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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian
 Agustin Tamames
VaE April 22 - May 11, 1975 |
3,104.5 Km |
Starters: 90 |
Finishers: 54 |
Average Speed: 34.945 km/h x
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A San Sebastian TT to Remember
The 30th edition Vuelta a Espana was held from April 22 to May 11, 1975. Experts billed the 1975 Vuelta as a battle between two of Spain’s elite climbers, Luis Ocana and José Manuel Fuente. With twelve category 1 climbs and eleven category 2 climbs the race favored the “mountain men”.
1975 Vuelta a Espana Race Route Details |
Teams:
- Alsaver-De Gribaldy
- Benfica
- Coelima
- Frisol-G.B.C.
- Ijsboerke-Colner
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- KAS-Kaskol
- Magniflex
- Monteverde-Sanson
- Super-Ser
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Race Summary:
Stage 13: Miguel-Maria Lasa held the lead in a very close GC race. The critical point in the race came on the thirteenth stage from Barcelona to Tremp. The definitive move of the stage came from the race leader’s teammate Jose Manuel Santisteban. Quickly joining the move were contenders Domingo Perurena, Spanish superstar Santiago Lazcano and Jose Gomez Lucas. The breakaway rode steadily away from the peloton and gained a 5-minute lead by the finish in Tremp. Perurena won the stage and put on the Amarillo Jersey. His GC advantage was a slim 14 seconds to breakaway partner Lazcano.
Stage 14, 15, and 16: Over the next three stages Agustin Tamames led a slow and gradual comeback in the General Classification. Tamames had three (3) straight stage wins in a row (Stg. 14, 15, 16) and cut his time gap significantly.
Elite breakaway (L to R) Ocana (Super Ser), Lasa (KAS), Tamames (Super Ser), Fuente (KAS) on stage 14
Stage 19b: Race leader Domingo Perurena held a 1’19” lead over a second placed Tamames going into the final stage 19B, a 31.7 km Individual Time Trial around San Sebastian. Jesus Manzaneque won the stage in 44’24”, while pre-race favorite Luis Ocana finished with a solid time of 45’40”.
However, the Vuelta victory was set for the final two ITT starters. First off Tamames rode an inspired race entered the Velódromo de Anoeta to a huge roar of the crowd and finished with a solid 45’00”. The time to beat was set at 46’19”. Perurena was the last to finish and entered the velodrome as the seconds counted off… 46’18”, 19”, 20” the Vuelta was victory gone. Perurena finished in 46’33” and lost the 1975 Vuelta a Espana by 14 seconds.
Agustin Tamames scored five stage wins and pulled off the unexpected final stage ITT to win the 1975 Vuelta a Espana.
Stage and Distance |
Stage Winner |
Race Leader |
Prologue Fuengirola, 4.4 km ITT |
Roger Swerts (Bel) |
Roger Swerts (Bel) |
Stage 1 Marbella-Estepona-Marbella, 78 km |
Wilfried Wesemael (Bel) |
Roger Swerts (Bel) |
Stage 2 Fuengirola-Granada, 143 km |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 3 Granada-Almeria, 179 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 4 Almeria-Aguilas, 178 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 5 Aguilas-Murcia, 176 km |
Luc Leman (Bel) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 6 Murcia-Benidorm, 217 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 7 Benidorm, 8.3 km ITT |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stg 8 Benidorm-Playa Puebla/Farnas, 217 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stg 9 Playa Puebla de Farnas-Vinaroz, 157 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 10 Vinaroz-Cambrils, 173 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 11a Cambrils-Barcelona, 151 km |
Antonio Menendez (Spa) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 11b Montjuich, 30.3 km |
