The 7th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 May to 5 June 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3,893 km (2,419 mi), and was won by Edouard Van Dyck.[1] Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.[2]
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| Dates | 12 May - 5 June | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 132h 27' 00" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Teams and riders edit
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 12 May | Madrid – Albacete | 243 km (151 mi) |  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 2 | 13 May | Albacete – Murcia | 146 km (91 mi) | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 3 | 14 May | Murcia – Alcoy | 135 km (84 mi) | Julián Berrendero (ESP)
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| 4 | 15 May | Alcoy – Castellón | 175 km (109 mi) |  Adolphe Deledda (ITA)
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| 5 | 16 May | Castellón – Tarragona | 222 km (138 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 6 | 18 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 119 km (74 mi) | Cipriano Aguirrezabal (ESP)
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| 7 | 19 May | Barcelona – Lleida | 162 km (101 mi) | Cipriano Aguirrezabal (ESP)
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| 8 | 20 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 9 | 21 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 176 km (109 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA)
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| 10 | 22 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 107 km (66 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 11 | 23 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 229 km (142 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA)
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| 12 | 24 May | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA)
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| 13 | 25 May | Santander – Reinosa | 201 km (125 mi) | Joaquín Jiménez (ESP)
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| 14 | 26 May | Reinosa – Gijón | 204 km (127 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 15 | 27 May | Gijón – Oviedo | 105 km (65 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 16a | 28 May | Oviedo – Luarca | 101 km (63 mi) | Bruno Bertolucci (ITA)
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| 16b | 28 May | Luarca – Ribadeo | 70 km (43 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Edward Van Dijck (BEL)
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| 17 | 29 May | Ribadeo – Ferrol | 159 km (99 mi) | Senén Mesa (ESP)
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| 18 | 30 May | Ferrol – A Coruña | 70 km (43 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 19 | 31 May | A Coruña – Vigo | 180 km (112 mi) | Alejandro Fombellida (ESP)
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| 20 | 1 June | Vigo – Ourense | 105 km (65 mi) | Félix Adriano (ITA)
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| 21 | 2 June | Ourense – Astorga | 228 km (142 mi) | Alejandro Fombellida (ESP)
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| 22 | 3 June | Astorga – León | 47 km (29 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Edward Van Dijck (BEL)
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| 23 | 4 June | León – Valladolid | 133 km (83 mi) | Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 24 | 5 June | Valladolid – Madrid | 220 km (137 mi) | Joaquín Olmos (ESP)
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| Total | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | |||||
Results edit
Final General Classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Edouard Van Dyck |
132h 27' 00" | |
| 2 | Manuel Costa |
+ 2' 14" | |
| 3 | Delio Rodríguez |
+ 11' 04" | |
| 4 | Emilio Rodríguez |
+ 25' 55" | |
| 5 | Joaquim Olmos |
+ 39' 55s | |
| 6 | Julián Berrendero |
+ 40' 30" | |
| 7 | Domenico Pedrali |
+ 52' 58" | |
| 8 | Felix Adriano |
+ 1h 00' 09" | |
| 9 | Henri Renders |
+ 1h 04' 30" | |
| 10 | José Perez De Las Heras |
+ 1h 18' 55" | |
| 11 |  Frans Pauwels |
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| 12 | Pedro Font |
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| 13 | José Lahoz |
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| 14 | Vicente Carretero |
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| 15 | José Antonio Landa |
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| 16 | Charles Van De Voorde |
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| 17 | Senen Blanco |
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| 18 | Joaquim Jiménez |
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| 19 | José Escolano |
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| 20 | Arturo Ponte |
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| 21 | Andres Moran |
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| 22 | Bruno Bertolucci |
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| 23 | Alejandro Fombellida |
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| 24 | José Casorran |
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| 25 | Martin Mancisidor |
References edit
- ^ "General Information 1947". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "La vii Vuleta Ciclista a España" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 1947. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2020.
- ^ "1947 » 7th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "7ème Vuelta a España 1947". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.