# 1991 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 to Stage 21

The 1991 Vuelta a España was the 46th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Mérida, with an individual time trial on April 29. Stage 11 was cancelled on May 9, after snowfall, and stage 12 took place on May 10 with a stage from Bossòst. The race finished in Madrid on 19 May.

## Stage 11

9 May 1991 — Andorra la Vella to Pla-de-Beret
This stage was planned to be 134.5 km (83.6 mi) in length, passing over the Port del Cantó, the Port de la Bonaigua and finishing atop the Pla de Beret. The stage was cancelled due to heavy snowfall.

## Stage 12

10 May 1991 — Bossòst to Cerler, 111 km (69 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ivan Ivanov (URS) | Seur–Otero | 3h 11' 44" |
| 2 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 21" |
| 3 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 33" |
| 4 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 45" |
| 5 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 6 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 7 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1' 23" |
| 8 | Fernando Martínez de Guereñu Ochoa [es] (ESP) | Puertas Mavisa [es] | + 1' 30" |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | Henry Cárdenas (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 46h 17' 40" |
| 2 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 1' 14" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 1' 51" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 56" |
| 6 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 3' 14" |
| 7 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 18" |
| 8 | Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | Tom Cordes (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 4' 05" |
| 10 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 4' 11" |

## Stage 13

11 May 1991 — Benasque to Zaragoza, 219 km (136 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 5h 17' 37" |
| 2 | John Talen (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 3 | Uwe Raab (GER) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 4 | Eric Vanderaerden (BEL) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 5 | Marcel Arntz (NED) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 6 | Acácio da Silva (POR) | Lotus–Festina | s.t. |
| 7 | Juan Carlos González (ESP) | Puertas Mavisa [es] | s.t. |
| 8 | Christian Henn (GER) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | s.t. |
| 9 | Darius Kaiser (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 10 | Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) | Paternina-Don Zoilo | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 51h 35' 17" |
| 2 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 1' 14" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 1' 51" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 56" |
| 6 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 3' 14" |
| 7 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 18" |
| 8 | Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | Tom Cordes (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 4' 05" |
| 10 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 4' 11" |

## Stage 14

12 May 1991 — Ezcaray to Valdezcaray, 24.1 km (15.0 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | 50' 59" |
| 2 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 57" |
| 3 | Ivan Ivanov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 1' 08" |
| 4 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 22" |
| 5 | Jon Unzaga (ESP) | Seur–Otero | + 1' 30" |
| 6 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 35" |
| 7 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 1' 40" |
| 8 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 17" |
| 9 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 22" |
| 10 | Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) | ONCE | + 2' 26" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 52h 27' 51" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 43" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 16" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 33" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 2' 36" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 3' 27" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 4' 08" |
| 8 | Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) | ONCE | + 4' 25" |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | + 6' 23" |
| 10 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 6' 39" |

## Stage 15

13 May 1991 — Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Santander, 219.5 km (136.4 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | 5h 40' 05" |
| 2 | Malcolm Elliott (GBR) | Seur–Otero | s.t. |
| 3 | Acácio da Silva (POR) | Lotus–Festina | s.t. |
| 4 | Christophe Manin (FRA) | RMO | s.t. |
| 5 | Gerrit de Vries (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Enrique Aja (ESP) | Paternina-Don Zoilo | s.t. |
| 7 | Romes Gainetdinov (URS) | Lotus–Festina | s.t. |
| 8 | Manuel Ángel Antón Renard [es] (ESP) | Artiach–Royal | + 8" |
| 9 | Antonio Miguel Díaz (ESP) | Kelme–Ibexpress | s.t. |
| 10 | Néstor Mora (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 58h 07' 56" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 43" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 16" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 33" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 2' 36" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 3' 27" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 4' 08" |
| 8 | Anselmo Fuerte (ESP) | ONCE | + 4' 25" |
| 9 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | ONCE | + 6' 23" |
| 10 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 6' 39" |

## Stage 16

14 May 1991 — Santander to Lagos de Covadonga, 186.6 km (115.9 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | 5h 26' 56" |
| 2 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 58" |
| 3 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 00" |
| 4 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 5 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 6 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 1' 03" |
| 7 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 28" |
| 8 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 9 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 1' 33" |
| 10 | Laudelino Cubino (ESP) | Amaya Seguros | + 1' 50" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 63h 36' 52" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1' 48" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 05" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 2' 41" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 4' 38" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 4' 43" |
| 8 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 6' 14" |
| 9 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 7' 43" |
| 10 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 8' 24" |

