The 1962 Volta a Catalunya was the 42nd edition of the

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

cycle race and was held from 9 September to 16 September 1962. The race started in

Montjuïc Montjuïc () is a hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Montjuïc or Montjuich, meaning "Jewish Mountain" in medieval Latin and Catalan, is a broad, shallow hill in Barcelona with a rich history. It was the birthplace of the city, and its st ...

and finished in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

. The race was won by

Antonio Karmany Antonio Karmany Mestres (born 21 January 1934) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. Major Results ;1957 :1st, Stage 6, Vuelta a Levante ;1958 :1st, Gran Premio de Primavera ;1959 :1st, Stages 4a & 6, Volta a Catalunya :1st, St ...

General classification

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1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

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