# 1974 Vuelta a España

The 29th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 23 April to 12 May 1974. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,987 km (1,856 mi), and was won by José Manuel Fuente of the Kas–Kaskol cycling team. José Luis Albilleira won the mountains classification while Domingo Perurena won the points classification.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 23 April | Almería – Almería | 5 km (3 mi) | | Individual time trial | Roger Swerts (BEL) |
| 1 | 24 April | Almería – Almería | 98 km (61 mi) | | | Eddy Peelman (BEL) |
| 2 | 25 April | Almería – Granada | 187 km (116 mi) | | | Eric Leman (BEL) |
| 3 | 26 April | Granada – Fuengirola | 161 km (100 mi) | | | Rik Van Linden (BEL) |
| 4 | 27 April | Marbella – Seville | 206 km (128 mi) | | | Rik Van Linden (BEL) |
| 5 | 28 April | Seville – Córdoba | 139 km (86 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 6 | 29 April | Córdoba – Ciudad Real | 211 km (131 mi) | | | Eddy Peelman (BEL) |
| 7 | 30 April | Ciudad Real – Toledo | 126 km (78 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 8a | 1 May | Toledo – Madrid | 167 km (104 mi) | | | Roger Swerts (BEL) |
| 8b | 1 May | Circuito del Jarama | 4 km (2 mi) | | Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol |
| 9 | 2 May | Madrid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 158 km (98 mi) | | | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 10a | 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 5 km (3 mi) | | Individual time trial | Raymond Delisle (FRA) |
| 10b | 3 May | Los Ángeles de San Rafael – Ávila | 125 km (78 mi) | | | Martin Martinez (FRA) |
| 11 | 4 May | Ávila – Valladolid | 168 km (104 mi) | | | José Luis Uribezubia (ESP) |
| 12 | 5 May | Valladolid – León | 203 km (126 mi) | | | Roger Swerts (BEL) |
| 13 | 6 May | León – Monte Naranco | 128 km (80 mi) | | | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 14 | 7 May | Oviedo – Cangas de Onís | 134 km (83 mi) | | | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) |
| 15 | 8 May | Cangas de Onís – Laredo | 210 km (130 mi) | | | Juan Manuel Santisteban (ESP) |
| 16 | 9 May | Laredo – Bilbao | 133 km (83 mi) | | | Gerben Karstens (NED) |
| 17 | 10 May | Bilbao – Miranda de Ebro | 157 km (98 mi) | | | Agustín Tamames (ESP) |
| 18 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Eibar | 152 km (94 mi) | | | Agustín Tamames (ESP) |
| 19a | 12 May | Eibar – San Sebastián | 79 km (49 mi) | | | Manuel Antonio García [fr] (ESP) |
| 19b | 12 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 35.9 km (22 mi) | | Individual time trial | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) |
| | Total | Total | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) | 2,987 km (1,856 mi) |

## Results
### Final General Classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Manuel Fuente | Kas–Kaskol | 86h 48' 18" |
| 2 | Joaquim Agostinho | Bic | + 11" |
| 3 | Miguel María Lasa | Kas–Kaskol | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Luis Ocaña | Bic | + 1' 58" |
| 5 | Domingo Perurena | Kas–Kaskol | + 4' 29" |
| 6 | José Antonio Gonzalez | Kas–Kaskol | + 5' 56" |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 6' 29" |
| 8 | José Luis Uribezubia | Kas–Kaskol | + 6' 33" |
| 9 | Ventura Díaz | Monteverde | + 8' 25" |
| 10 | Roger Swerts | Ijsboerke | + 8' 28" |
| 11 | Fernando Mendes | Benfica | |
| 12 | Antonio Vallori | La Casera | |
| 13 | José Luis Abilleira | La Casera | |
| 14 | Antonio Menéndez | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 15 | Régis Ovion | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | |
| 16 | Javier Francisco Elorriago | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 17 | Agustín Tamames | Benfica | |
| 18 | Jan Van De Wiele | MIC-De Gribaldy | |
| 19 | Juan Zurano Jérez | La Casera | |
| 20 | Santiago Lazcano | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 21 | José Antonio Pontón | La Casera | |
| 22 | Eric Leman | MIC-De Gribaldy | |
| 23 | Noël Van Clooster | MIC-De Gribaldy | |
| 24 | Jesús Manzaneque Sánchez | La Casera | |
| 25 | Venceslau Fernandes | Benfica | |