# 1972 Vuelta a España

The 27th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 27 April to 14 May 1972. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,079.3 km (1,913.4 mi), 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.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 27 April | Fuengirola – Fuengirola | 6 km (4 mi) | | Individual time trial | René Pijnen (NED) |
| 1 | 28 April | Fuengirola – Cabra | 167 km (104 mi) | | | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) |
| 2 | 29 April | Cabra – Granada | 206 km (128 mi) | | | Gerard Vianen (NED) |
| 3 | 30 April | Granada – Almería | 181 km (112 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 4 | 1 May | Almería – Dehesa de Campoamor | 251 km (156 mi) | | | Ger Harings (NED) |
| 5 | 2 May | Dehesa de Campoamor – Gandia | 183 km (114 mi) | | | Pieter Nassen (BEL) |
| 6a | 3 May | Gandia – El Saler | 120 km (75 mi) | | | Roger Kindt (BEL) |
| 6b | 3 May | El Saler – El Saler | 6.5 km (4 mi) | | Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol |
| 7 | 4 May | Valencia – Vinaròs | 181 km (112 mi) | | | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) |
| 8 | 5 May | Vinaròs – Tarragona | 189 km (117 mi) | | | Cees Koeken (NED) |
| 9a | 6 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 118 km (73 mi) | | | Ger Harings (NED) |
| 9b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 10 km (6 mi) | | Individual time trial | Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) |
| 10 | 7 May | Barcelona – Banyoles | 192 km (119 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 11 | 8 May | Manresa – Zaragoza | 259 km (161 mi) | | | Luis Balagué (ESP) |
| 12 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Formigal | 169 km (105 mi) | | | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 13 | 10 May | Sangüesa – Arrate [es] | 201 km (125 mi) | | | Agustín Tamames (ESP) |
| 14 | 11 May | Eibar – Bilbao | 145 km (90 mi) | | | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) |
| 15 | 12 May | Bilbao – Torrelavega | 148 km (92 mi) | | | Gerard Vianen (NED) |
| 16 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Vitoria | 219 km (136 mi) | | | Agustín Tamames (ESP) |
| 17a | 14 May | Vitoria – San Sebastián | 138 km (86 mi) | | | Jesús Aranzabal (ESP) |
| 17b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 20 km (12 mi) | | Individual time trial | José Antonio González (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) |

## Results
### Final General Classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Manuel Fuente | Kas–Kaskol | 82h 34' 14" |
| 2 | Miguel María Lasa | Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 34" |
| 3 | Agustín Tamames | Werner | + 7' 00" |
| 4 | Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Karpy | + 8' 07" |
| 5 | José Antonio Gonzalez | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 08s |
| 6 | Domingo Perurena Tellechea | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 23" |
| 7 | Jesús Manzaneque | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 27" |
| 8 | José Pesarrodona | Kas–Kaskol | + 8' 38" |
| 9 | Désiré Letort | Bic | + 8' 42" |
| 10 | Bernard Labourdette | Bic | + 8' 54" |
| 11 | Andrés Oliva Sánchez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 12 | Vicente López Carril | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 13 | Eduardo Castelló | Karpy | |
| 14 | Ventura Díaz Arrey | Werner | |
| 15 | José Manuel Blanco | Werner | |
| 16 | José Luis Uribezubia | Werner | |
| 17 | Juan Zurano Jérez | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 18 | Francisco Galdós Gauna | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 19 | Santiago Lazcano Labaca | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 20 | Eufronio Enrique Santos | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 21 | Juan-Manuel Valls | Karpy | |
| 22 | José Luis Abilleira | La Casera-Pena Bahamontes | |
| 23 | Leif Mortensen | Bic | |
| 24 | Silvano Schiavon | GBC-Sony | |
| 25 | Antonio Menéndez | Karpy | |