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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Jose-Manuel Fuente
VaE April 27 - May 14, 1972 |
3,109.5 Km |
Starters: 100 |
Finishers: 57 |
Average Speed: 37.764 km/h x
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Team KAS Totally Dominated the Vuelta
At the start of the 27th edition of the Vuelta a Espana on April 27, 1972, Spanish Team KAS entered in great form. Superior climber Jose Manuel "El Tarangu" Fuente out distanced his teammate Miguel Mari Lasa by more than 6 minutes and gained the prestigious 1972 Vuelta victory.
1972 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Bic
- De Gribaldy-Magniflex
- GBC-Sony
- Goldor-Ijsboerke
- Goudsmit-Hoff
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- KAS-Kaskol
- Karpy-Licor
- La Casera-Pena Bahamontes
- Watneys
- Werner
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Race Summary:
Stage 8: Portuguese champion Joaquim Agostinho hit a retaining wall at high speed and fell unconscious. Doctors arrived quickly at the scene and administered mouth to mouth resuscitation. With great concern and respect for the extremely popular Agostinho the peloton stopped. After receiving first aid from the doctors Agostinho went to the hospital in Tarragona with fears of a broke skull. In a statement issued by Doctor Masset Pontet, Agostinho was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (concussion) with a loss consciousness. Agostinho would recover from these injuries.
Stage 12: As the best climber in the race Fuente gained his victory on the mountainous twelfth stage, which was 169 km long between Zaragoza and Formigal. At the start of Zaragoza, he trailed teammate and race leader Domingo Perurena by 2'21". Team Werner’s Jose “Pepe” Grande broke away from the peloton early in the stage. Doing his team duty in support of Perurena, "El Tarangu" bridged the gap and latched on to Grande’s wheel. Throughout the breakaway Fuente did not contribute to the pace. The two-rider breakaway soon gained a 4’45” advantage and the passive riding of the peloton contributed to the breakaway’s success. Team KAS, whose riders were supporting Fuente, did not contribute to the chase.
Fuente's solo stage win on Stage 12
Fuente broke away from a fading Grande halfway up the climb of the Puerto de Monrepos. He crested the summit of the climb on his own and plunged off the mountain, taking numerous risks in the descent to grab valuable time. Fuente completed a sensational performance on the ascent into Formigal. He arrived solo +6’37” ahead of second place and nine minutes ahead of the contenders in the peloton. This year’s winner of “La Vuelta” had been decided!
Stage 17b: When the Vuelta arrive at the finish in San Sebastian Team KAS’s dominance was evident. Jose Manuel Fuente won the overall victory, as well as the Grand Prix of the Mountain prize. His KAS team was the winner of the Team Classification and Domingo Perurena took the Points Classification. In addition, seven KAS riders finished in the top eight of the General Classification.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Fuengirola, 6 km ITT |
Rene Pijnen (Ned) |
Rene Pijnen (Ned) |
Stage 1 Fuengirola-Cabra, 167 km |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Rene Pijnen (Ned) |
Stage 2 Cabra-Granada, 206 km |
Gerard Vianen (Ned) |
Miguel Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 3 Granada-Almeria, 181 km |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Miguel Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stg 4 Almeria-Dehesa Campoamor, 251 km |
Ger Harings (Ned) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stg 5 Dehesa Campoamor-Gandia, 183 km |
Pieter Nassen (Ned) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 6a Gandia-El Saler, 120 km |
Roger Kindt (Bel) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 6b El Saler-El Saler, 6.5 km TTT |
KAS |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 7 Valencia-Vinaroz, 181 km |
Jos Van der Vleuten (Ned) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 8 Vinaroz-Tarragona, 189 km |
Cees Koeken (Ned) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 9a Tarragona-Barcelona, 118 km |
Gert Harings (Ned) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stg 9b Barcelona/Montjuich, 10 km ITT |
Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 10 Barcelona-Banolas, 192 km |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 11 Manresa-Zaragoza, 259 km |
Luis Balague (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 12 Zaragoza-Formigal, 169 km |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Stage 13 Sanguesa-Arrate, 201 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Stage 14 Eibar-Bilbao, 145 km |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Stage 15 Bilbao-Torrelavega, 148 km |
Gerard Vianen (Ned) |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Stage 16 Torrelavega-Vitoria, 219 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Stage 17a Vitoria-San Sebastian, 138 km |
Jesus Aranzabal (Spa) |
Jose-Manuel Fuente (Spa) |
Stage 17b San Sebastian, 20 km ITT |
J-A Gonzalez-Linares (Spa) |
