The 5th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance
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race and one of the three
grand tours, was held from 10 to 31 May 1945. It consisted of 18 stages covering a total of , and was won by
Delio Rodríguez. There was also a classification sponsored by Pirelli, Rodríguez also won the points classification and
Julián Berrendero
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won the mountains classification.
Teams and riders
Route
Points classification
A new introduction to this Vuelta was a classification on points, sponsored by Pirelli. It was calculated as follows:
*The winner of a stage received 100 points, the second 99, and so on. If cyclists arrived in a group that was given the same time, they all received the same number of points.
*The first five cyclists in a stage received 12 points for every minute that they arrived ahead of the number six of the stage.
*For every point scored for the
mountains classification
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While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...
, two points were given for this points classification.
*On intermediate sprints, points could be won: 8 for the winner, 6 for the second, 4 and 2 for the next.
Although the sponsor said that the classification was a great success,
it did not return
the next edition.
Final standings
General classification
Mountain classification
Points classification
Other awards
There was also a team competition: the ranks in the general classification of the best two cyclists per cycling club were added, and the club with the lowest total won. Delio Rodríguez was in the same club as Alejandro Fombellida, and because they finished first and ninth, they scored 10 points; no other team had fewer points, so they won the team competition.
References
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1945
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