1950 Vuelta a España
# 1950 Vuelta a España

The 9th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 17 August to 10 September 1950. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,984 km (2,476 mi), and was won by Emilio Rodríguez. Rodríguez also won the mountains classification.

## Route

List of stages :

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 17 August | Madrid – Valladolid | 190 km (118 mi) | | | Omer Braeckeveldt (BEL) |
| 2 | 18 August | Valladolid – León | 133 km (83 mi) | | | Rik Evens (BEL) |
| 3 | 19 August | León – Gijón | 148 km (92 mi) | | | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 4a | 20 August | Gijón – Torrelavega | 167 km (104 mi) | | | Agustín Miró [es] (ESP) |
| 4b | 20 August | Torrelavega – Santander | 78 km (48 mi) | | | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 5 | 21 August | Santander – Bilbao | 177 km (110 mi) | | | Antonio Gelabert (ESP) |
| 6 | 22 August | Bilbao – Irun | 240 km (149 mi) | | | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 7 | 24 August | Irun – Pamplona | 109 km (68 mi) | | | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 8a | 25 August | Pamplona – Tudela | 90 km (56 mi) | | Individual time trial | Bernardo Capó (ESP) |
| 8b | 25 August | Tudela – Zaragoza | 176 km (109 mi) | | | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) |
| 9 | 26 August | Zaragoza – Lleida | 144 km (89 mi) | | | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
| 10 | 27 August | Lleida – Barcelona | 167 km (104 mi) | | | José Serra (ESP) |
| 11 | 29 August | Barcelona – Tarragona | 150 km (93 mi) | | | Rik Evens (BEL) |
| 12 | 30 August | Tarragona – Castellón | 194 km (121 mi) | | | Luis Navarro (ESP) |
| 13 | 31 August | Castellón – Valencia | 65 km (40 mi) | | Individual time trial | Antonio Sánchez Belando [ca] (ESP) |
| 14 | 1 September | Valencia – Murcia | 265 km (165 mi) | | | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
| 15 | 2 September | Murcia – Lorca | 117 km (73 mi) | | | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
| 16 | 3 September | Lorca – Granada | 22 km (14 mi) | | | Alighiero Ridolfi [es] (ITA) |
| 17 | 4 September | Granada – Málaga | 183 km (114 mi) | | | Umberto Drei (ITA) |
| 18 | 6 September | Málaga – Cádiz | 268 km (167 mi) | | | Antonio Gelabert (ESP) |
| 19a | 7 September | Cádiz – Jerez de la Frontera | 56 km (35 mi) | | Individual time trial | Andrés Trobat (ESP) |
| 19b | 7 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Seville | 100 km (62 mi) | | | José Serra (ESP) |
| 20 | 8 September | Seville – Mérida | 200 km (124 mi) | | | Victorio García [fr] (ESP) |
| 21 | 9 September | Mérida – Talavera de la Reina | 228 km (142 mi) | | | Bernardo Capó (ESP) |
| 22 | 10 September | Talavera de la Reina – Madrid | 117 km (73 mi) | | | Emilio Rodríguez (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) | 3,984 km (2,476 mi) |

## Results

### Final General Classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Emilio Rodríguez | 134h 49' 19" |
| 2 | Manolo Rodríguez | + 15' 30" |
| 3 | José Serra | + 16' 05" |
| 4 | Bernardo Ruiz | + 19' 16" |
| 5 | Umberto Drei | + 25' 23" |
| 6 | Senen Mesa | + 31' 44" |
| 7 | Bernardo Capo | + 36' 29" |
| 8 | Alighiero Ridolfi | + 46' 38" |
| 9 | Antonio Gelabert | + 47' 03" |
| 10 | Jesús Loroño | + 1h 00' 26" |
| 11 | Francisco Exposito | |
| 12 | Andrés Trobat | |
| 13 | Luis Sanchez | |
| 14 | Rik Evens | |
| 15 | Victorio Garcia | |
| 16 | Martin Mancisidor | |
| 17 | Agustin Miro | |
| 18 | Senen Blanco | |
| 19 | Angel Bruna | |
| 20 | Mateo Coll Bover | |
| 21 | Antonio Sanchez | |
| 22 | Matias Alemany | |
| 23 | Luis Navarro | |
| 24 | Elias Walckiers | |
| 25 | Guillermo Peregrina | |
