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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Eric Caritoux
VaE April 17 - May 6, 1984 |
3,586.6 Km |
Starters: 130 |
Finishers: 97 |
Average Speed: 39.869 km/h x
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Frenchman by 6"
The 1984 Vuelta a Espana was not as spectacular as the previous edition, but it did not lack emotion. Second year professional Eric Caritoux (Skil-Sem) was known for his climbing ability, but he was not on the list of pre-race favorites to win the Vuelta.
1984 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Alfa Lum-Olmo
- Del Tongo-Colnago
- Dormilon Colchones
- Gis Gelati-Tuc Lu
- Hueso Chocolates-Vittoria
- Kelme
- Orbea-Campagnolo
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- Reynolds
- Safir-Van de Ven
- Skil-Reydel-Sem-Mavic
- Teka
- Tönissteiner-Lotto-Mavic
- Zor-Gemeaz Cusin
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Race Summary:
Stage 12: a 199 km from Santander to Lagos de Covadonga, a 5-rider breakaway including Caritoux, German Raimund Dietzen, and Alberto Fernandez escaped on the final climb. Race leader Pedro Delgado did not make the breakaway group. Caritoux finished second on the stage behind the Dietzen, but the time gained by the breakaway was enough to put Caritoux into the race lead ahead of Delgado.
Eric Caritoux (center) won the only Grand Tour of his career at the 1984 Vuelta a Espana
Stage 18b: Caritoux lost time in the final Individual Time Trial in Torrejon de Ardoz. Alberto Fernandez, trailing by 37” at the start of the stage, rode to his limit, but only gained 31” on the race leader. Caritoux managed to finish the stage with a slim lead of only six seconds over Fernandez.
Stage 19: Eric Caritoux rode into Madrid to claim the 1984 Vuelta a Espana victory by six seconds. The winning time was the smallest margin in the history of the Vuelta a Espana.
SPECIAL NOTE: Sadly, Spanish climber and 2nd place rider Alberto Fernandez and his wife died later in 1984 (December 14, 1984) after an automobile accident.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Jerez de la Frontera, 6.6 km ITT |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 1 Jerez-Malaga, 272 km |
Noel Dejonckheere (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 2 Malaga-Almeria, 202 km |
Guido Van Calster (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 3 Mojacar-Elche, 204 km |
Jozef Lieckens (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 4 Elche-Valencia, 197 km |
Noel Dejonckheere (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 5 Valencia-Salou, 245 km |
Jozef Lieckens (Bel) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 6 Salou-S.Quirze del Valles, 113 km |
Michel Pollentier (Fra) |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Stage 7 S.Qui del Valles-Rassos/Peguera, 184 km |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 8 Cardona-Zaragoza, 269 km |
Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 9 Zaragoza-Soria, 159 km |
Orlando Maini (Ita) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 10 Soria-Burgos, 148 km |
Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 11 Burgos-Santander, 182 km |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Stage 12 Santander-Lagos de Covadonga, 199 km |
Raimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 13 Cangas de Onis-Oviedo, 170 km |
Guido Van Calster (Bel) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 14 Lugones-Monte Naranco, 12 km ITT |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 15 Oviedo-Leon, 121 km |
Antonio Coll (Spa) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 16 Leon-Valladolid, 138 km |
Daniel Rossel (Bel) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 17 Valladolid-Segovia, 258 km |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 18a Segovia-Torrejon de Ardoz, 145 km |
Jesus Suarez-Cueva (Spa) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 18b Torrejon de Ardoz, 33 km ITT |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Stage 19 Torrejon de Ardoz -Madrid, 139 km |
Noel Dejonkheere (Bel) |
 Eric Caritoux (Fra)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Felipe Yanez (Spa)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Guido Van Calster (Bel)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Eric CARITOUX (Fra) |
Skil-Reydel-Sem-Mavic |
90h 08' 03" |
2 |
Alberto Fernandez (Spa) |
Zor-Gemeaz Cusin |
6" !!! |
3 |
Reimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Teka |
1'33" |
4 |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
Reynolds |
1'43" |
5 |
Edgar Corredor (Col) |
Teka |
3'40" |
6 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Reynolds |
4'41" |
7 |
Jose Patrocinio Jimenez (Col) |
Teka |
7'10" |
8 |
Vicente Belda (Spa) |
