The 32nd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 15 May 1977. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification by less than 3:00. The domination was from his record shattering 13 stages wins including the first and the last. He also won the points classification. Pedro Torres won the mountains classification.[1][2][3]

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1977 Vuelta a España

Route

List of stages[4][5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 26 April Dehesa de Campoamor – Dehesa de Campoamor 8 km (5 mi) Individual time trial  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
1 27 April Dehesa de Campoamor – La Manga 115 km (71 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
2 28 April La Manga – Murcia 161 km (100 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
3 29 April Murcia – Benidorm 200 km (124 mi)  Fedor den Hertog (NED)
4 30 April Benidorm – Benidorm 8.3 km (5 mi) Individual time trial  Michel Pollentier (BEL)
5 1 May Benidorm – El Saler 159 km (99 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
6 2 May Valencia – Teruel 170 km (106 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
7 3 May Teruel – Alcalà de Xivert 204 km (127 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
8 4 May Alcalà de Xivert – Tortosa 141 km (88 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
9 5 May Tortosa – Salou 144 km (89 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
10 6 May Salou – Barcelona 144 km (89 mi)  Cees Priem (NED)
11a 7 May Barcelona – Barcelona 3.8 km (2 mi) Individual time trial  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
11b 7 May Barcelona – Barcelona 45 km (28 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
12 8 May Barcelona – La Tossa de Montbui [ca] (Santa Margarida de Montbui) 198 km (123 mi)  Giuseppe Perletto (ITA)
13 9 May Igualada – La Seu d'Urgell 135 km (84 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
14 10 May La Seu d'Urgell – Monzón 200 km (124 mi)  Carlos Melero (ESP)
15 11 May Monzón – Formigal 166 km (103 mi)  Pedro Torres (ESP)
16 12 May Formigal – Cordovilla 170 km (106 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
17 13 May Cordovilla – Bilbao 183 km (114 mi)  Luis Alberto Ordiales (ESP)
18 14 May Bilbao – Urkiola 126 km (78 mi)  José Nazabal (ESP)
19 15 May Durango – Miranda de Ebro 104 km (65 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
Total 2,785 km (1,731 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage[6]
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Intermediate sprints classification
P Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens not awarded not awarded not awarded
1 Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens Pedro Torres Ferdi Van Den Haute
2 Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens
3 Fedor den Hertog Andrés Oliva Geert Malfait
4 Michel Pollentier Pedro Torres
5 Freddy Maertens
6 Freddy Maertens Andrés Oliva
7 Freddy Maertens Daniele Tinchella
8 Freddy Maertens
9 Freddy Maertens Pedro Torres
10 Cees Priem Andrés Oliva
11a Freddy Maertens
11b Freddy Maertens
12 Giuseppe Perletto Pedro Torres
13 Freddy Maertens
14 Carlos Melero
15 Pedro Torres
16 Freddy Maertens
17 Luis Alberto Ordiales
18 José Nazabal
19 Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens
Final Freddy Maertens Freddy Maertens Pedro Torres Freddy Maertens

Results

The 1977 Vuelta a España had several classifications. The most important classification was the general classification; this was won by Freddy Maertens.

Final general classification[1]
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni 78h 54' 36"
2 Spain Miguel María Lasa Teka + 2' 51"
3 Germany Klaus-Peter Thaler Teka + 3' 23"
4 Spain Domingo Perurena Kas–Campagnolo + 4' 45"
5 Spain José Viejo Kas–Campagnolo + 5' 14"
6 Belgium Michel Pollentier Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni + 5' 35"
7 Australia Gary Clively Magniflex–Torpado + 7' 06"
8 Spain José Pesarrodona Kas–Campagnolo + 9' 32"
9 Spain Pedro Torres Teka + 10' 29"
10 Spain José Antonio González Kas–Campagnolo + 11' 18"
11 Spain Agustín Tamames Teka
12 Spain José Manuel García Novostil–Transmallorca
13 Portugal Fernando Mendes Teka
14 Belgium Ludo Loos Ebo–Superia
15 Portugal Joaquim Agostinho Teka
16 Spain Ismael Lejarreta Kas–Campagnolo
17 Spain Andrés Oliva Kas–Campagnolo
18 Spain Rafael Ladrón Kas–Campagnolo
19 Spain Eulalio García Kas–Campagnolo
20 Spain Carlos Ocaña Kas–Campagnolo
21 Spain José Nazabal Kas–Campagnolo
22 Spain Luis Ocaña Frisol–Thirion–Gazelle
23 Spain Carlos Melero Teka
24 Spain Javier Elorriaga Teka
25 Italy Giuseppe Perletto Magniflex–Torpado

Additionally, there were the points classification (also won by Maertens), the mountains classification won by Pedro Torres, and the intermediate sprints classification also won by Maertens. To be eligible for these secondary classifications, a rider had to finish in the top 25 of the general classification; this was relevant for the intermediate sprints classification, where Daniele Tinchella and Benny Schepmans had more points than Maertens, but did not finish in the top 25.

There was also an award for the best Spanish rider in the general classification, won by Miguel María Lasa, and a team classification won by Teka.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977. p. 37. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 26. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Mañana comienza la Vuelta-77" [The Vuelta-77 begins tomorrow] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1977. p. 27. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ^ "1977 » 32nd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. ^ "32ème Vuelta a España 1977". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  6. ^ van den Akker, Pieter. "Informatie over de Vuelta a España van 1977". TourdeFranceStatistieken.nl.
  7. ^ "Clasificaciones oficiales". El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 May 1977.
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