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Index << Vuelta a España 1935 >> 1936
Classifications	14 stage, 3425 km
General	Gustaaf Deloor 120:01:02 h
Points	-
Mountains	Edoardo Molinar 68 p.
Teams	-

The 1st edition of Vuelta ciclista a España took place April 29 to May 15, 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and 3425 km, the winning average speed was 27,204 km/h. The Vuelta began and ended in Madrid, Spain.

The field consisted of 50 riders including 32 Spanish riders; 29 finished the race. The weather conditions (rainy and cold) were said to have been to the advantage of the Belgian riders. Belgian Gustaaf Deloor took the leaders jersey with nine minutes advantage on the third stage. Deloor was challenged by Mariano Canardo. However on the thirteenth stage, Canardo crashed and lost five minutes. On the final stage Deloor displayed panache to attack and win the stage and the General Classification into Madrid.^[1]

[edit] Stages

Stage	Location	km	Stage winner	General classification Leader
1st	Madrid-Valladolid	185	Antoine Dignef Belgium	Antoine Dignef Belgium
2nd	Valladolid-Santander	251	Antonio Escuriet Spain	Antonio Escuriet Spain
3rd	Santander-Bilbao	199	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
4th	Bilbao-San Sebastián	235	Antoine Dignef Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
5th	San Sebastián-Zaragoza	264	Mariano Cañardo Spain	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
6th	Zaragoza-Barcelona	310	François Adam Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
7th	Barcelona-Tortosa	188	Antonio Montes Spain	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
8th	Tortosa-Valencia	188	Max Bulla Austria	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
9th	Valencia-Murcia	265	Salvador Cardona Spain	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
10th	Murcia-Granada	285	Max Bulla Austria	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
11th	Granada-Sevilla	260	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
12th	Sevilla-Cáceres	270	François Adam Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
13th	Cáceres-Zamora	275	Edoardo Molinar Italy	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium
14th	Zamora-Madrid	250	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor Belgium

[edit] Classifications

General classification

1.	Gustaaf Deloor	Belgium	120h 01' 02s
2.	Mariano Cañardo	Spain	+ 12' 33s
3.	Antoine Dignef	Belgium	+ 19' 15s
4.	Edoardo Molinar	Italy	+ 22' 42s
5.	Max Bulla	Austria	+ 27' 56s
6.	Alfons Deloor	Belgium	+ 46' 32s
7.	Paolo Bianchi	Italy	+ 50' 56s
8.	Fernand Fayolle	France	+ 52' 03s
9.	Walter Blattmann	Switzerland	+ 1h 08' 07s
10.	Marinus Valentijn	Netherlands	+ 1h 08' 51s

Mountains classification

1.	Edoardo Molinar	Italy	68 points
2.	Luigi Barral	Italy	68 points
3.	Leo Amberg	Switzerland	51 points

[edit] References

^ "The Beginning of a Grand Event". Cycling Revealed.com. http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/timeline/Race%20Snippets/VaE/VaE1935.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

[0] "The Beginning of a Grand Event". Cycling Revealed.com. http://www.cyclingrevealed.com/timeline/Race%20Snippets/VaE/VaE1935.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-15.

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