The 1962 Vuelta a España was the 17th Vuelta a España

Vuelta a España

The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

, taking place from April 27 to May 13, 1962. It consisted of 17 stages over 2806 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.684 km/h.

Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil

Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964...

 started the race with the intention of winning it and becoming the first cyclist to win all the three grand tours. However injury forced him out of the race. His St.Raphael-Helyett team dominated the race with the team taking the leaders jersey after the second stage of the race. Rudi Altig

Rudi Altig

Rudi Altig is a former professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. He is now a television commentator.-Amateur career:...

 and Seamus Elliot both wore the jersey with Altig taking it off the shoulders of Elliot after winning the final individual time trial on the 15th stage. Altig became the first German winner of the event.

Final General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rudi Altig Rudi Altig Rudi Altig is a former professional track and road racing cyclist who won the 1962 Vuelta a España and the world championship in 1966. He is now a television commentator.-Amateur career:...	St.Raphael-Helyett	78h 35' 27s
2	José Pérez Francés José Pérez Francés José Pérez Francés is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished four times on the podium of Vuelta a España and won three stages, although he never won the overall classification...	Ferrys	a 7' 14s
3	Seamus Elliott Seamus Elliott Seamus 'Shay' Elliott was an Irish road bicycle racer.Shay Elliott was the first Irish cyclist to make a mark as a professional rider in continental Europe....	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 7' 17s
4	Miguel Pacheco Font	Kas Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...	a 10' 21s
5	Francisco Gabica Billa	Kas Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...	a 10' 21s
6	Jean Stablinski Jean Stablinski Jean Stablewski, known as Jean Stablinski was a French professional cyclist from a family of Polish immigrants. He rode from 1952 to 1968, winning 105 races as a professional...	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 17' 07s
7	Michel Stolker	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 17' 57s
8	Fernando Manzaneque Fernando Manzaneque Fernando Manzaneque Sánchez was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist born in Campo de Criptana. Fernando was the older brother of Jesús Manzaneque.-Major Results:19551957...	Licor 43	a 18' 13s
9	Eddy Pauwels Eddy Pauwels Eddy Pauwels is a former Belgian racing cyclist from 1958 to 1966. He won 4 stages in the Tour de France and wore the yellow jersey for 4 days in total. In 1962, Pauwels won the combativity award in the Tour de France.- Major victories :...	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw	a 19' 55s
10	Ab Geldermans	St.Raphael-Helyett	a 20' 23s
11	Eusebio Velez Mendizabal	Kas Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...
12	Marcel Seynaeve	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw
13	Jesús Loroño Jesus Loroño Jesus Loroño Artega is a former Spanish professional road racing cyclist during the 1950s and early 1960s. Loroño is most famous for capturing the 1957 Vuelta a España...	Licor 43
14	Jean-Claude Annaert	St.Raphael-Helyett
15	Roger Baguet	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw
16	Rene Marigil	Licor 43
17	Dieter Puschel	Wiel’s-Groene Leeuw
18	Antonio Gomez Del Moral	Faema
19	Luis Mayoral	Faema
20	Salvador Rosa	Faema
21	Antonio Karmany Antonio Karmany Antonio Karmany Mestres is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist.-Major Results:195719581959...	Kas Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...
22	Jose Segu Soriano	Kas Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue...
23	Mario Silva Pereira	Porto
24	Antonio Bertran Panades	Ferrys
25	Jean Graczyk Jean Graczyk Jean Graczyk was a professional road bicycle racer who won two maillot vert points competitions at the Tour de France and has won several stages each at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España...	St.Raphael-Helyett