The 15th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of pain-nl, a long-distance bicycle

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race and one of the three

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, was held from 29 April to 15 May 1960. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by

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of the Groene Leeuw

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. Arthur De Cabooter won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

References

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1960 in Spanish sport