The 1979 Vuelta a España was the 34th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Jerez de la Frontera, with a prologue individual time trial on 24 April, and Stage 11 occurred on 5 May with a stage from Zaragoza. The race finished in Madrid on 13 May.
Stage 11
5 May 1979 — Zaragoza to Pamplona, 183 km (114 mi)[1]
Stage 11 result[1][2] | Rank | Rider | Team | Time | | 1 |  Noël Dejonckheere (BEL) | Teka | 5h 29' 35" | | 2 |  Sean Kelly (IRL) | Splendor–Euro Soap | s.t. | | 3 |  Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) | Novostil-Helios [ca] | s.t. | | 4 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor–Euro Soap | s.t. | | 5 |  Erich Jagsch (AUT) | Splendor–Euro Soap | s.t. | | 6 | Alfons De Wolf (BEL) | Lano–Boule d'Or | s.t. | | 7 |  Daniele Tinchella (ITA) | Teka | s.t. | | 8 | Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | s.t. | | 9 | Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | s.t. | | 10 |  Jean-Louis Gauthier (FRA) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | s.t. | | | General classification after Stage 11[1][2] | Rank | Rider | Team | Time | | 1 | Christian Levavasseur (FRA) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | 57h 31' 45" | | 2 |  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | + 2" | | 3 | Felipe Yáñez (ESP) | Novostil-Helios [ca] | + 1' 39" | | 4 | Francisco Galdós (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 2' 02" | | 5 | Alfons De Wolf (BEL) | Lano–Boule d'Or | + 2' 05" | | 6 | Manuel Esparza (ESP) | Teka | + 2' 21" | | 7 | Pedro Torres (ESP) | Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] | + 2' 23" | | 8 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 2' 27" | | 9 | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) | Moliner–Vereco | + 2' 30" | | 10 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor–Euro Soap | + 2' 31" | |
Stage 12
6 May 1979 — Pamplona to Logroño, 149 km (93 mi)[1]
| Stage 12 result[1][3] | | General classification after Stage 12[1][3] |
Stage 13
7 May 1979 — Haro to Peña Cabarga [es], 180 km (110 mi)[1]
Stage 13 result[1][4] | Rank | Rider | Team | Time | | 1 | Ángel López del Álamo [es] (ESP) | Colchón CR [ca] | 5h 18' 04" | | 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 2' 33" | | 3 | Manuel Esparza (ESP) | Teka | s.t. | | 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | s.t. | | 5 | Francisco Galdós (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 2' 36" | | 6 | Felipe Yáñez (ESP) | Novostil-Helios [ca] | s.t. | | 7 | Pedro Torres (ESP) | Transmallorca-Flavia [ca] | + 2' 54" | | 8 | Raymond Martin (FRA) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | + 2' 59" | | 9 | Christian Seznec (FRA) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | + 3' 06" | | 10 | Michel Pollentier (BEL) | Splendor–Euro Soap | + 3' 11" | | | General classification after Stage 13[1][4] |
Stage 14
8 May 1979 — Torrelavega to Gijón, 178 km (111 mi)[1]
| Stage 14 result[1][4] | | General classification after Stage 14[1][4] |
Stage 15
9 May 1979 — Gijón to León, 156 km (97 mi)[1]
| Stage 15 result[1][5] | | General classification after Stage 15[1][5] |
Stage 16a
10 May 1979 — León to Valladolid, 134 km (83 mi)[1]
| Stage 16a result[1][6] | | General classification after Stage 16a[1] |
Stage 16b
10 May 1979 — Valladolid to Valladolid, 22 km (14 mi) (ITT)[1]
| Stage 16b result[1][6] | | General classification after Stage 16b[1][6] |
Stage 17
11 May 1979 — Valladolid to Ávila, 204 km (127 mi)[1]
| Stage 17 result[1][7] | | General classification after Stage 17[1][7] |
Stage 18a
12 May 1979 — Ávila to Colmenar Viejo, 155 km (96 mi)[1]
| Stage 18a result[1][8] | | General classification after Stage 18a[1] |
Stage 18b
12 May 1979 — Colmenar Viejo to Azuqueca de Henares, 104 km (65 mi)[1]
| Stage 18b result[1][8] | | General classification after Stage 18b[1][8] |
Stage 19
13 May 1979 — Madrid to Madrid, 84 km (52 mi)[1]
| Stage 19 result[1][9] | | General classification after Stage 19[1][9] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "34ème Vuelta a España 1979". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 May 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 May 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 May 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 May 1979. p. 24. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 May 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 May 1979. p. 26. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 May 1979. p. 28. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 May 1979. p. 36. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
