# 1936 Vuelta a España

The 1936 Vuelta a España was the 2nd Vuelta a España.This cycling race took place from 5 May to 31 May 1936. The race was composed of 21 stages over 4,354 km (2,705 mi) and was ridden at an average of 29 km/h (18 mph). The second edition of the Vuelta began under a volatile political and social situation and several weeks after the race was over, Spain was plunged into its civil war. The race was anticipated to see a battle between the previous winner Belgian Gustaaf Deloor and the second-place finisher of 1935 Spaniard Mariano Canardo. However a crash during the early stages of the race ruled Canardo out of the runnings. While Deloor led the race from the second stage to the finish, his brother Alfons climbed up the classification and when second placed Spaniard Antonio Escuriet suffered exhaustion on the penultimate day, Alfons rode himself into the second place overall. Fifty riders began the race and only twenty four finished the race in Madrid on 31 May. Afterward the Vuelta was suspended during the civil war where riders such as Julian Berrendero had to do military service and were also imprisoned during the war.
The leader of the general classification wore an orange jersey, while the last-placed cyclist wore a red garment. The Spanish other cyclists wore grey jerseys, and the other foreign cyclists wore green jerseys.

## Route and stages

Stage characteristics and results :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner |
| 1 | 5 May | Madrid – Salamanca | 210 km (130 mi) | Joseph Huts [fr] (BEL) |
| 2 | 6 May | Salamanca – Cáceres | 214 km (133 mi) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) |
| 3 | 7 May | Cáceres – Sevilla | 270 km (168 mi) | Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP) |
| 4 | 9 May | Sevilla – Málaga | 212 km (132 mi) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) |
| 5 | 10 May | Málaga – Granada | 132 km (82 mi) | Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP) |
| 6 | 11 May | Granada – Almería | 185 km (115 mi) | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) |
| 7 | 13 May | Almería – Alicante | 306 km (190 mi) | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) |
| 8 | 14 May | Alicante – Valencia | 184 km (114 mi) | Antonio Bertola [it] (ITA) |
| 9 | 15 May | Valencia – Tarragona | 279 km (173 mi) | Salvador Cardona (ESP) |
| 10 | 17 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 129 km (80 mi) | Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP) |
| 11 | 18 May | Barcelona – Zaragoza | 293 km (182 mi) | Alfons Schepers (BEL) |
| 12 | 19 May | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 265 km (165 mi) | Alfons Schepers (BEL) |
| 13 | 21 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 160 km (99 mi) | Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP) |
| 14 | 22 May | Bilbao – Santander | 199 km (124 mi) | Alfons Deloor (BEL) |
| 15 | 24 May | Santander – Gijón | 194 km (121 mi) | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) |
| 16 | 25 May | Gijón – Ribadeo | 155 km (96 mi) | Rafael Ramos (ESP) |
| 17 | 26 May | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 157 km (98 mi) | Alfons Schepers (BEL) |
| 18 | 27 May | A Coruña – Vigo | 175 km (109 mi) | Vicente Carretero [ca] (ESP) |
| 19 | 29 May | Vigo – Verín | 178 km (111 mi) | Fermin Trueba (ESP) |
| 20 | 30 May | Verín – Zamora | 207 km (129 mi) | Antonio Bertola [it] (ITA) |
| 21 | 31 May | Zamora – Madrid | 250 km (155 mi) | Emiliano Álvarez (ESP) |

## Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Joseph Huts [fr] | Joseph Huts [fr] | Luigi Barral | |
| 2 | Gustaaf Deloor | Gustaaf Deloor | Luigi Barral | |
| 3 | Vicente Carretero [ca] | Gustaaf Deloor | Luigi Barral | |
| 4 | Gustaaf Deloor | Gustaaf Deloor | Luigi Barral | |
| 5 | Vicente Carretero [ca] | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 6 | Gustaaf Deloor | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 7 | Mariano Cañardo | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 8 | Antonio Bertola [it] | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 9 | Salvador Cardona | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 10 | Vicente Carretero [ca] | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 11 | Alfons Schepers | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 12 | Alfons Schepers | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 13 | Vicente Carretero [ca] | Gustaaf Deloor | Fermín Trueba | |
| 14 | Alfons Deloor | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 15 | Mariano Cañardo | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 16 | Rafael Ramos | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 17 | Alfons Schepers | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 18 | Vicente Carretero [ca] | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 19 | Fermin Trueba | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 20 | Antonio Bertola [it] | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | |
| 21 | Emiliano Álvarez | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | Belgium |
| Final | Final | Gustaaf Deloor | Salvador Molina [fr] | Belgium |

## Final standings
### General classification

There were 26 cyclists who had completed all fourteen stages. For these cyclists, the times they had needed in each stage was added up for the general classification. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the winner.
Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | 150h 07' 54" |
| 2 | Alfons Deloor (BEL) | + 11' 39" |
| 3 | Antonio Bertola (ITA) | + 17' 54" |
| 4 | Julian Berrendero (ESP) | + 23' 39" |
| 5 | Antonio Escuriet (ESP) | + 28' 54" |
| 6 | Rafael Ramos (ESP) | + 49' 29" |
| 7 | Alfons Schepers (BEL) | + 58' 18" |
| 8 | Emiliano Álvarez (ESP) | + 1h 05' 47" |
| 9 | Fermin Trueba (ESP) | + 1h 07' 22" |
| 10 | Mariano Cañardo (ESP) | + 1h 18' 05" |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Points |
| 1 | Salvador Molina (ESP) | 78 |
| 2 | Julian Berrendero (ESP) | 72 |
| 3 | Antonio Bertola (ITA) | 63 |
| 4 | Antoine Dignef (BEL) | 47 |
| 5 | Francisco Goenaga (ESP) | 40 |
| 6 | Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | 38.5 |
| 7 | Vicente Carretero (ESP) | 35 |
| 8 | Emiliano Álvarez (ESP) | 28 |
| 9 | Rafael Ramos (ESP) | 20 |
| 10 | Alfons Deloor (BEL) | 19 |