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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Marino Lejarreta
VaE April 20 - May 9, 1982 |
3,456.7 Km |
Starters: 100 |
Finishers:76 |
Average Speed: 36.855 km/h x
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Winner Stripped after Doping Scandal
Since the financial struggles of 1979, the respect for the Vuelta a Espana had been decreasing throughout the European racing community. Recent years have seen numerous rider protests, team resignations, and emotional Spanish team infighting during the Vuelta. The problems of previous editions would all pale by comparison to the “Doping Scandal in 1982”.
1982 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Hueso Chocolates
- Kelme
- Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo
- Reynolds-Galli
- Safir-Marc-Concorde
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- Teka
- Van de Ven Olen-Moser
- Splendor-Wickes Bouwmarkt
- Wolber-Spidel
- Zor-Helios-Gemeaz Cusin
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Race Summary:
Prologue: a 6.7 km Individual Time Trial in Santiago de Compostelle, Frenchman Marc Gomez, winner of the 1982 Milan-San Remo, took a surprising stage win and put on the first Amarillo Jersey of 1982.
Stage 4: Serious racing began on the fourth stage from Santander to Reinosa. A very rapid pace leading into the climb of category 1 Collar Escudo put Gomez in difficulty. Five riders broke away, Marino Lejarreta, Alberto Fernandez, Belgian Claude Criquielion, Antonio Coll, and Angel Arroyo. Race leader Gomez lost 7’35” to the new race leader Criquielion.
Stage 5: 230 km from Reinosa to Logrono, Angel Camarillo attacked the peloton, dropped everyone, and rode 217 km in a solo breakaway to gain a brilliant stage win!!!
Stage 6: For the first time in the history of the Vuelta, T.V.E. broadcast the stage finish in Zaragoza live. Spanish climber, Jose-Luis Laguia, surprise everyone by winning the sprint for the stage win.
DOPING NOTE: The first doping incident of 1982 came on stage 9, when Frenchman Hugues Grondin won a brilliant sprint for his first professional stage win. However, after a positive test at doping control Grondin was stripped of the stage win.
Stage 15a: Team Reynolds’ Angel Arroyo and his teammates rode brilliantly in control of the General Classification. Arroyo put the race lead out of reach with a stage win on the Stage 15b Individual Time Trial in Campo de Criptana. The winner of this Vuelta was clearly decided after the time trial stage.
Angel Arroyo riding to the win on Stage 15b ITT, one stage prior to being DQ'd
Stage 17: 178 km from San Fernando Henares to the summit of the Puerto de Navacerrada, three riders, Munoz, Belda, and race leader Arroyo broke away and crossed the finish line in the lead. All three riders will be relegated after a doping positive. Marino Lejarreta was awarded the stage win. Early race leader Criquielion lost an additional 1’47” and abandoned the race.
Stage 19: Angel Arroyo rode into Madrid for the apparent Vuelta victory. 48 hours after the race finished, the doping scandal emerged. The announcement that Angel Arroyo with teammate Vicente Belda, Team ZOR's Pedro Munoz, and Team TEKA's Alberto Fernandez (second in the GC through sixteen stages) were all disqualified for a positive on the 'Control Dopage' (Doping Control) tests taken after stage 17.
Subsequently, Marino Lejarreta became the 1982 Vuelta a Espana victor.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Santiago de Compostelle, 6.7 km ITT |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
Stage 1a Santiago-La Coruna, 97 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
Stage 1b La Coruna-Lugo, 97 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
Stage 2 Lugo-Gijon, 240 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
Stage 3 Gijon-Santander, 208 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
Stage 4 Santander-Reinosa, 196 km |
Antonio Coll (Spa) |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Stage 5 Reinosa-Logrono, 230 km |
Angel Camarillo (Spa) |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Stage 6 Logrono-Zaragoza, 190 km |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Stage 7 Zaragoza-Sabinanigo, 146 km |
Enrique Martinez-Heredia (Spa) |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Stage 8 Sabinanigo-Lleida, 216 km |
Jesus Hernandez-Ubedia (Spa) |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Stage 9 Artesa de Segre-Puigcerda, 182 km |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Stage 10 Puigcerda-S.Quirze del Valles, 181 km |
Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 11 San Quirze-Barcelona, 143 km |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 12 Salou-Nules, 200 km |
Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 13 Nules-Antella, 195 km |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 14 Antella-Albacete, 153 km |
Dominique Arnaud (Fra) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 15a Albacete-Tomelloso, 119 km |
