The 1980 Volta a Catalunya was the 60th 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 3 September to 10 September 1980. The race started in

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and finished at L'Hospitalet. The race was won by

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of the

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team.

General classification

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