Dates 29 April – 13 May Distance 3,537 km (2,198 mi) | Stages 17 Winning time 105h 37' 52" | |
The 11th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 13, 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km, and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team. Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
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1956 Vuelta a España Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA