Dates 27 April – 16 May Winning time 93h 19' 10" Second Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Distance 3,340 km (2,075 mi) Winner José Pesarrodona (ESP) | |
Stages 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||
The 31st Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from 27 April to 16 May 1976. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,340 km, and was won by José Pesarrodona of the Kas-Campagnolo cycling team. Andres Oliva won the mountains classification while Dietrich Thurau won the points classification.
Doping case
When Belgian cyclist Eric Jacques finished in second place in the eighth stage, he became the new leader. Later, it became known that he tested positive for doping after that stage, and he received a penalty of ten minutes.
References
1976 Vuelta a España Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA