1948 Vuelta a España


The 8th Vuelta a España, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 13 June to 4 July 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of, and was won by Bernardo Ruiz. Ruiz also won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

Final General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
1 Bernardo Ruiz 155h 06' 30"
2 Emilio Rodríguez + 9' 07"
3 Bernardo Capo + 20' 45"
4 Dalmacio Langarica + 22' 19"
5 Senen Mesa + 24' 57"
6 Manuel Costa + 25' 52"
7 Manolo Rodríguez + 33' 25"
8 José Pérez Llácer + 39' 37"
9 Miguel Gual + 43' 35"
10 Antoine Giauna + 1h 07' 38"
11 Victorio Ruiz
12 Jean Lesage
13 Juan Gimeno
14 Ricardo Ferrandiz
15 José Serra
16 Agustin Miro
17 Antonio Gelabert
18 Pedro Font
19 Jean Breur
20 Senen Blanco
21 Jesús Loroño
22 Andres Moran
23 Natalino Arata
24 Joaquim Jimenez
25 Frans Gielen