# 1964 Vuelta a España

The 19th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,860 km (1,780 mi), and was won by Raymond Poulidor of the Mercier cycling team. José Pérez Francés won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1a | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 42 km (26 mi) | | | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 1b | 30 April | Benidorm – Benidorm | 11 km (7 mi) | | Individual time trial | Eusebio Vélez (ESP) |
| 2 | 1 May | Benidorm – Nules | 199 km (124 mi) | | | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 3 | 2 May | Nules – Salou | 212 km (132 mi) | | | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) |
| 4a | 3 May | Salou – Barcelona | 115 km (71 mi) | | | Armand Desmet (BEL) |
| 4b | 3 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 49 km (30 mi) | | | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) |
| 5 | 4 May | Barcelona – Puigcerdà | 174 km (108 mi) | | | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 6 | 5 May | Puigcerdà – Lleida | 187 km (116 mi) | | | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) |
| 7 | 6 May | Lleida – Jaca | 201 km (125 mi) | | | Julio Sanz [fr] (ESP) |
| 8 | 7 May | Jaca – Pamplona | 205 km (127 mi) | | | Michel Stolker (NED) |
| 9 | 8 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 205 km (127 mi) | | | Luis Otaño (ESP) |
| 10 | 9 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 197 km (122 mi) | | | Henri De Wolf (BEL) |
| 11 | 10 May | Bilbao – Vitoria | 107 km (66 mi) | | | Victor Van Schil (BEL) |
| 12 | 11 May | Vitoria – Santander | 211 km (131 mi) | | | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 13 | 12 May | Santander – Avilés | 230 km (143 mi) | | | Barry Hoban (GBR) |
| 14 | 13 May | Avilés – León | 163 km (101 mi) | | | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 15 | 14 May | Becilla – Valladolid | 65 km (40 mi) | | Individual time trial | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) |
| 16 | 15 May | Valladolid – Madrid | 209 km (130 mi) | | | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) |
| 17 | 16 May | Madrid – Madrid | 87 km (54 mi) | | | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) |
| | Total | Total | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) | 2,860 km (1,777 mi) |

## Results

Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Raymond Poulidor | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | 78h 23' 35" |
| 2 | Luis Otaño | Ferrys | + 33" |
| 3 | José Pérez Francés | Ferrys | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Eusebio Vélez | Kas-Kaskol | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Julio Jiménez | Kas-Kaskol | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | + 4' 19" |
| 7 | Valentín Uriona | Kas-Kaskol | + 6' 06" |
| 8 | José Antonio Momeñe | Kas-Kaskol | + 9' 31" |
| 9 | Francisco Gabica | Kas-Kaskol | + 9' 32" |
| 10 | Antonio Bertrán Panadés | Ferrys | + 11' 14" |
| 11 | Sebastián Elorza | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 12 | Victor Van Schil | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 13 | Robert Cazala | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 14 | Henri De Wolf | Solo Superia | |
| 15 | Antonio Karmany Mestres | Ferrys | |
| 16 | Arthur Decabooter | Solo Superia | |
| 17 | Wim van Est | Locomotief | |
| 18 | Carlos Echeverría | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 19 | André Le Dissez | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Genet | Mercier-BP-Hutchinson | |
| 21 | Ventura Díaz | Inuri | |
| 22 | Louis Proost | Solo Superia | |
| 23 | Francisco Valada | | |
| 24 | Michel Van Aerde | Solo Superia | |