 Jose-Man Fuente (Spa)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Jose-Man Fuente (Spa)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Domingo Perurena (Spa)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Jose Manuel FUENTE (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
82h 34' 14" |
2 |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
6'34" |
3 |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Werner |
7'00" |
4 |
Gonzalo Aja (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
8'07" |
5 |
Jose-Antonio Gonzalez (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
8'08" |
6 |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
8'23" |
7 |
Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
8'27" |
8 |
Jose Pesarrodona (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
8'38" |
9 |
Desire Letort (Fra) |
Bic |
8'42" |
10 |
Bernard Labourdette (Fra) |
Bic |
8'54" |
11 |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
10'03" |
12 |
Vicente Lopez-Carril (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
10'08" |
13 |
Eduardo Castello (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
10'33" |
14 |
Ventura Diaz (Spa) |
Werner |
10'47" |
15 |
Manuel Blanco (Spa) |
Werner |
10'55" |
16 |
Jose-Luis Uribezubia (Spa) |
Werner |
11'22" |
17 |
Juan Zurano (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
12'46" |
18 |
Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
13'44" |
19 |
Santiago Lazcano (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
15'07" |
20 |
Enrique Sahagun (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
17'42" |
21 |
Juan-Manuel Valls (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
17'53" |
22 |
Jose-Luis Abilleira (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
18'11" |
23 |
Leif Mortensen (Den) |
Bic |
20'26" |
24 |
Silvano Schiavon (Ita) |
GBC-Sony |
24'36" |
25 |
Antonio Menendez (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
28'50" |
26 |
Johnny Schleck (Lux) |
Bic |
29'13" |
27 |
Pedro Santamarina (Spa) |
Werner |
29'36" |
28 |
Antonio Alcon (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
31'45" |
29 |
Félix Gonzalez (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
31'54" |
30 |
Antonio Gomez del Moral (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
33'40" |
31 |
Pedro Torres (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
33'55" |
32 |
Jos Van der Vleuten (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
36'41" |
33 |
Jesus Esperanza (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
42'10" |
34 |
Jose-Maria Lopez-Rodriguez (Spa) |
Werner |
43'14" |
35 |
Manuel Mesa (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
43'37" |
36 |
Gerard Vianen (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
46'52" |
37 |
German Martin (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
47'55" |
38 |
Wim Prinsen (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
51'01" |
39 |
Aldo Moser (Ita) |
GBC-Sony |
58'16" |
40 |
Piero Dallai (Ita) |
Magniflex-Van Cauter-D Grib |
59'59" |
41 |
Diego Moser (Ita) |
GBC-Sony |
1h02'46" |
42 |
Jesus Aranzabal (Spa) |
Bic |
1h02'53" |
43 |
Jose Grande (Spa) |
Werner |
1h04'42" |
44 |
Nemesio Jimenez (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
1h06'07" |
45 |
Luis Balague (Spa) |
Werner |
1h06'35" |
46 |
Silvano Ravagli (Ita) |
Magniflex-Van Cauter-D Grib |
1h08'47" |
47 |
Jose Albelda (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
1h11'48" |
48 |
Claudio Mechelotto (Ita) |
GBC-Sony |
1h23'15" |
49 |
Mario Lanzafame (Ita) |
GBC-Sony |
1h24'42" |
50 |
Karel Delnoy (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
1h27'13" |
51 |
Willy Scheers (Bel) |
Goldor-Ijsboerke |
1h35'19" |
52 |
Gert Harings (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
1h43'36" |
53 |
Alphonse Scheys (Bel) |
Goldor-Ijsboerke |
1h46'00" |
54 |
Roger Kindt (Bel) |
Magniflex-Van Cauter-D Grib |
1h49'09" |
55 |
Jan Krekels (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
1h50'16" |
56 |
Cees Koeken (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
1h57'22" |
57 |
Jan Van Katwijk (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
2h03'07" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Jose-Manuel FUENTE (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
97 |
2 |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
73.5 |
3 |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
46 |
4 |
Gonzalo Aja (Spa) |
Karpy-Licor |
40 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Domingo PERURENA (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
224 |
2 |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
126 |
3 |
Gert Harings (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
114 |
4 |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Werner |
108 |
5 |
Gerard Vianen (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
101 |
6 |
Walter Planckaert (Bel) |
Watneys |
84 |
7 |
Cees Koeken (Ned) |
Goudsmit-Hoff |
61 |
8 |
Jose-Luis Abilleira (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
59.5 |
9 |
Juan Zurano (Spa) |
La Casera-Pena Bahamontes |
56 |
10 |
Claudio Mechelotto (Ita) |
GBC-Sony |
54 |
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