Kelme |
7'14" |
9 |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
Kelme |
7'21" |
10 |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Gis Gelati-Tuc Lu |
8'41" |
11 |
Jesus Rodriguez-Magro (Spa) |
9'13" |
55 |
Isidro Juarez (Spa) |
1h20'19" |
12 |
Antonio Coll (Spa) |
10'56" |
56 |
Sabino Angoitia (Spa) |
1h20'28" |
13 |
Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
11'14" |
57 |
Jesus Hernandez-Ubeda (Spa) |
1h20'33" |
14 |
Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
13'32" |
58 |
Philippe Poissonnier (Fra) |
1h21'33" |
15 |
Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
14'18" |
59 |
Ronny Van Holen (Bel) |
1h23'10" |
16 |
Guillermo De la Pena (Spa) |
14'25" |
60 |
Sergio Santimaria (Ita) |
1h23'32" |
17 |
Federico Echave (Spa) |
18'43" |
61 |
Alberto Saronni (Ita) |
1h24'27" |
18 |
Juan Pujol (Spa) |
20'02" |
62 |
Jose Del Ramo (Spa) |
1h25'37" |
19 |
Jose-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
20'26" |
63 |
Jesus Ibanez-Loyo (Spa) |
1h29'33" |
20 |
Felipe Yanez (Spa) |
20'59" |
64 |
Valentin Dorronsoro (Spa) |
1h31'37" |
21 |
Faustino Ruperez (Spa) |
21'08" |
65 |
Jose-Luis Lopez-Cerron (Spa) |
1h32'33" |
22 |
Marco Vitali (Ita) |
22'53" |
66 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
1h33'13" |
23 |
Enrique Aja (Spa) |
23'17" |
67 |
Giuseppe Martinelli (Ita) |
1h35'22" |
24 |
Angel de las Heras (Spa) |
24'34" |
68 |
Alain Von Allmen (Sui) |
1h35'29" |
25 |
Guido Van Calster (Bel) |
25'01" |
69 |
Jose Antonio Cabrero (Spa) |
1h37'20" |
26 |
Juan-Carlos Alonso (Spa) |
26'52" |
70 |
Gines Garcia (Spa) |
1h38'13" |
27 |
Luis-Vicente Otin (Spa) |
26'57" |
71 |
Walter Dalgal (Ita) |
1h47'40" |
28 |
Celestino Prieto (Spa) |
31'32" |
72 |
Yvon Bertin (Fra) |
1h48'01" |
29 |
Leonardo Natale (Ita) |
31'43" |
73 |
Jozef Lieckens (Bel) |
1h48'21" |
30 |
Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) |
32'00" |
74 |
Noel Dejonckheere (Bel) |
1h51'43" |
31 |
Jose-Luis Navarro (Spa) |
36'56" |
75 |
Ricardo Zuniga (Spa) |
1h54'35" |
32 |
Gilles Mas (Fra) |
39'43" |
76 |
Marc Goossens (Bel) |
1h56'56" |
33 |
Jon Urien (Spa) |
40'09" |
77 |
Juan Caldentey (Spa) |
1h58'23" |
34 |
Jaime Vilamajo (Spa) |
43'03" |
78 |
Patrick Clerc (Fra) |
2h01'23" |
35 |
Palmiro Masciarelli (Ita) |
43'11" |
79 |
Franc Lopez-Gonzalvo (Spa) |
2h02'51" |
36 |
Angel Arroyo (Spa) |
46'43" |
80 |
Francisco Caro (Spa) |
2h03'56" |
37 |
Roberto Ceruti (Ita) |
49'40" |
81 |
Eddy Vanhaerens (Bel) |
2h05'31" |
38 |
Ludo Loos (Bel) |
49'45" |
82 |
Miguel Ugartemendia (Spa) |
2h06'07" |
39 |
Salvatore Maccali (Ita) |
49'54" |
83 |
Robert D'Hondt (Bel) |
2h06'59" |
40 |
Faustino Cueli (Spa) |
51'20" |
84 |
Eugenio Herranz (Spa) |
2h07'23" |
41 |
Jesus Rodriguez (Spa) |
52'35" |
85 |
Dierickx Foubert (Bel) |
2h09'08" |
42 |
Miguel-Angel Iglesias (Spa) |
52'47" |
86 |
Mariano Bayon (Spa) |
2h09'53" |
43 |
Jesus Suarez-Cuevas (Spa) |
52'52" |
87 |
Mauro Angelucci (Ita) |
2h10'23" |
44 |
Javier Castellar (Spa) |
53'53" |
88 |
Juan-Alberto Reig (Spa) |
2h11'53" |
45 |
Carlos Machin (Spa) |
54'21" |
89 |
Antonio Esparza (Spa) |
2h25'45" |
46 |
Jan Wijnants (Bel) |
1h00'03" |
90 |
Stefano Giuliani (Ita) |
2h30'23" |
47 |
Manuel Murga (Spa) |
1h00'44" |
91 |
Jose-Rafael Garcia (Spa) |
2h33'54" |
48 |
Juan-Maria Eguiarte (Spa) |
1h00'58" |
92 |
Patrizio Gambirasio (Ita) |
2h35'52" |
49 |
Joaquin Mujika (Spa) |
1h01'13" |
93 |
Daniel Rossel (Bel) |
2h38'25" |
50 |
Arsenio Gonzalez (Spa) |
1h03'10" |
94 |
Antonio Llopis (Spa) |
2h46'19" |
51 |
Rene Martens (Bel) |
1h10'31" |
95 |
Luc De Decker (Bel) |
2h47'01" |
52 |
Jesus Guzman (Spa) |
1h10'55" |
96 |
Jose-Maria Caroz (Spa) |
2h52'46" |
53 |
Eric Guyot (Fra) |
1h17'14" |
97 |
Danny Van Baelen (Bel) |
2h53'51" |
54 |
Jaime Salva (Spa) |
1h18'04" |
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Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Felipe YANEZ (Spa) |
Orbea-Campagnolo |
81 |
2 |
Jose Recio (Spa) |
Kelme |
59 |
3 |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Skil-Reydel-Sem-Mavic |
50 |
4 |
Vicente Belda (Spa) |
Kelme |
49 |
5 |
Alberto Fernandez (Spa) |
Zor-Gemeaz Cusin |
40 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Guido VAN CALSTER (Bel) |
Del Tongo-Colnago |
204 |
2 |
Noel Dejonckheere (Bel) |
Teka |
168 |
3 |
Jozef Lieckens (Bel) |
Safir-Van de Ven |
138 |
4 |
Francesco Moser (Ita) |
Gis Gelati-Tuc Lu |
110 |
5 |
Benny Van Brabant (Bel) |
Tönissteiner-Lotto-Mavic |
102 |
6 |
Jesus Suarez-Cuevas (Spa) |
Hueso Chocolates-Vittoria |
98 |
7 |
Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
Reynolds |
96 |
8 |
Miguel-Angel Iglesias (Spa) |
Kelme |
90 |
9 |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
Skil-Reydel-Sem-Mavic |
88 |
10 |
Reimund Dietzen (Ger) |
Teka |
82 |
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