The 4th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance

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race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 30 June to 19 July 1942. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of , and was won by

Julián Berrendero Julián Berrendero Martín (born San Agustín del Guadalix, 8 April 1912, died Madrid, 1 August 1995) was a Spanish road racing cyclist. He is most famous for having won the third and fourth editions of the Vuelta a España in 1941 and 1942. He ...

. Berrendero also won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

Final General Classification

References

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1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...

1942 in Spanish sport 1942 in road cycling