# 1986 Vuelta a España

The 41st Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 22 April to 13 May 1986. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,666 km (2,278 mi), and was won by Álvaro Pino of the Zor–BH cycling team.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 22 April | Palma de Mallorca – Palma de Mallorca | 5.7 km (4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Thierry Marie (FRA) |
| 1 | 23 April | Palma de Mallorca – Palma de Mallorca | 190 km (118 mi) | | | Marc Gomez (FRA) |
| 2 | 24 April | Barcelona – Barcelona | 182 km (113 mi) | | | Manuel Jorge Domínguez (ESP) |
| 3 | 25 April | Lleida – Zaragoza | 212 km (132 mi) | | | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 4 | 26 April | Zaragoza – Logroño | 192 km (119 mi) | | | Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) |
| 5 | 27 April | Haro – Santander | 202 km (126 mi) | | | Jesús Blanco Villar (ESP) |
| 6 | 28 April | Santander – Lakes of Covadonga | 191 km (119 mi) | | | Robert Millar (GBR) |
| 7 | 29 April | Cangas de Onís – Oviedo | 180 km (112 mi) | | | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) |
| 8 | 30 April | Oviedo – Alto del Naranco | 9.7 km (6 mi) | | Individual time trial | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) |
| 9 | 1 May | Oviedo – San Isidro [es] | 180 km (112 mi) | | | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| 10 | 2 May | San Isidro [es] – Palencia | 193 km (120 mi) | | | Sean Kelly (IRL) |
| 11 | 3 May | Valladolid – Valladolid | 29.1 km (18 mi) | | Individual time trial | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| 12 | 4 May | Valladolid – Segovia | 258 km (160 mi) | | | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) |
| 13 | 5 May | Segovia – Villalba | 148 km (92 mi) | | | Sean Kelly (IRL) |
| 14 | 6 May | Casino Gran Madrid [es] (Torrelodones) – Leganés | 165 km (103 mi) | | | José Recio (ESP) |
| 15 | 7 May | Aranjuez – Albacete | 207 km (129 mi) | | | Jon Egiarte [es] (ESP) |
| 16 | 8 May | Albacete – Jaén | 264 km (164 mi) | | | Alain Bondue (FRA) |
| 17 | 9 May | Jaén – Sierra Nevada | 172 km (107 mi) | | | Felipe Yáñez (ESP) |
| 18 | 10 May | Granada – Benalmádena | 191 km (119 mi) | | | Viktor Demidenko (URS) |
| 19 | 11 May | Benalmádena – Puerto Real | 234 km (145 mi) | | | Jesús Blanco Villar (ESP) |
| 20 | 12 May | Puerto Real – Jerez de la Frontera | 239 km (149 mi) | | | Marc Gomez (FRA) |
| 21 | 13 May | Jerez de la Frontera – Jerez de la Frontera | 22 km (14 mi) | | Individual time trial | Álvaro Pino (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 3,666 km (2,278 mi) | 3,666 km (2,278 mi) | 3,666 km (2,278 mi) | 3,666 km (2,278 mi) |

## General classification (final)

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Álvaro Pino | Zor | 98h16'04" |
| 2 | Robert Millar | Panasonic | 1'06" |
| 3 | Sean Kelly | Kas | 5'19" |
| 4 | Raimund Dietzen | Teka | 5'58" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta | Seat–Orbea | 7'12" |
| 6 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany | Seat–Orbea | 7'26" |
| 7 | Laurent Fignon | Système U–Gitane | 7'29" |
| 8 | Fabio Parra | Café de Colombia | 7'44" |
| 9 | Anselmo Fuerte | Zor | 10'50" |
| 10 | Pedro Delgado | PDM–Concorde | 11'50" |
| 11 | Lucien Van Impe | Dormilon–Campagnolo | |
| 12 | Ignacio Gaston Crespo | Kas–Mavic | |
| 13 | Omar Hernández | Postobón–RCN | |
| 14 | Yvon Madiot | Système U–Gitane | |
| 15 | Peter Winnen | Panasonic | |
| 16 | Jesús Blanco Villar | Teka | |
| 17 | Carlos Gutiérrez | Kelme | |
| 18 | Éric Guyot | Kas–Mavic | |
| 19 | Stefan Mutter | PDM–Gin MG–Concorde | |
| 20 | Enrique Aja Cagigas | Teka | |
| 21 | Lucien Van Impe | Dormilon–Campagnolo | |
| 22 | Charly Mottet | Système U–Gitane | |
| 23 | Nestor Mora | Postobón-RCN | |
| 24 | Eduardo Chozas | Teka | |
| 25 | José Luis Laguía | Reynolds | |