1956 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 29 April – 13 May | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,537 km (2,198 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 105h 37' 52" | |||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Angelo Conterno (ITA)
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| Second |
 Jesús Loroño (ESP)
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| Third |
 Raymond Impanis (BEL)
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Points |
Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
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Mountains |
Nino Defilippis (ITA)
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The 11th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 29 to May 13, 1956. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,531 km, and was won by Angelo Conterno of the Bianchi cycling team. Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification and Nino Defilippis won the mountains classification.
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