1945 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 10 – 31 May | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,818 km (2,372 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 135h 43' 55" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| Second |
Julián Berrendero (ESP)
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| Third |
Juan Gimeno (ESP)
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| Points |
Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
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| Mountains |
Julián Berrendero (ESP)
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The 5th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 10 to May 31, 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,818 km, and was won by Delio Rodríguez. There was also a classification sponsored by Pirelli, Rodríguez also won the points classification and Julián Berrendero won the mountains classification.
A new introduction to this Vuelta was a classification on points, sponsored by Pirelli. It was calculated as follows:
Although the sponsor said that the classification was a great success, it did not return the next edition.
There was also a team competition: the ranks in the general classification of the best two cyclists per cycling club were added, and the club with the lowest total won. Delio Rodríguez was in the same club as Alejandro Fombellida, and because they finished first and ninth, they scored 10 points; no other team had fewer points, so they won the team competition.
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