1956 Vuelta a España
The 11th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 13 May 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km (2,194 mi), and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team. Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
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| Dates | 26 April – 13 May | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,537 km (2,198 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 105h 37' 52" | |||||||||||||||||||
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The race was run with national teams of France, Spain, Switzerland and Belgium, and an additional four regional Spanish teams. Each fielded 10 cyclists, for a total of 90.
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