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1959 Vuelta a España

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Dates
  
24 April – 17 May

Distance
  
3,048 km (1,894 mi)

Winner
  
Antonio Suárez (ESP)

Stages
  
17

Winning time
  
84h 36' 20"

Second
  
José Segu Soriano (ESP)

The 14th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 24 to May 17, 1959. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,048 km, and was won by Antonio Suárez. Suárez also won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

References

1959 Vuelta a España Wikipedia