1977 Vuelta a España
The 32nd Edition 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 15 May 1977. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,785 km (1,731 mi), and was won by Freddy Maertens of the Flandria cycling team. While Maertens dominated the race he won the General Classification by less than 3:00. The domination was from his record shattering 13 stages wins including the first and the last. He also won the points classification. Pedro Torres won the mountains classification.
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| Dates | 26 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,785 km (1,731 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 54' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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