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Dates | 27 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 82h 34' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
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(Kas-Kaskol) |
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Second |
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(Kas-Kaskol) | |
Third |
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(Werner) | |
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Points |
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(Kas-Kaskol) |
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Mountains |
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(Kas-Kaskol) |
Combination |
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(Kas-Kaskol) | |
Sprints |
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(Werner) |
The 27th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 27 to May 14, 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,079.3 km, and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas-Kaskol cycling team. Fuente also won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.