# 1985 Vuelta a España, Stage 10 to Stage 19

The 1985 Vuelta a España was the 40th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Valladolid, with a prologue individual time trial on 23 April, and Stage 10 occurred on 3 May with a stage from Sabiñánigo. The race finished in Salamanca on 12 May.

## Stage 10

3 May 1985 — Sabiñánigo to Tremp, 209 km (130 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 5h 31' 31" |
| 2 | Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) | Supermercati Brianzoli | s.t. |
| 3 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| 4 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| 5 | Ivan Ivanov (URS) | USSR Selection (amateur) | s.t. |
| 6 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | s.t. |
| 7 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | s.t. |
| 8 | Martín Ramírez (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | s.t. |
| 9 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 30" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 57h 22' 49" |
| 2 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 24" |
| 3 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 37" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 1' 52" |
| 5 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 3' 20" |
| 6 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 3' 48" |
| 7 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 3' 53" |
| 8 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 4' 15" |
| 9 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 4' 59" |
| 10 | Pascal Simon (FRA) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 5' 08" |

## Stage 11

4 May 1985 — Tremp to Andorra, 124 km (77 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 3h 29' 06" |
| 2 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | s.t. |
| 4 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | s.t. |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | s.t. |
| 6 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| 7 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 14" |
| 8 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. |
| 9 | Ángel de las Heras (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 10 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 60h 52' 09" |
| 2 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 10" |
| 3 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 23" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 1' 38" |
| 5 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 3' 20" |
| 6 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 3' 34" |
| 7 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 4' 15" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 4' 45" |
| 9 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 4' 46" |
| 10 | Faustino Rupérez (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 5' 33" |

## Stage 12

5 May 1985 — Andorra to Pal, 16 km (9.9 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | 34' 51" |
| 2 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 10" |
| 3 | Luis Herrera (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 14" |
| 4 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 36" |
| 5 | Antonio Coll (ESP) | Teka | + 49" |
| 6 | Antonio Agudelo (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 57" |
| 7 | Pablo Wilches (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | s.t. |
| 8 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 17" |
| 9 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 1' 26" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 1' 47" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 61h 27' 10" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 13" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 59" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 4' 41" |
| 6 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 5' 21" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 22" |
| 9 | Faustino Rupérez (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 05" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 19" |

## Stage 13

6 May 1985 — Andorra to Sant Quirze del Vallès, 193 km (120 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ángel Sarrapio (ESP) | Teka | 4h 47' 37" |
| 2 | Antonio Coll (ESP) | Teka | + 3' 14" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | s.t. |
| 4 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 5 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | s.t. |
| 6 | José Recio (ESP) | Kelme–Merckx | s.t. |
| 7 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 3' 15" |
| 8 | Federico Echave (ESP) | Teka | + 3' 18" |
| 9 | Gerard Veldscholten (NED) | Panasonic–Raleigh | s.t. |
| 10 | Jean Zola (ITA) | Supermercati Brianzoli | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 66h 18' 05" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 13" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 55" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 4' 38" |
| 6 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 4' 41" |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 5' 17" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 22" |
| 9 | Faustino Rupérez (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 05" |
| 10 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 24" |

## Stage 14

7 May 1985 — Valencia to Benidorm, 201 km (125 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Recio (ESP) | Kelme–Merckx | 5h 12' 19" |
| 2 | Dominique Garde (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 3' 48" |
| 3 | Federico Echave (ESP) | Teka | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) | Kelme–Merckx | s.t. |
| 5 | Eduardo Chozas (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 5' 41" |
| 7 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | s.t. |
| 8 | Alexander Osipov (URS) | USSR Selection (amateur) | s.t. |
| 9 | Serguei Ermatchenko (URS) | USSR Selection (amateur) | s.t. |
| 10 | Pierre Bazzo (FRA) | Fagor | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 71h 36' 05" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 13" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 55" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 4' 38" |
| 6 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 4' 41" |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 5' 17" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 22" |
| 9 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 24" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 29" |

