1968 Vuelta a España
1968 Vuelta a España From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 1968 Vuelta a España Race details Dates 25 April – 12 May Stages 18 Distance 3,014 km (1,873 mi) Winning time 78h 29' 00" Results Winner Felice Gimondi ( ITA ) (Salvarani) Second José Perez Frances ( ESP ) (Kas-Kaskol) Third Eusebio Velez ( ESP ) (Fagor) Points Jan Janssen ( NED ) (Pelforth) Mountains Francisco Gabica ( ESP ) (Fagor) Sprints Carlos Echeverría ( ESP ) (KAS) ← 1967 1969 → The 23rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 12 May 1968. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of 3,014 km (1,873 mi), and was won by Felice Gimondi of the Salvarani cycling team. With this win in the 1968 Vuelta a España, th