The 9th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance

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race and one of the three

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, was held from 17 August to 10 September 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of , and was won by

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. Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

Final General Classification

References

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1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...

1950 in Spanish sport 1950 in road cycling