Dates 25 April – 12 May Distance 3,014 km (1,873 mi) Winner Felice Gimondi (ITA) | Stages 18 Winning time 78h 29' 00" | |
Second José Perez Frances (ESP) | ||
The 23rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 12, 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km, and was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the 1967 Giro d'Italia and the 1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three grand tours in his career. Defending champion Jan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 champion Francisco Gabica won the mountains classification.
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1968 Vuelta a España Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA