1973 Vuelta a España

1973 Vuelta a España 26 April – 13 May 17 stages + Prologue, including 4 split stages 3,061.8 km 84h 40' 50" Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni yellow Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 Bic Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot-B.P. Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni green José Luis Abilleira ESP 1945 La Casera Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni Eddy Merckx BEL Molteni red La Casera 1972 1974 The 28th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 26 to May 13, 1973. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,061 km, and was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni cycling team. As Merckx had already won several editions of the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia with his win in the Vuelta, he became the third cyclist after Jacques Anquetil and Felice Gimondi to win all three grand tours in his career. Merckx went on to win the 1973 Giro d'Italia and became the first cyclist to win the Vuelta-Giro double. Merckx also won the points classification and José Luis Abilleira won the mountains classification. With Merckx finishing first, Ocaña second and Thévenet third the podium of the 1973 Vuelta contained one previous winner and two future winners of the Tour de France making it one of the best podiums in the history of the race, according to the official race website. Merckx won six stages in this edition and Gerben Karstens won four.http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/73infor.asp?a=1973&s=infor&t=infor&e=1 General Information 1973 La Vuelta.com 2008-03-22 2011-06-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110611184730/http://www.lavuelta.com/05/ingles/historia/73infor.asp?a=1973&s=infor&t=infor&e=1 deadMerckx, ilegó, vio y venció http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/05/14/pagina-30/991057/pdf.html El Mundo Deportivo 14 May 1973 30http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/05/14/pagina-32/991059/pdf.html 28 Vuelta Ciclista a España 1973, El número 1 se mostró intocable 32 El Mundo Deportivo 17 January 2013 14 July 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714174303/http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1973/05/14/pagina-32/991059/pdf.html dead 15 May 1973 Merckx, total dominador de la Vuelta a España, que finalizó el domingo http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%3Bsort_publication%3Dsitios.de.gerona.los%3Bday%3D15%3Bmonth%3D05%3Byear%3D1973%3Bpage%3D011%3Bid%3D0001344220%3Bfilename%3D19730515%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%2F1973%2F197305%2F19730515%2F19730515011.pdf%3Blang%3Dca%3Bpdf_parameters%3Dsearch%3D%22merckx%22&view=FitH%3Bencoding%3Dutf-8 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201725/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%3Bsort_publication%3Dsitios.de.gerona.los%3Bday%3D15%3Bmonth%3D05%3Byear%3D1973%3Bpage%3D011%3Bid%3D0001344220%3Bfilename%3D19730515%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FSitios%20de%20Gerona%2C%20Los%2F1973%2F197305%2F19730515%2F19730515011.pdf%3Blang%3Dca%3Bpdf_parameters%3Dsearch%3D%22merckx%22&view=FitH%3Bencoding%3Dutf-8 14 July 2014 17 May 2022 Los sitios 1128 Vuelta Ciclista a España – Clasificacion Oficial de la Etapa Preliminar http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/04/27/MD19730427-021.pdf El Mundo Deportivo 27 April 1973 21 https://web.archive.org/web/20201108031953/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/04/27/MD19730427-021.pdf 8 November 2020 livehttp://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/pdf.raw?query=id:0012343127&lang=en&log=19730223-00000-00004/Diario+de+avisos+%28Santa+Cruz+de+La+Palma%29#page=1 Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de Españahttp://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/pdf.raw?query=id:0012343572&lang=en&log=19730425-00000-00004/Diario+de+avisos+%28Santa+Cruz+de+La+Palma%29#page=1 Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de Españahttp://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/pdf.raw?query=id:0012343587&lang=en&log=19730427-00000-00001/Diario+de+avisos+%28Santa+Cruz+de+La+Palma%29#page=1 Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España Teams A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the 1973 Vuelta a España.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/04/26/MD19730426-018.pdf Los Dorsales de Los 80 Participantes es 26 April 1973 18 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The numbers worn by 80 participants https://web.archive.org/web/20150707140016/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/04/26/MD19730426-018.pdf 7 July 2015 live Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 80 cyclists. 62 cyclists reached the finish in San Sebastián.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/05/14/MD19730514-031.pdf Clasificaciones oficiales es 14 May 1973 31 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Official classifications https://web.archive.org/web/20150707143940/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/05/14/MD19730514-031.pdf 7 July 2015 live The teams entering the race were: KAS Bic La Casera MolteniPeugeot-B.P. Coelima-BenficaMonte Verde Rokado Route and stages +Stage characteristics and resultshttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/04/26/MD19730426-019.pdf Resumen etapas y kilometraje es 26 April 1973 19 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Summary stages and mileage https://web.archive.org/web/20150707140542/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1973/04/26/MD19730426-019.pdf 7 July 2015 liveStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerP26 AprilCalp