Marino Basso (Ita) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 12 Palma de Mallorca, 181 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Stage 13 Barcelona-Tremp, 189 km |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 14 Tremp-El Formigal, 233 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 15 Jaca-Irache, 160 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 16 Irache-Urquiola, 150 km |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 17 Durango-Bilbao, 123 km |
Donald Allan (Aus) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 18 Bilbao-Miranda de Ebro, 186 km |
Hennie Kuiper (Ned) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 19a Miranda de Ebro-Beasain, 110 km |
Julien Stevens (Bel) |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Stage 19b San Sebastian, 31.7 km ITT |
Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) |
 Agustin Tamames (Spa)
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BEST CLIMBER PRIZE |
 Andres Oliva (Spa)
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POINTS COMPETITION |
 Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa)
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General Classification:
Final General Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
1 |
Agustin TAMAMES (Spa) |
Super Ser |
88h 00' 56" |
2 |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
14" |
3 |
Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
34" |
4 |
Luis Ocana (Spa) |
Super Ser |
1'34" |
5 |
Hennie Kuiper (Ned) |
Frisol-GBC |
2'29" |
6 |
Fernando Mendes (Por) |
Benfica |
5'50" |
7 |
Giuseppe Perletto (Ita) |
Magniflex |
5'55" |
8 |
Jose Martins (Por) |
Coelima |
6'53" |
9 |
Santiago Lazcano (Spa) |
Super Ser |
7'26" |
10 |
Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) |
Monteverde-Sanson |
7'57" |
11 |
Antonio Martos (Spa) |
8'09" |
33 |
Santiago Segu (Spa) |
36'32" |
12 |
Jose Madeira (Por) |
8'48" |
34 |
Ben Koken (Ned) |
37'03" |
13 |
Antonio Martins (Por) |
8'48" |
35 |
Herculano Oliveira (Por) |
37'37" |
14 |
Pedro Torres (Spa) |
9'06" |
36 |
Willy Van Neste (Bel) |
44'41" |
15 |
Andres Oliva (Spa) |
9'51" |
37 |
Willy In't Ven (Bel) |
46'00" |
16 |
Ottavio Crepaldi (Ita) |
9'55" |
38 |
Wenceslao Fernandes (Por) |
47'11" |
17 |
Manuel Esparza (Spa) |
10'26" |
39 |
Wilfried Wesemael (Bel) |
48'23" |
18 |
Jose Pesarrodona (Spa) |
10'30" |
40 |
Mario Silva (Por) |
50'06" |
19 |
Ventura Diaz (Spa) |
10'46" |
41 |
Glauco Santoni (Ita) |
52'45" |
20 |
Manuel Rego (Por) |
10'48" |
42 |
Roger Loysch (Bel) |
58'20" |
21 |
Joseph Borguet (Bel) |
13'09" |
43 |
Juan Santisteban (Spa) |
58'36" |
22 |
Jose-Luis Abilleira (Spa) |
13'18" |
44 |
Armando Lora (Ita) |
1h03'23" |
23 |
Jose Nazabal (Spa) |
15'41" |
45 |
Ludo Peeters (Bel) |
1h04'58" |
24 |
Joaquim Andrade (Spa) |
17'44" |
46 |
Julien Stevens (Bel) |
1h07'33" |
25 |
Antonio Menendez (Spa) |
19'06" |
47 |
Wilmo Francioni (Ita) |
1h19'39" |
26 |
Andres Gandarias (Spa) |
20'24" |
48 |
Mario Branchi (Ita) |
1h27'26" |
27 |
Antonio Jimenez-Lujan (Spa) |
20'41" |
49 |
Lucien De Brauwere (Bel) |
1h30'12" |
28 |
Jose-Antonio Gonzalez-(Spa) |
23'19" |
50 |
Ronny Van Marcke (Bel) |
1h30'36" |
29 |
Roger Swerts (Bel) |
33'50" |
51 |
Manuel Coelho (Por) |
1h31'45" |
30 |
Jose-Antonio Ponton (Spa) |
33'53" |
52 |
Donald Allan (Aus) |
1h32'40" |
31 |
Roger Rogiers (Bel) |
34'56" |
53 |
Emidio Ferreira (Por) |
1h49'51" |
32 |
Joao Sampaio (Por) |
35'02" |
54 |
Herman Vrijders (Bel) |
1h56'27" |
Final Mountains Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Andres OLIVA (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
117 |
2 |
Pedro Torres (Spa) |
Super Ser |
112 |
3 |
Luis Ocana (Spa) |
Super Ser |
60 |
4 |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Super Ser |
56 |
5 |
Jose Martins (Por) |
Coelima |
51 |
Final Points Classification |
Rank |
Name |
Team |
Points |
1 |
Miguel-Maria LASA (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
249.5 |
2 |
Agustin Tamames (Spa) |
Super Ser |
188.5 |
3 |
Domingo Perurena (Spa) |
Kas-Kaskol |
160 |
4 |
Hennie Kuiper (Ned) |
Frisol-GBC |
119.5 |
5 |
Wilfried Wesemael (Bel) |
Alsaver-De Gribaldy |
117 |
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