1972 Vuelta a España
The 27th Vuelta a España, a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 14 May 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team. Fuente also won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.
Teams and riders
Route
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Manuel Fuente | Kas-Kaskol | 82h 34' 14" |
| 2 | Miguel María Lasa | Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 34" |
| 3 | Agustin Tamames | Werner | + 7' 00" |
| 4 | Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Karpy | + 8' 07" |
| 5 | José Antonio Gonzalez | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 08s |
| 6 | Domingo Perurena Tellechea | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 23" |
| 7 | Jesús Manzaneque | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 27" |
| 8 | José Pesarrodona | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 38" |
| 9 | Désiré Letort | Bic | + 8' 42" |
| 10 | Bernard Labourdette | Bic | + 8' 54" |
| 11 | Andres Oliva Sanchez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 12 | Vicente López Carril | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 13 | Eduardo Castilla | Karpy | |
| 14 | Ventura Diaz Arrey | Werner | |
| 15 | José Manuel Blanco | Werner | |
| 16 | José Luis Uribezubia | Werner | |
| 17 | Juan Zurano Jerez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 18 | Francisco Galdos Gauna | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 19 | Santiago Lazcano Labaca | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 20 | Eufronio Enrique Santos | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 21 | Juan-Manuel Valls | Karpy | |
| 22 | José-Luis Abilleira | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 23 | Leif Mortensen | Bic | |
| 24 | Silvano Schiavon | GBC-Sony | |
| 25 | Antonio Menendez | Karpy |