The 1970 Vuelta a España was the 25th Edition Vuelta a España, taking place from 23 April to 12 May 1970. It consisted of 19 stages over , ridden at an average speed of . The race revealed Augustín Tamames as a contender for the future at the Vuelta as Tamames riding in his first Vuelta held the race lead in the final week until the final individual time trial when Luis Ocaña rode himself into the lead. Ocaña had finished runner up in the previous edition of the race and won the two time trials in the 1970 Vuelta. It would be Ocaña's only win in the Spanish race.
Teams and riders
Route
+List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 23 April Cádiz to Cádiz Individual time trial 1 24 April Cádiz to Jerez de la Frontera 2 25 April Jerez de la Frontera to Fuengirola 3 26 April Fuengirola to Almería 4 27 April Almería to Lorca 5 28 April Lorca to Calp 6 29 April Calp to Borriana 7 30 April Borriana to Tarragona 8a 1 May Tarragona to Barcelona 8b Barcelona to Barcelona 9 2 May Barcelona to Igualada 10 3 May Igualada to Zaragoza 11 4 May Zaragoza to Calatayud 12 5 May Calatayud to Madrid 13 6 May Madrid to Soria 14 7 May Soria to Valladolid 15 8 May Valladolid to Burgos 16 9 May Burgos to Santander 17 10 May Santander to Vitoria 18 11 May Vitoria to San Sebastián 19a 12 May San Sebastián to Llodio 19b Llodio to Bilbao Individual time trial Total
Results
Final General Classification RankRiderTeamTime 1 Luis Ocaña Bic89h 57' 12" 2 Agustín Tamames Werner+ 1' 18" 3 Herman Van Springel Mann–Grundig+ 1' 27" 4 Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez Werner+ 1' 27" 5 Willy In 't Ven Mann–Grundig+ 2' 00" 6 Francisco Galdós Gauna Kas–Kaskol+ 3' 07" 7 Miguel María Lasa La Casera–Pena Bahamontes+ 3' 09" 8 Joaquim Galera La Casera–Pena Bahamontes+ 3' 15" 9 Luis Pedro Santamarina Werner+ 3' 50" 10 Juan Manuel Santisteban Karpy+ 4' 15" 11 Aurelio González Puente Kas–Kaskol 12 Ventura Díaz Arrey Werner 13 Eduardo Castelló Villanova Karpy 14 José Manuel Lasa Orguia La Casera-Pena Bahamontes 15 Andrés Gandarias Albizu Kas-Kaskol 16 José Manuel Fuente Karpy 17 Vicente López Carril Kas-Kaskol 18 Luis Balagué Carreño Werner 19 André Poppe Mann-Grundig 20 René Pijnen Willem II – Gazelle 21 José Albelda Tormo Karpy 22 Francisco Gabica Billa Kas–Kaskol 23 Antonio Gómez del Moral Kas–Kaskol 24 Carlos Echeverría Zudaire Kas–Kaskol 25 Ángel Barrigón Argumusa Karpy
References
External links Race website