1994 Vuelta a España
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| Dates | 25 April - 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 20 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,531.6 km (2,194 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 92h 07' 48" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Tony Rominger (SUI)
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(Mapei–CLAS) |
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| Second |
 Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP)
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(Banesto) | |
| Third |
Pedro Delgado (ESP)
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(Banesto) | |
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Points |
 Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
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(ONCE) |
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Mountains |
Luc Leblanc (FRA)
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(Festina–Lotus) |
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Sprints |
 Mauro Radaelli (ITA)
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(Brescialat) |
| Team | Banesto | ||
The 1994 Vuelta a España was the 49th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta started on April 25 with a short 9 km (5.6 mi) prologue around the Spanish city of Valladolid. The race came to a close on May 15 with a flat stage that stretched from Palazuelos de Eresma to the Spanish capital of Madrid. Seventeen teams entered the race, which was won by Tony Rominger of the Mapei–CLAS team. Second and third respectively were the Spanish riders Mikel Zarrabeitia and Pedro Delgado.
Tony Rominger became the first rider to win the Vuelta a España three consecutive times. Amongst the race's other classifications, Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team won the points classification, Festina–Lotus rider Luc Leblanc won the mountains classification, Mauro Radaelli of the Brescialat team won the intermediate sprints classification, and Amore & Vita rider Alessio Di Basco won the special sprints classification. Banesto finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranked each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.
Tony Rominger, winner of the past two editions, was once again the favorite. Alex Zülle the previous year's runner up and Pedro Delgado, twice winner of the Vuelta, were expected to be his main rivals.
A total of 17 teams were invited to participate in the 1994 Vuelta a España. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Vuelta began with a peloton of 170 cyclists. Out of the 170 riders that started this edition of the Vuelta a España, a total of 121 riders made it to the finish in Madrid.
The 17 teams that took part in the race were:
The 1994 Vuelta a España began with a brief 9 km (6 mi) prologue that circuited the city of Valladolid. The official race route contained three individual time trial events with distances that ranged from 9 km (6 mi) to 53 km (33 mi) in length. There were a total of eight stages that held many high mountains, while there was only one hilly stage that contained climbs of lesser degree. The nine remaining stages were primarily flat.
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