Vuelta a España 1956
| 11th Vuelta a España 1956 - final score | ||
|---|---|---|
| winner | Angelo Conterno | 105: 37: 52 h |
| Second | Jesús Loroño | + 0:13 min |
| Third | Raymond Impanis | + 1:54 min |
| Fourth | Federico Bahamontes | + 3:27 min |
| fifth | Rik Van Steenbergen | + 7:48 min |
| Sixth | Miguel Chacón | + 8:30 min |
| seventh | Gilbert Bauvin | + 19:18 min |
| Eighth | Brian Robinson | + 20:36 min |
| Ninth | José Serra Gil | + 23:38 min |
| Tenth | Manuel Rodríguez | + 24:55 min |
| Mountain scoring | Nino Defilippis | 26 p. |
| Second | Federico Bahamontes | 19 p. |
| Third | Antonio Suarez | 17 p. |
| Scoring | Rik Van Steenbergen | 98 P. |
| Second | Gilbert Bauvin | 187 P. |
| Third | Angelo Conterno | 231 P. |
| Team ranking | Spain | 316: 33: 46 h |
The 11th Vuelta a España was a cycling race that took place from April 26 to May 13, 1956. The stage race consisted of 19 sections with a total length of 3516 kilometers. The winner was the Italian Angelo Conterno , the mountain classification was secured by the Italian Nino Defilippis , the Belgian Rik Van Steenbergen won the points classification . The team classification won Spain .
Stages
| Stages | Start finish | km | Stage winner |
 Overall first
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | Bilbao - Santander | 203 |
 Rik Van Steenbergen
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Rik Van Steenbergen
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| 2nd stage | Santander - Oviedo | 248 |
 Angelo Conterno
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Angelo Conterno
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| 3rd stage | Oviedo - Valladolid | 175 |
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| 4th stage | Valladolid - Madrid | 212 |
 Claude Le Ber
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| 5th stage | Madrid - Albacete | 241 |
Miguel Poblet
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| 6th stage | Albacete - Alicante | 227 |
Miguel Poblet
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| 7th stage | Alicante - Valencia | 182 |
Rik Van Steenbergen
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| 8th stage | Valencia - Tarragona | 249 |
Rik Van Steenbergen
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| 9th stage | Tarragona - Barcelona | 163 |
 Hugo Koblet
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| 10a. stage | Barcelona - Barcelona | 21 (MZF) |
France
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| 10b. stage | Barcelona - Tàrrega | 112 |
Gilbert Bauvin
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| 11th stage | Tárrega - Zaragoza | 238 |
Rik Van Steenbergen
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| 12th stage | Saragossa - Bayonne ( F ) | 274 |
Giancarlo Astrua
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| 13a. stage | Bayonne (F) - Irun | 43 (EZF) |
Claude Le Ber
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| 13b. stage | Irun - Pamplona | 111 |
Roger Walkowiak
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| 14th stage | Pamplona - Donostia-San Sebastián | 195 |
Rik Van Steenbergen
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| 15th stage | Donostia-San Sebastián - Bilbao | 225 |
Nino Defilippis
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| 16th stage | Bilbao - Vitoria-Gasteiz | 207 |
Benigno Azpuru
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| 17th stage | Vitoria-Gasteiz - Bilbao | 190 |
Rik Van Steenbergen
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