## Stage 17

15 May 1991 — Cangas de Onís to Alto del Naranco, 152 km (94 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Laudelino Cubino (ESP) | Amaya Seguros | 4h 06' 00" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 3" |
| 3 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 8" |
| 4 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 13" |
| 5 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | s.t. |
| 6 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 7 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 21" |
| 8 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 9 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 10 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 67h 43' 24" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 46" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 1' 46" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 2' 30" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 4' 27" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 4' 32" |
| 8 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 7' 03" |
| 9 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 7' 19" |
| 10 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 8' 00" |

## Stage 18

16 May 1991 — León to Valladolid, 137.5 km (85.4 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonio Miguel Díaz (ESP) | Kelme–Ibexpress | 3h 11' 42" |
| 2 | Mario Kummer (GER) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | + 1" |
| 3 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 8" |
| 4 | Uwe Raab (GER) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 5 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | s.t. |
| 6 | Jesper Skibby (DEN) | TVM–Sanyo | s.t. |
| 7 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Tulip Computers | s.t. |
| 8 | Acácio da Silva (POR) | Lotus–Festina | s.t. |
| 9 | Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) | Paternina-Don Zoilo | s.t. |
| 10 | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Lotus–Festina | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 70h 55' 14" |
| 2 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 46" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 1' 29" |
| 4 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 1' 46" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 2' 30" |
| 6 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 4' 27" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 4' 32" |
| 8 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 7' 03" |
| 9 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 7' 19" |
| 10 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Postobón–Manzana–Ryalcao | + 8' 00" |

## Stage 19

17 May 1991 — Valladolid to Valladolid, 53.2 km (33.1 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 1h 06' 15" |
| 2 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 1' 06" |
| 3 | Eric Vanderaerden (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 1' 36" |
| 4 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | + 2' 14" |
| 5 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 18" |
| 6 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 25" |
| 7 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | s.t. |
| 8 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 2' 30" |
| 9 | Tom Cordes (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 10 | Alberto Leanizbarrutia (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 2' 35" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 72h 01' 29" |
| 2 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 52" |
| 3 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 11" |
| 4 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 3' 54" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 5' 38" |
| 6 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 6' 50" |
| 7 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 6' 57" |
| 8 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 10' 43" |
| 9 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 12' 09" |
| 10 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 12' 11" |

## Stage 20

18 May 1991 — Palazuelos de Eresma to Palazuelos de Eresma, 212.7 km (132.2 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesús Montoya (ESP) | Amaya Seguros | 6h 01' 27" |
| 2 | Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 3 | Néstor Mora (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | s.t. |
| 4 | Udo Bölts (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 5 | Gerrit de Vries (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Jon Unzaga (ESP) | Seur–Otero | s.t. |
| 7 | Malcolm Elliott (GBR) | Seur–Otero | + 6" |
| 8 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | s.t. |
| 9 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 10 | José Pedrero [es] (ESP) | Puertas Mavisa [es] | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 78h 03' 02" |
| 2 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 52" |
| 3 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 11" |
| 4 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 3' 54" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 5' 38" |
| 6 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 6' 50" |
| 7 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 6' 57" |
| 8 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 10' 43" |
| 9 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 12' 09" |
| 10 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 12' 11" |

## Stage 21

19 May 1991 — Collado Villalba to Madrid, 169.6 km (105.4 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | 4h 45' 05" |
| 2 | Giovanni Fidanza (ITA) | Chateau d'Ax–Gatorade | s.t. |
| 3 | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Lotus–Festina | s.t. |
| 4 | Uwe Raab (GER) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | s.t. |
| 5 | Eric Vanderaerden (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | s.t. |
| 6 | Malcolm Elliott (GBR) | Seur–Otero | s.t. |
| 7 | Alfonso Gutiérrez (ESP) | Paternina-Don Zoilo | s.t. |
| 8 | Adri van der Poel (NED) | Tulip Computers | s.t. |
| 9 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | s.t. |
| 10 | Christian Henn (GER) | Carrera Jeans–Tassoni | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Melcior Mauri (ESP) | ONCE | 82h 48' 07" |
| 2 | Miguel Induráin (ESP) | Banesto | + 2' 52" |
| 3 | Marino Lejarreta (ESP) | ONCE | + 3' 11" |
| 4 | Federico Echave (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 3' 54" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Amaya Seguros | + 5' 38" |
| 6 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | CLAS–Cajastur | + 6' 50" |
| 7 | Raúl Alcalá (MEX) | PDM–Concorde–Ultima | + 6' 57" |
| 8 | Piotr Ugrumov (URS) | Seur–Otero | + 10' 43" |
| 9 | Steven Rooks (NED) | Buckler–Colnago–Decca | + 12' 09" |
| 10 | Oliverio Rincón (COL) | Kelme–Ibexpress | + 12' 11" |