to Calp 5 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL127 AprilCalp to Murcia 187 km 0 on Pieter Nassen BEL228 AprilMurcia to Albacete 156 km 0 on Gerben Karstens NED329 AprilAlbacete to Alcázar de San Juan 146 km 0 on Pieter Nassen BEL430 AprilAlcázar de San Juan to Cuenca 169 km 0 on Jos Deschoenmaecker BEL51 MayCuenca to Teruel 191 km 0 on Gerben Karstens NED6a2 MayTeruel to La Pobla de Farnals 150 km 0 on Roger Swerts BEL6bLa Pobla de Farnals 5 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trialMolteni73 MayLa Pobla de Farnals to Castellón de la Plana 165 km 0 on Gerben Karstens NED84 MayCastellón de la Plana to Calafell 245 km 0 on Eddy Merckx BEL9a5 MayCalafell to Barcelona 80 km 0 on Juan Manuel Santisteban ESP 19459bBarcelona to Barcelona 37.9 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Jacques Esclassan FRA106 MayBarcelona to Empuriabrava 171 km 0 on Eddy Merckx BEL117 MayEmpuriabrava to Manresa 225 km 0 on Bernard Thévenet FRA128 MayManresa to Zaragoza 259 km 0 on Gerben Karstens NED139 MayMallén to Irache Irache es Irache (Navarra) 175 km 0 on Domingo Perurena ESP 19451410 MayIrache Irache es Irache (Navarra) to Bilbao 182 km 0 on Juan Zurano ESP 194515a11 MayBilbao to Torrelavega 154 km 0 on Eddy Peelman BEL15bTorrelavega to Torrelavega 17.4 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL1612 MayTorrelavega to Miranda de Ebro 203 km 0 on Eddy Merckx BEL17a13 MayMiranda de Ebro to Tolosa, Gipuzkoa 127 km 0 on Eddy Peelman BEL17bHernani to San Sebastián 10.5 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Eddy Merckx BEL Total 3016.8 km 0 on Classification leadership Four different jerseys were worn during the 1973 Vuelta a España. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – wore a golden jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Vuelta. For the points classification, which awarded a light blue jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The combination classification awarded a red jersey to its leader. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification25px Points classification25px Mountains classification25px Combination classification25px Team classification P Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded 1 Pieter Nassen Pieter Nassen Domingo Perurena Rokado 2 Gerben Karstens Gerben Karstens Gerben Karstens Javier Elorriaga & Jean-Jacques Fussien 3 Pieter Nassen Pieter Nassen José Luis Abilleira Jean-Jacques Fussien 4 Jos Deschoenmaecker José Pesarrodona KAS 5 Gerben Karstens Gerben Karstens 6a Roger Swerts José Luis Galdamez Molteni 6b Molteni 7 Gerben Karstens Eddy Merckx 8 Eddy Merckx 9aJuan Manuel Santisteban 9bJacques Esclassan 10 Eddy Merckx 11Bernard Thévenet Eddy Merckx La Casera 12 Gerben Karstens 13Domingo Perurena 14 Juan Zurano 15a Eddy Peelman Eddy Merckx 15b Eddy Merckx 16 Eddy Merckx 17aEddy Peelman 17b Eddy Merckx Final Eddy Merckx Eddy Merckx José Luis Abilleira Eddy Merckx La Casera Final standings Legend   20px|alt=A gold jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=A green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification  20px|alt=A light blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification  20px|alt=A red jersey   Denotes the winner of the Combination classification General Classification + Final general classification (1–10)Rank NameTeamTime 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=A gold jersey 20px|alt=A light blue jersey 20px|alt=A red jersey Molteni 84h 40' 50" 2 Luis Ocaña ESP 1945 Bic + 3' 46" 3 Bernard Thévenet FRA Peugeot-B.P. + 4' 16" 4 José Pesarrodona ESP 1945 KAS + 5' 54" 5 Pedro Torres ESP 1945 La Casera + 7' 29" 6 Joaquim Agostinho POR Bic + 8' 15" 7 Agustín Tamames ESP 1945 La Casera + 9' 15" 8 Luis Balagué ESP 1945 La Casera + 12' 26" 9 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni + 13' 27" 10 Jesús Manzaneque ESP 1945 La Casera + 15' 01" Points classification +Final points classification (1–3)RiderTeamPoints 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=A light blue jersey 20px|alt=A gold jersey 20px|alt=A red jersey Molteni 215.5 2 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni 162.5 3 Pieter Nassen BEL Rokado 154.5 Mountains classification +Final mountains classification (1–4)RiderTeamPoints 1 José Luis Abilleira ESP 1945 20px|alt=Green jersey La Casera 97 2 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=A gold jersey 20px|alt=A light blue jersey 20px|alt=A red jersey Molteni 83 3 Luis Balagué ESP 1945 La Casera 60 4 Pedro Torres ESP 1945 La Casera 50 Combination classification +Final combination classification (1–3)RiderTeamPoints 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=A red jersey 20px|alt=A gold jersey 20px|alt=A light blue jersey Molteni 18 2 José Luis Abilleira ESP 1945 20px|alt=Green jersey La Casera 11 3 José Luis Galdamez ESP 1945 Coelima-Benfica 6 Team classification +Final team classification (1–8)TeamTime 1 La Casera 254h 01' 59" 2 Bic + 4' 44" 3 Molteni + 6' 24" 4 KAS + 11' 28" 5 Monte Verde + 29' 01" 6 Coelima-Benfica + 32' 03" 7 Peugeot-B.P. + 32' 51" 8 Rokado + 51' 22" Intermediate sprints classification + Final intermediate sprints classification (1–10)RiderTeamPoints 1 Eddy Merckx BEL 20px|alt=A gold jersey 20px|alt=A light blue jersey 20px|alt=A red jersey Molteni 26 2 Javier Elorriaga ESP 1945 KAS 24 3 José Luis Galdamez ESP 1945 Coelima-Benfica 15 4 Fernando Mendes POR Coelima-Benfica 10 5 Eddy Peelman BEL Rokado 9 6 José Luis Abilleira ESP 1945 20px|alt=Green jersey La Casera 6 7 Domingo Perurena ESP 1945 KAS 8 Jan Van de Wiele BEL Rokado 9 Joseph Bruyère BEL Molteni 5 10 Roger Swerts BEL Molteni References Citations 30em 1973 Vuelta a España P 9b 10 17b Vuelta a España 1973 Vuelta a España Vuelta a España Vuelta a España Category:1973 Super Prestige Pernod