1948 Vuelta a España
# 1948 Vuelta a España

The 8th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 13 June to 4 July 1948. It consisted of 20 stages covering a total of 4,090 km (2,540 mi), and was won by Bernardo Ruiz. Ruiz also won the mountains classification.

## Route

List of stages :

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 13 June | Madrid – Madrid | 14 km (9 mi) | | Individual time trial | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) Julián Berrendero (ESP) |
| 2 | 13 June | Madrid – Valdepeñas | 198 km (123 mi) | | | Frans Gielen [fr] (BEL) |
| 3 | 14 June | Valdepeñas – Granada | 232 km (144 mi) | | | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) |
| 4 | 15 June | Granada – Murcia | 285 km (177 mi) | | | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) |
| 5 | 16 June | Murcia – Alicante | 230 km (143 mi) | | | Roberto Vercellone [ca] (ITA) |
| 6 | 17 June | Alicante – Valencia | 163 km (101 mi) | | | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) |
| 7 | 19 June | Valencia – Tortosa | 201 km (125 mi) | | | José Pérez Llacer [es] (ESP) |
| 8 | 20 June | Tortosa – Barcelona | 209 km (130 mi) | | | Senén Mesa [es] (ESP) |
| 9 | 21 June | Barcelona – Lleida | 203 km (126 mi) | | | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
| 10 | 22 June | Lleida – Zaragoza | 144 km (89 mi) | | | Jean Lesage [ca] (BEL) |
| 11 | 23 June | Zaragoza – San Sebastián | 276 km (171 mi) | | | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) |
| 12 | 25 June | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 259 km (161 mi) | | | Bernardo Ruiz (ESP) |
| 13 | 26 June | Bilbao – Santander | 212 km (132 mi) | | | Senén Mesa [es] (ESP) |
| 14 | 27 June | Santander – Gijón | 225 km (140 mi) | | | Senén Mesa [es] (ESP) |
| 15 | 28 June | Gijón – Ribadeo | 200 km (124 mi) | | | Jean Lesage (BEL) |
| 16 | 29 June | Ribadeo – A Coruña | 156 km (97 mi) | | | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
| 17 | 1 July | A Coruña – Ourense | 156 km (97 mi) | | | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
| 18 | 2 July | Ourense – León | 276 km (171 mi) | | | Jean Lesage [ca] (BEL) |
| 19 | 3 July | León – Segovia | 269 km (167 mi) | | | Miguel Gual (ESP) |
| 20 | 4 July | Segovia – Madrid | 100 km (62 mi) | | | Víctor Ruiz (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) | 4,090 km (2,541 mi) |

## Results

### Final General Classification

| Rank | Rider | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Bernardo Ruiz | 155h 06' 30" |
| 2 | Emilio Rodríguez | + 9' 07" |
| 3 | Bernardo Capo | + 20' 45" |
| 4 | Dalmacio Langarica | + 22' 19" |
| 5 | Senen Mesa | + 24' 57" |
| 6 | Manuel Costa | + 25' 52" |
| 7 | Manolo Rodríguez | + 33' 25" |
| 8 | José Pérez Llácer | + 39' 37" |
| 9 | Miguel Gual | + 43' 35" |
| 10 | Antoine Giauna | + 1h 07' 38" |
| 11 | Victorio Ruiz | |
| 12 | Jean Lesage | |
| 13 | Juan Gimeno | |
| 14 | Ricardo Ferrandiz | |
| 15 | José Serra | |
| 16 | Agustin Miro | |
| 17 | Antonio Gelabert | |
| 18 | Pedro Font | |
| 19 | Jean Breur | |
| 20 | Senen Blanco | |
| 21 | Jesús Loroño | |
| 22 | Andres Moran | |
| 23 | Natalino Arata | |
| 24 | Joaquim Jimenez | |
| 25 | Frans Gielen | |
