Dates 29 April – 11 May Distance 2,856.5 km (1,775 mi) Winner Angelino Soler (ESP) | Stages 16 Winning time 77h 36' 17" Second François Mahé (FRA) | |
The 16th 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 11, 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of 2,856.5 km, and was won by Angelino Soler of the Faema cycling team. Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
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1961 Vuelta a España Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA