1968 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 25 April – 12 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,014 km (1,873 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 78h 29' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Felice Gimondi (ITA)
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(Salvarani) |
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| Second |
 José Perez Frances (ESP)
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(Kas-Kaskol) | |
| Third |
Eusebio Velez (ESP)
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(Fagor) | |
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Points |
 Jan Janssen (NED)
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(Pelforth) |
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Mountains |
Francisco Gabica (ESP)
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(Fagor) |
| Sprints |
Carlos Echeverría (ESP)
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(KAS) | |
The 23rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 12, 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km, and was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, the 1967 Giro d'Italia and the 1965 Tour de France, Gimondi became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three grand tours in his career. Defending champion Jan Janssen won the points competition and 1966 champion Francisco Gabica won the mountains classification.
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