# 1969 Vuelta a España

The 24th 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 11 May 1969. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 2,921.4 km (1,815.3 mi), and was won by Roger Pingeon of the Peugeot cycling team. Raymond Steegmans won the points competition and Luis Ocaña, who demonstrated his time trialling skills by winning the prologue and two time trials in the race, won the mountains classification.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1a | 23 April | Badajoz – Badajoz | 6.5 km (4 mi) | | Individual time trial | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 1b | 24 April | Badajoz – Badajoz | 246 km (153 mi) | | | Michael Wright (GBR) |
| 2 | 25 April | Badajoz – Cáceres | 135 km (84 mi) | | | Felice Salina [it] (ITA) |
| 3 | 26 April | Cáceres – Talavera de la Reina | 190 km (118 mi) | | | Luigi Sgarbozza (ITA) |
| 4 | 27 April | Talavera de la Reina – Madrid | 124 km (77 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 5 | 28 April | Madrid – Alcázar de San Juan | 162 km (101 mi) | | | Raymond Steegmans (BEL) |
| 6 | 29 April | Alcázar de San Juan – Almansa | 231 km (144 mi) | | | Edward Sels (BEL) |
| 7 | 30 April | Almansa – Nules | 233 km (145 mi) | | | Ramón Sáez (ESP) |
| 8 | 1 May | Nules – Benicàssim | 199 km (124 mi) | | | Ramón Sáez (ESP) |
| 9 | 2 May | Benicàssim – Reus | 169 km (105 mi) | | | José Manuel López Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 10 | 3 May | Reus – Barcelona | 146 km (91 mi) | | | Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) |
| 11 | 4 May | Barcelona – Sant Feliu de Guíxols | 118 km (73 mi) | | | Nemesio Jiménez (ESP) |
| 12 | 5 May | Sant Feliu de Guíxols – Moià | 151 km (94 mi) | | | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
| 13 | 6 May | Moià – Barbastro | 229 km (142 mi) | | | Michael Wright (GBR) |
| 14a | 7 May | Barbastro – Zaragoza | 125 km (78 mi) | | | Raymond Steegmans (BEL) |
| 14b | 7 May | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 4 km (2 mi) | | Individual time trial | Roger Pingeon (FRA) |
| 15 | 8 May | Zaragoza – Pamplona | 176 km (109 mi) | | | Mariano Díaz (ESP) |
| 16 | 9 May | Irun – San Sebastián | 25 km (16 mi) | | Individual time trial | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 17 | 10 May | San Sebastián – Vitoria | 129 km (80 mi) | | | Gregorio San Miguel (ESP) |
| 18a | 11 May | Vitoria – Llodio | 76 km (47 mi) | | | Ercole Gualazzini (ITA) |
| 18b | 11 May | Llodio – Bilbao | 29 km (18 mi) | | Individual time trial | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 2,921.4 km (1,815 mi) | 2,921.4 km (1,815 mi) | 2,921.4 km (1,815 mi) | 2,921.4 km (1,815 mi) |

## Results

Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roger Pingeon | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 73h 18' 45" |
| 2 | Luis Ocaña | Fagor | + 1' 54" |
| 3 | Rini Wagtmans | Willem II | + 5' 10" |
| 4 | José Manuel Lasa | Pepsi Cola | + 5' 10" |
| 5 | Michael Wright | Bic | + 5' 27" |
| 6 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Bic | + 6' 11" |
| 7 | Gilbert Bellone | Bic | + 6' 47" |
| 8 | Gregorio San Miguel | Kas–Kaskol | + 7' 05" |
| 9 | Carlos Echeverría | Kas–Kaskol | + 7' 35" |
| 10 | Eusebio Vélez | Fagor | + 7' 51" |
| 11 | Salvador Canet | Pepsi Cola | |
| 12 | José-Antonio González | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 13 | Ventura Díaz Arrey | Karpy | |
| 14 | Willy De Geest | Pull Over Centrale | |
| 15 | José Manuel Lopez | Fagor | |
| 16 | Francisco Gabica | Fagor | |
| 17 | Jorge Mariné Torres | Pepsi Cola | |
| 18 | Eduardo Castelló Villanova | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 19 | Ramon Sáez Marzo | Pepsi Cola | |
| 20 | Juan María Uribezubia | Karpy | |
| 21 | Miguel María Lasa | Pepsi Cola | |
| 22 | Luis-Pedro Santamarina | Fagor | |
| 23 | Domingo Perurena | Fagor | |
| 24 | Herman Flabat | Pull Over Centrale | |
| 25 | Aurelio González Puente | Kas–Kaskol | |