1965 Vuelta a España

The 20th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1965. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,410 km (2,120 mi), and was won by Rolf Wolfshohl of the Mercier cycling team. Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

1965 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates29 April – 16 May
Stages18
Distance3,410 km (2,119 mi)
Winning time92h 36' 03"
Results
Winner  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Second  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) (Mercier-BP-Hutchinson)
  Third  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Solo-Superia)

Points  Rik Van Looy (BEL) (Solo-Superia)
  Mountains  Julio Jiménez (ESP) (Kas–Kaskol)
  Sprints  José Segu (ESP) (Montjuich – Tedi)
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