1935 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 29 April – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,425 km (2,128 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 120h 00' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
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(B.H.) |
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| Second |
 Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
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(Orbea) | |
| Third |
Antoine Dignef (BEL)
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(B.H.) | |
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Mountains |
 Edoardo Molinar (ITA)
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The 1st edition of Vuelta a España took place April 29 to May 15, 1935, and consisted of 14 stages and 3425 km, the winning average speed was 28.54 km/h. The Vuelta began and ended in Madrid, Spain.
The field consisted of 50 riders including 33 Spanish riders; 29 finished the race. The weather conditions (rainy and cold) were said to have been to the advantage of the Belgian riders. Belgian Gustaaf Deloor took the leaders jersey with nine minutes advantage on the third stage. Deloor was challenged by Mariano Canardo. However on the thirteenth stage, Canardo crashed and lost five minutes. On the final stage Deloor displayed panache to attack and win the stage and the General classification into Madrid.
There were two teams entering the Vuelta: B.H. and Orbea. The other participants, mostly Spanish, entered individually.
There were 29 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.
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