The 16th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance

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race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 26 April to 11 May 1961. It consisted of 16 stages covering a total of , and was won by

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of the Faema

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. Antonio Suárez won the points classification and Antonio Karmany won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

References

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