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1966 Vuelta a España

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Dates
  
28 April – 15 May

Distance
  
2,949.5 km (1,833 mi)

Winner
  
Francisco Gabica (ESP)

Stages
  
18

Winning time
  
78h 53' 55"

Second
  
Eusebio Vélez (ESP)

The 21st Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 28 to May 15, 1966. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,949.5 km, and was won by Francisco Gabica of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team. Jos van der Vleuten won the points classification and Gregorio San Miguel won the mountains classification.

References

1966 Vuelta a España Wikipedia