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3,893 km (2,419 mi), and was won by Edouard Van Dyck.^[1] Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.^[2]

Teams and riders

Route

List of stages^[3]^[4]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	12 May	Madrid – Albacete	243 km (151 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
2	13 May	Albacete – Murcia	146 km (91 mi)		Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
3	14 May	Murcia – Alcoy	135 km (84 mi)		Julián Berrendero (ESP)
4	15 May	Alcoy – Castellón	175 km (109 mi)		Adolphe Deledda (ITA)
5	16 May	Castellón – Tarragona	222 km (138 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
6	18 May	Tarragona – Barcelona	119 km (74 mi)		Cipriano Aguirrezabal [es] (ESP)
7	19 May	Barcelona – Lleida	162 km (101 mi)		Cipriano Aguirrezabal [es] (ESP)
8	20 May	Lleida – Zaragoza	144 km (89 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
9	21 May	Zaragoza – Pamplona	176 km (109 mi)		Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA)
10	22 May	Pamplona – San Sebastián	107 km (66 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
11	23 May	San Sebastián – Bilbao	229 km (142 mi)		Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA)
12	24 May	Bilbao – Santander	212 km (132 mi)		Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA)
13	25 May	Santander – Reinosa	201 km (125 mi)		Joaquín Jiménez [es] (ESP)
14	26 May	Reinosa – Gijón	204 km (127 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
15	27 May	Gijón – Oviedo	105 km (65 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
16a	28 May	Oviedo – Luarca	101 km (63 mi)		Bruno Bertolucci [ca] (ITA)
16b	28 May	Luarca – Ribadeo	70 km (43 mi)	Individual time trial	Edward Van Dijck (BEL)
17	29 May	Ribadeo – Ferrol	159 km (99 mi)		Senén Mesa [es] (ESP)
18	30 May	Ferrol – A Coruña	70 km (43 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
19	31 May	A Coruña – Vigo	180 km (112 mi)		Alejandro Fombellida [es] (ESP)
20	1 June	Vigo – Ourense	105 km (65 mi)		Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA)
21	2 June	Ourense – Astorga	228 km (142 mi)		Alejandro Fombellida [es] (ESP)
22	3 June	Astorga – León	47 km (29 mi)	Individual time trial	Edward Van Dijck (BEL)
23	4 June	León – Valladolid	133 km (83 mi)		Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
24	5 June	Valladolid – Madrid	220 km (137 mi)		Joaquín Olmos (ESP)
	Total		3,893 km (2,419 mi)

Final classification standings

General Classification

Final general classification (1–27)^[2]
Rank	Rider	Time
1	Edouard Van Dyck	132h 27' 00"
2	Manuel Costa	+ 2' 14"
3	Delio Rodríguez	+ 11' 04"
4	Emilio Rodríguez	+ 25' 55"
5	Joaquín Olmos	+ 39' 45"
6	Julián Berrendero	+ 40' 30"
7	Domenico Pedrali	+ 52' 58"
8	Felix Adriano	+ 1h 00' 09"
9	Rik Renders	+ 1h 04' 30"
10	José Pérez Llácer	+ 1h 18' 55"
11	Frans Pauwels	+ 2h 10' 35"
12	Pedro Font	+ 2h 21' 44"
13	José Lahoz	+ 2h 34' 30"
14	Vicente Carretero	+ 2h 46' 30"
15	José Antonio Landa	+ 2h 58' 17"
16	Charles van de Voorde	+ 2h 59' 21"
17	Senen Blanco	+ 3h 41' 05"
18	Joaquín Jiménez	+ 3h 55' 55"
19	José Escolano	+ 4h 56' 44"
20	Arturo Ponte	+ 5h 07' 03"
21	Andrés Morán	+ 5h 07' 05"
22	Bruno Bertolucci	+ 5h 28' 08"
23	Alejandro Fombellida	+ 6h 18' 08"
24	José Casorrán	+ 7h 21' 17"
25	Martín Mancisidor	+ 8h 20' 03"
26	Pascual Laza	+ 11h 01' 13"
27	Ángel Alonso	+ 12h 49' 38"

Mountain classification

Final mountain classification (1–7)^[2]
Rank	Rider	Points
1	Emilio Rodríguez	29
2	Martín Mancisidor [es]	26
3	Manuel Costa	24
4	Félix Adriano	18
5	Julián Berrendero	13
6	José Lahoz [es]	10
7	Pedro Font	9

References

^ "General Information 1947". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "La vii Vuleta Ciclista a España" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 1947. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2020.
^ "1947 » 7th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ "7ème Vuelta a España 1947". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.

[1] "General Information 1947". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.

[elm-2] "La vii Vuleta Ciclista a España" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 1947. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2020.

[3] "1947 » 7th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

[Mdc-VdE1947-4] "7ème Vuelta a España 1947". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.

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