Tour of Cuba 1968
The 1968 round of Cuba was the 5th edition of the cycling stage race . It took place from February 9 to 25, 1968. Overall winner was the Cuban Sergio Martínez , who celebrated his third victory after 1964 and 1966.
Attendees
A total of 80 drivers in 14 teams took part. Twelve of the 14 teams came from the host country, plus one team from Mexico and one from Poland.
route
The tour led over 15 stages from Baracoa to Havana . A total of 2,193 kilometers had to be completed.
Stage overview
| stage | Start finish | Stage length |
Stage winner | Time (h) |
| 1 | Baracoa - Yateritas Beach | 122 km |
 Pedro Barzaga |
2:49:20 |
| 2 | Playa de Yateritas - Santiago de Cuba | 118 km |
Leon Antonio Mr. |
3:40:32 |
| 3 | Santiago de Cuba criterion | 51 km |
.svg){kind=small} Heriberto Diaz |
1:57:59 |
| 4th | Santiago de Cuba - Ciudad | 190 km |
Raul Vazques |
4:57:27 |
| 5 | Ciudad - Holguín | 140 km |
Alberto Padilla |
3:46:02 |
| 6th | Holguin - Camaguey | 201 km |
.svg){kind=small} Bogdan Knight |
4:42:42 |
| 7th | Camagüey - Ciego de Ávila | 110 km |
Raymund Osinski |
2:28:04 |
| 8th | Ciego de Avila - Topes de Collantes | 168 km |
Agustin Juarez |
4:33:48 |
| 9 | Topes de Collantes - Santa Clara | 157 km |
Henrick Rasek |
4:21:20 |
| 10 | Santa Clara - Cardenas | 242 km |
Raymund Osinski |
6: 241: 03 |
| 11 | Cárdenas - Matanzas ( time trial ) | 55 km |
Sergio Martínez
|
1:15:47 |
| 12 | Matanzas - Güines | 136 km |
Radames Trevino |
3:38:19 |
| 13 | Güines - Pinar del Río | 231 km |
Angel Faicon |
6:52:15 |
| 14th | Pinar del Rio - Bahía Honda | 166 km |
Radames Trevino |
4:35:12 |
| 15th | Bahía - Havana | 106 km |
Sergio Martínez
|
2:48:34 |
Overall ratings
Total individual
64 of the initially 80 drivers who started reached the finish in Havana. The overall winner was the Cuban Sergio Martínez .
| space | Surname | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Martínez |
Cuba A
|
59:16:29 h |
| 2 | Agustin Juarez |
 Mexico
|
+ 3:20 min |
| 3 | Raul Vazques |
Cuba A
|
+ 5:47 min |
| 4th | Roberto Menendez |
Cuba offspring
|
+ 10:50 min |
| 5 | Roberto Brito |
Mexico
|
+ 11:03 min |
Mountain scoring
The Mexican Agustin Juarez secured the jersey of the best climber .
| space | Surname | country | time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agustin Juarez |
Mexico
|
26th |
| 2 | Heriberto Diaz |
Mexico
|
16 |
| 3 | Augustin Alcantara |
Mexico
|
15th |
Team ranking
13 of the 14 teams that started came into the team classification in Havana . The best team was Mexico.
| space | country | time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mexico
|
177: 53: 44 h |
| 2 |
Cuba A
|
+ 2:32 min |
| 3 |
Cuba offspring
|
+ 19:25 min |
literature
- The cyclist, issue of March 22, 1968, So wins "Pipian" Martinez , page 4, publisher: German Cycling Association of the GDR
- old.cubahora.cu, V Vuelta Ciclística a Cuba