The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España, taking place from 27 April to 13 May 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over , ridden at an average speed of .
Jacques Anquetil started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However, injury forced him out of the race. His Saint-Raphaël–Helyett team dominated the race, with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig and Seamus Elliott both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliott after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.
Teams and riders
Route
+List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 27 April Barcelona to Barcelona 2 28 April Barcelona to Tortosa 3 29 April Tortosa to Valencia 4 30 April Valencia to Benidorm 5 1 May Benidorm to Benidorm Team time trial Saint-Raphaël–Helyett 6 2 May Benidorm to Cartagena 7 3 May Murcia to Almería 8 4 May Almería to Málaga 9 5 May Málaga to Córdoba 10 6 May Valdepeñas to Madrid 11 7 May Madrid to Valladolid 12 8 May Valladolid to Logroño 13 9 May Logroño to Pamplona 14 10 May Pamplona to Bayonne (France) 15 11 May Bayonne (France) to San Sebastián Individual time trial 16 12 May San Sebastián to Vitoria 17 13 May Vitoria to Bilbao Total
Classification leadership +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification Sprints classification 1 Antonio Barrutia Antonio Barrutia 2 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig 3 Nino Defilippis 4Seamus Elliott Seamus Elliott 5 Saint-Raphaël–Helyett 6 Jean Graczyk Saint-Raphaël–Helyett 7 Rudi Altig Rudi Altig 8Jean-Claude Annaert 9Antonio Gómez del Moral Seamus Elliott 10 Albertus Geldermans 11 Jean Stablinski 12 Ernesto Bono 13 Jean Graczyk 14 Jean Graczyk 15Rudi Altig Rudi Altig 16Jean Graczyk 17José Segú Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany José Segú Final Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Antonio Karmany Saint-Raphaël–Helyett José Segú
Results +Final general classificationRankRiderTeamTime 1 Rudi Altig Saint-Raphaël–Helyett78h 35' 27" 2 José Pérez Francés Ferrys+ 7' 14" 3 Seamus Elliott Saint-Raphaël–Helyett+ 7' 17" 4 Miguel Pacheco Font Kas+ 10' 21" 5 Francisco Gabica Billa Kas+ 10' 21" 6 Jean Stablinski Saint-Raphaël–Helyett+ 17' 07" 7 Michel Stolker Saint-Raphaël–Helyett+ 17' 57" 8 Fernando Manzaneque Licor 43+ 18' 13" 9 Eddy Pauwels Wiel's–Groene Leeuw+ 19' 55" 10 Ab Geldermans Saint-Raphaël–Helyett+ 20' 23" 11 Eusebio Vélez Mendizábal Kas 12 Marcel Seynaeve Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 13 Jesús Loroño Licor 43 14 Jean-Claude Annaert Saint-Raphaël–Helyett 15 Roger Baguet Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 16 René Marigil Licor 43 17 Dieter Puschel Wiel's–Groene Leeuw 18 Antonio Gómez del Moral Faema 19 Luis Mayoral Faema 20 Salvador Rosa Faema 21 Antonio Karmany Kas 22 José Segú Soriano Kas 23 Mario Silva Pereira Porto 24 Antonio Bertrán Panadés Ferrys 25 Jean Graczyk Saint-Raphaël–Helyett
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