# 1947 Vuelta a España

The 7th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 12 May to 5 June 1947. It consisted of 24 stages covering a total of 3,893 km (2,419 mi), and was won by Edouard Van Dyck. Emilio Rodríguez won the mountains classification.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 12 May | Madrid – Albacete | 243 km (151 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 2 | 13 May | Albacete – Murcia | 146 km (91 mi) | | | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 3 | 14 May | Murcia – Alcoy | 135 km (84 mi) | | | Julián Berrendero (ESP) |
| 4 | 15 May | Alcoy – Castellón | 175 km (109 mi) | | | Adolphe Deledda (ITA) |
| 5 | 16 May | Castellón – Tarragona | 222 km (138 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 6 | 18 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 119 km (74 mi) | | | Cipriano Aguirrezabal [es] (ESP) |
| 7 | 19 May | Barcelona – Lleida | 162 km (101 mi) | | | Cipriano Aguirrezabal [es] (ESP) |
| 8 | 20 May | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 9 | 21 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 176 km (109 mi) | | | Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA) |
| 10 | 22 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 107 km (66 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 11 | 23 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 229 km (142 mi) | | | Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA) |
| 12 | 24 May | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | | | Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA) |
| 13 | 25 May | Santander – Reinosa | 201 km (125 mi) | | | Joaquín Jiménez [es] (ESP) |
| 14 | 26 May | Reinosa – Gijón | 204 km (127 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 15 | 27 May | Gijón – Oviedo | 105 km (65 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 16a | 28 May | Oviedo – Luarca | 101 km (63 mi) | | | Bruno Bertolucci [ca] (ITA) |
| 16b | 28 May | Luarca – Ribadeo | 70 km (43 mi) | | Individual time trial | Edward Van Dijck (BEL) |
| 17 | 29 May | Ribadeo – Ferrol | 159 km (99 mi) | | | Senén Mesa [es] (ESP) |
| 18 | 30 May | Ferrol – A Coruña | 70 km (43 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 19 | 31 May | A Coruña – Vigo | 180 km (112 mi) | | | Alejandro Fombellida [es] (ESP) |
| 20 | 1 June | Vigo – Ourense | 105 km (65 mi) | | | Félix Adriano [fr] (ITA) |
| 21 | 2 June | Ourense – Astorga | 228 km (142 mi) | | | Alejandro Fombellida [es] (ESP) |
| 22 | 3 June | Astorga – León | 47 km (29 mi) | | Individual time trial | Edward Van Dijck (BEL) |
| 23 | 4 June | León – Valladolid | 133 km (83 mi) | | | Delio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 24 | 5 June | Valladolid – Madrid | 220 km (137 mi) | | | Joaquín Olmos (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) | 3,893 km (2,419 mi) |

## Final classification standings
### General Classification

Final general classification (1–27) :
| Rank | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Edouard Van Dyck | 132h 27' 00" |
| 2 | Manuel Costa | + 2' 14" |
| 3 | Delio Rodríguez | + 11' 04" |
| 4 | Emilio Rodríguez | + 25' 55" |
| 5 | Joaquín Olmos | + 39' 45" |
| 6 | Julián Berrendero | + 40' 30" |
| 7 | Domenico Pedrali | + 52' 58" |
| 8 | Felix Adriano | + 1h 00' 09" |
| 9 | Rik Renders | + 1h 04' 30" |
| 10 | José Pérez Llácer | + 1h 18' 55" |
| 11 | Frans Pauwels | + 2h 10' 35" |
| 12 | Pedro Font | + 2h 21' 44" |
| 13 | José Lahoz | + 2h 34' 30" |
| 14 | Vicente Carretero | + 2h 46' 30" |
| 15 | José Antonio Landa | + 2h 58' 17" |
| 16 | Charles van de Voorde | + 2h 59' 21" |
| 17 | Senen Blanco | + 3h 41' 05" |
| 18 | Joaquín Jiménez | + 3h 55' 55" |
| 19 | José Escolano | + 4h 56' 44" |
| 20 | Arturo Ponte | + 5h 07' 03" |
| 21 | Andrés Morán | + 5h 07' 05" |
| 22 | Bruno Bertolucci | + 5h 28' 08" |
| 23 | Alejandro Fombellida | + 6h 18' 08" |
| 24 | José Casorrán | + 7h 21' 17" |
| 25 | Martín Mancisidor | + 8h 20' 03" |
| 26 | Pascual Laza | + 11h 01' 13" |
| 27 | Ángel Alonso | + 12h 49' 38" |

### Mountain classification

Final mountain classification (1–7) :
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Emilio Rodríguez | 29 |
| 2 | Martín Mancisidor [es] | 26 |
| 3 | Manuel Costa | 24 |
| 4 | Félix Adriano | 18 |
| 5 | Julián Berrendero | 13 |
| 6 | José Lahoz [es] | 10 |
| 7 | Pedro Font | 9 |