## Stage 15

8 May 1985 — Benidorm to Albacete, 208 km (129 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | 6h 21' 33" |
| 2 | Francis Castaing (FRA) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | s.t. |
| 3 | Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) | Teka | s.t. |
| 4 | Ronny Van Holen (BEL) | Safir–Van de Ven | s.t. |
| 5 | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Orbea–Gin MG | s.t. |
| 6 | Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. |
| 7 | Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 8 | Juan Tomás Martínez (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 9 | Sabino Angoitia [fr] (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 10 | Vladimir Malakhov (URS) | USSR Selection (amateur) | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 77h 57' 38" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 13" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 55" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 4' 38" |
| 6 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 4' 41" |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 5' 17" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 22" |
| 9 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 24" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 29" |

## Stage 16

9 May 1985 — Albacete to Alcalá de Henares, 252 km (157 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Isidro Juárez (ESP) | Hueso | 7h 10' 49" |
| 2 | Vladimir Malakhov (URS) | USSR Selection (amateur) | + 43" |
| 3 | Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) | Teka | s.t. |
| 4 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 5 | Ronny Van Holen (BEL) | Safir–Van de Ven | s.t. |
| 6 | Javier Castellar [es] (ESP) | Kelme–Merckx | s.t. |
| 7 | Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 8 | Guy Gallopin (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 9 | Sabino Angoitia [fr] (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 10 | Patrick Verschueren (BEL) | Safir–Van de Ven | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 85h 09' 10" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 13" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 55" |
| 4 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 2' 54" |
| 5 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 4' 38" |
| 6 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 4' 41" |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 5' 17" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 22" |
| 9 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 24" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 29" |

## Stage 17

10 May 1985 — Alcalá de Henares to Alcalá de Henares, 43 km (27 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | 59' 32" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 37" |
| 3 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 40" |
| 4 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 43" |
| 5 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (FRA) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 1' 06" |
| 6 | Iñaki Gastón (ESP) | Reynolds | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | Gerard Veldscholten (NED) | Panasonic–Raleigh | + 1' 31" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 10 | Pascal Simon (FRA) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 1' 44" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | 86h 09' 22" |
| 2 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 10" |
| 3 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 15" |
| 4 | Julián Gorospe (ESP) | Reynolds | + 5' 13" |
| 5 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 5' 20" |
| 6 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 6' 13" |
| 7 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 6' 25" |
| 8 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 8' 53" |
| 9 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 10' 26" |
| 10 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 10' 37" |

## Stage 18

11 May 1985 — Alcalá de Henares to Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC), 200 km (120 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Recio (ESP) | Kelme–Merckx | 5h 27' 13" |
| 2 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1" |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 3' 29" |
| 4 | Celestino Prieto (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. |
| 5 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| 6 | Ángel de las Heras (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 7 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| 8 | Pierre Bazzo (FRA) | Fagor | s.t. |
| 9 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 10 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | 91h 42' 49" |
| 2 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 36" |
| 3 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 46" |
| 4 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 51" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 3' 40" |
| 6 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 08" |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 6' 36" |
| 8 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 7' 41" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 7' 52" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 56" |

## Stage 19

12 May 1985 — Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) to Salamanca, 175 km (109 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vladimir Malakhov (URS) | USSR Selection (amateur) | 4h 15' 11" |
| 2 | Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) | Teka | s.t. |
| 3 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 4 | Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) | Hueso | s.t. |
| 5 | Francis Castaing (FRA) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | s.t. |
| 6 | Mathieu Hermans (NED) | Orbea–Gin MG | s.t. |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Iglesias (ESP) | Kelme–Merckx | s.t. |
| 8 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | s.t. |
| 9 | Dominique Garde (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | s.t. |
| 10 | Ronny Van Holen (BEL) | Safir–Van de Ven | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Pedro Delgado (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | 95h 58' 00" |
| 2 | Robert Millar (GBR) | Peugeot–Shell–Michelin | + 36" |
| 3 | Francisco Rodríguez (COL) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 46" |
| 4 | Pello Ruiz Cabestany (ESP) | Orbea–Gin MG | + 1' 51" |
| 5 | Fabio Parra (COL) | Varta–Café de Colombia–Mavic | + 3' 40" |
| 6 | Éric Caritoux (FRA) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 6' 08" |
| 7 | Reimund Dietzen (FRG) | Teka | + 6' 36" |
| 8 | Álvaro Pino (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 7' 41" |
| 9 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Skil–Sem–Kas–Miko | + 7' 52" |
| 10 | José Luis Navarro (ESP) | Zor–Gemeaz Cusin | + 8' 56" |