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1947 << Vuelta a España 1948 >> 1950
Classifications	20 stages, 3990 km
General	Bernardo Ruiz 155:06:30 h
Points	-
Mountains	Bernardo Ruiz 28 p.
Teams	-

The 8th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from June 13 to July 4, 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 3,990 km, and was won by Bernardo Ruiz.^[1] Ruiz also won the mountains classification.

[edit] Results

[edit] Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Bernardo Ruiz	155h 06' 30s
2	Emilio Rodríguez	a 9' 07s
3	Bernardo Capo	a 20' 45s
4	Dalmacio Langarica	a 22' 19s
5	Senen Mesa	a 24' 57s
6	Manuel Costa	a 25' 52s
7	Manolo Rodríguez	a 33' 25s
8	José Perez De Las Heras	a 39' 37s
9	Miguel Gual	a 43' 35s
10	Antoine Giauna	a 1h 07' 38s
11	Victorio Ruiz
12	Jean Lesage
13	Juan Gimeno
14	Ricardo Ferrandiz
15	José Serra
16	Agustin Miro
17	Antonio Gelabert
18	Pedro Font
19	Jean Breur
20	Senen Blanco
21	Jesús Loroño
22	Andres Moran
23	Natalino Arata
24	Joaquim Jimenez
25	Frans Gielen

[edit] References

^ "General Information 1948". La Vuelta.com. http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/48infor.asp?a=1948&s=infor&t=infor&e=1. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

[0] "General Information 1948". La Vuelta.com. http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/48infor.asp?a=1948&s=infor&t=infor&e=1. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

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