Eddy Van Haerens (Bel) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 15b Tom’l-Campo de Criptana, 35 km ITT |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Sateg 16 C de Criptana-Sn Fern de Hen., 176 km |
Willy Sprangers (Bel) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 17 S Fernando Henr-Navacerrada, 178 km |
Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) * doping test |
Stage 18 Segovia-Segovia, 184 km |
Juan Fernandez (Spa) |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
Stage 19 Madrid-Madrid, 84 km |
Eddy Van Haerens (Bel) |
 Marino Lejarreta (Spa)
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Angel Arroyo (Spa) DQ'd Doping Positive * |
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Stefan Mutter (Sui)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Marino LEJARRETA (Spa) |
Teka |
95h 47' 23" |
2 |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
Safir-Marc-Concorde |
18" |
3 |
Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) |
Wolber-Spidel |
1'17" |
4 |
Faustino Ruperez (Spa) |
Zor-Helios-Gemeaz Cusin |
2'14" |
5 |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
Reynolds-Galli |
2'37" |
6 |
Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (Fra) |
Wolber-Spidel |
2'43" |
7 |
Stefan Mutter (Sui) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo |
4'18" |
8 |
Jaime Vilamajo (Spa) |
Kelme |
4'19" |
9 |
Marc Durant (Fra) |
Wolber-Spidel |
5'10" |
10 |
Alvaro Pino (Spa) |
Zor-Helios-Gemeaz Cusin |
5'53" |
11 |
Enrique Martinez-Heredia (Spa) |
6'17" |
44 |
Juan-Carlos Alonso (Spa) |
1h22'15" |
12 |
Celestino Prieto (Spa) |
6'36" |
45 |
Philippe Poissonnier (Fra) |
1h28'19" |
13 |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) DQ’d |
8'05" |
46 |
Eulalio Garcia (Spa) |
1h31'04" |
14 |
Eduardo Chozas (Spa) |
9'05" |
47 |
Eddy Vanhaerens (Bel) |
1h32'56" |
15 |
Alberto Fernandez (Spa) DQ’d |
10'02" |
48 |
Antonio Cabrero (Spa) |
1h33'20" |
16 |
Paul Wellens (Bel) |
10'32" |
49 |
Jesus Hernandez-Ubeda (Spa) |
1h34'06" |
17 |
Bernardo Alfonsel (Spa) |
13'55" |
50 |
Jesus Suarez-Cuevas (Spa) |
1h34'18" |
18 |
Vicente Belda (Spa) DQ’d |
16'18" |
51 |
Jean-Pierre Guernion (Fra) |
1h34'26" |
19 |
Ismael Lejarreta (Spa) |
17'03" |
52 |
Walter Planckaert (Bel) |
1h38'14" |
20 |
Juan Fernandez (Spa) |
17'07" |
53 |
Francisco-Javier Cedena (Spa) |
1h39'37" |
21 |
Jo Maas (Ned) |
18'32" |
54 |
Jeronimo Ibanez (Spa) |
1h42'12" |
22 |
Dominique Arnaud (Fra) |
21'01" |
55 |
Jean-Francois Rault (Fra) |
1h43'32" |
23 |
Luis-Vicente Otin (Spa) |
31'00" |
56 |
Hugues Grondin (Fra) |
1h44'05" |
24 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
33'58" |
57 |
Gines Garcia (Spa) |
1h48'57" |
25 |
Pedro Munoz (Spa) DQ’d |
37'39" |
58 |
Willy Sprangers (Bel) |
1h49'29" |
26 |
Juan Pujol (Spa) |
37'57" |
59 |
Harald Maier (Aut) |
1h50'11" |
27 |
Erwin Lienhard (Sui) |
38'13" |
60 |
Gerard Schonbacher (Ger) |
1h50'54" |
28 |
Johnny Broers (Ned) |
40'06" |
61 |
Eddy Van Hoof (Bel) |
1h52'17" |
29 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
44'29" |
62 |
Fabien De Vooght (Fra) |
1h55'13" |
30 |
Francisco Sala (Spa) |
44'56" |
63 |
Benny Schepmans (Bel) |
1h57'04" |
31 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
49'58" |
64 |
Alain Desaever (Bel) |
1h58'07" |
32 |
Roy Schuiten (Ned) |
51'20" |
65 |
Luc De Smet (Bel) |
2h01'05" |
33 |
Angel Camarillo (Spa) |
54'42" |
66 |
Marc Van den Brande (Bel) |
2h01'11" |
34 |
Jean-Phil Vandenbrande (Bel) |
56'57" |
67 |
Heddy Nieuwdorp (Ned) |
2h04'07" |
35 |
Marc Gomez (Fra) |
1h00'46" |
68 |
Hans Neumayer (Ger) |
2h09'35" |
36 |
Claude Vincendeau (Fra) |
1h03'51" |
69 |
Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut) |
2h09'36" |
37 |
Paulino Martinez (Spa) |
1h04'53" |
70 |
Jose-Maria Gonzalez (Spa) |
2h09'55" |
38 |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
1h05'55" |
71 |
Marc Van Geel (Bel) |
2h09'59" |
39 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
1h06'57" |
72 |
Guido Frei (Ita) |
2h13'13" |
40 |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
1h08'20" |
73 |
Carlos Hernandez (Spa) |
2h17'40" |
41 |
Carlos Machin (Spa) |
1h10'14" |
74 |
Johan Louwet (Bel) |
2h24'49" |
42 |
Isidro Juarez (Spa) |
1h10'36" |
75 |
Maurice Van Heer (Bel) |
2h32'05" |
43 |
Philippe Leleu (Fra) |
1h12'39" |
76 |
Mikel Ugartemendia (Spa) |
2h35'08" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Jose-Luis LAGUIA (Spa) |
Reynolds-Galli |
90 |
2 |
Juan Fernandez (Spa) |
Kelme |
60 |
3 |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
Kelme |
53 |
4 |
Alberto Fernandez (Spa) DQ’d |
Teka |
44 |
5 |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) DQ’d |
Reynolds-Galli |
44 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Stefan MUTTER (Sui) |
Puch-Eorotex-Campagnolo |
181 |
2 |
Eddy Vanhaerens (Bel) |
Safir-Marc-Concorde |
147 |
3 |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
Reynolds-Galli |
133 |
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