1956 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 29 April – 13 May | ||
| Stages | 17 | ||
| Distance | 3,537 km (2,198 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 105h 37' 52" | ||
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Winner |  Angelo Conterno (ITA) |
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| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} Jesús Loroño (ESP) |
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| Third | .svg.png){kind=small} Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
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Points | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) |
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Mountains | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
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The 11th 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 13, 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km, and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team.[1] Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Angelo Conterno | Bianchi | 105h 37' 52s |
| 2 | Jesús Loroño | a 13s | |
| 3 | Raymond Impanis | Elvé-Peugeot | a 1' 54s |
| 4 | Federico Bahamontes | a 3' 27s | |
| 5 | Rik Van Steenbergen | a 7' 48s | |
| 6 | Miguel Chacon | Elvé-Peugeot | a 8' 30s |
| 7 |  Gilbert Bauvin | a 19' 18s | |
| 8 |  Brian Robinson | a 20' 36s | |
| 9 | José Serra | a 23' 38s | |
| 10 | Manuel Rodríguez Barros | a 24' 55s | |
| 11 | Emilio Rodríguez | ||
| 12 | Giancarlo Astrua | ||
| 13 | Giuseppe Buratti | Bianchi | |
| 14 | Carmelo Morales | ||
| 15 | Cosme Barrutia | ||
| 16 | Hilaire Couvreur | ||
| 17 | Juan Bibiloni | ||
| 18 | Nino Delfilippis | Bianchi | |
| 19 | Arrigo Padovan | ||
| 20 | Antonio Barrutia | ||
| 21 | Rene Marigil | ||
| 22 | Edgard Sorgeloos | ||
| 23 | Vicente Iturat | ||
| 24 | Giovanni Pettinati | Bianchi | |
| 25 |  Rene Pianezzi |
References
- ↑ "General Information 1956". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
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