1977 Vuelta a España


The 32nd Vuelta a España, 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, 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.

Teams and riders

Route

Classification leadership

Results

The 1977 Vuelta a Espana had several classifications. The most important classification was the general classification; this was won by Freddy Maertens.
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Freddy MaertensFlandria-Velda 78h 54' 36"
2 Miguel Maria LasaTeka + 2' 51"
3 Klaus-Peter ThalerTeka + 3' 23"
4 Domingo PerurenaKas-Campagnolo + 4' 45"
5 José ViejoKas-Campagnolo + 5' 14"
6 Michel PollentierFlandria-Velda + 5' 35"
7 Gary ClivelyMagniflex-Torpado + 7' 06"
8 José PesarrodonaKas-Campagnolo + 9' 32"
9 Pedro TorresTeka + 10' 29"
10 José Antonio GonzálezKas-Campagnolo + 11' 18"
11 Agustin TamamesTeka
12 José Manuel GarcíaNovostil-Transmallorca
13 Fernando MendesTeka
14 Ludo LoosEbo-Superia
15 Joaquim AgostinhoTeka
16 Ismael LejarretaKas-Campagnolo
17 Andrés OlivaKas-Campagnolo
18 Rafael LadronKas-Campagnolo
19 Eulalio GarcíaKas-Campagnolo
20 Carlos OcañaKas-Campagnolo
21 José NazabalKas-Campagnolo
22 Luis OcañaFrisol-Gazelle
23 Carlos MeleroTeka
24 Javier ElorriagaTeka
25 Giuseppe PerlettoMagniflex-Torpado

Additionally, there were the points classification, the mountains classification won by Pedro Torres, and the intermediate sprints classification also won by Maertens. To be eligible for these secondary classifications, a rider had to finish in the top 25 of the general classification; this was relevant for the intermediate sprints classification, where Daniele Tinchella and Benny Schepmans had more points than Maertens, but did not finish in the top 25.
There was also an award for the best Spanish rider in the general classification, won by Miguel Maria Lasa, and a team classification won by Teka.