The 19th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of

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), a long-distance bicycle

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race and one of the three

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, was held from 30 April to 16 May 1964. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of , and was won by

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of the

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cycling team. José Pérez Frances won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

References

External links

La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1964 1964 in road cycling

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1964 in Spanish sport 1964 Super Prestige Pernod