1968 Vuelta a España
The 23rd Vuelta a España, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 12 May 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of, and was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the 1967 Giro d'Italia and the 1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three grand tours in his career. Defending champion Jan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 champion Francisco Gabica won the mountains classification.Teams and riders
Route
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | 78h 29' 00" |
| 2 | José Perez Frances | Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 15" |
| 3 | Eusebio Velez | Fagor | + 5' 08" |
| 4 | José Maria Errandonea | Fagor | + 5' 19" |
| 5 | Vittorio Adorni | Faema | + 5' 26" |
| 6 | Jan Janssen | Pelforth | + 5' 43" |
| 7 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | Kas-Kaskol | + 5' 55" |
| 8 | Carlos Echeverría | Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 00" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar | Bic | + 6' 40" |
| 10 | Jos Spruyt | Faema | + 7' 50" |
| 11 | Luis Otano Arcelus | Fagor | |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Ducasse | Pelforth | |
| 13 | Francisco Gabica | Fagor | |
| 14 | Michael Wright | Bic | |
| 15 | Ventura Diaz Arrey | Ferrys | |
| 16 | José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | |
| 17 | José Antonio Momene | Fagor | |
| 18 | Rudi Altig | Salvarani | |
| 19 | Andres Gandarias | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 20 | Cees Haast | Bic | |
| 21 | Fernardo Manzaneque | Karpy | |
| 22 | Wilfried Peffgen | Salvarani | |
| 23 | Victor Van Schil | Faema | |
| 24 | Domingo Perurena | Fagor | |
| 25 | Sebastian Elorza Uria | Kas-Kaskol | |
