The 16th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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), a long-distance
bicycle stage
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race and one of the three
grand tours
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour is one of the three major European professional cycling stage races: Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and Vuelta a España. Collectively they are termed the ''Grand Tours'', and all three races are similar in ...
, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of , and was won by
Angelino Soler of the Faema
cycling team.
Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
Route
Results
References
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1961 in road cycling
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1961 in Spanish sport
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