1979 Volta A Catalunya

1979 Volta a Catalunya
Race details
Dates	5–12 September 1979
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,256.4 km (780.7 mi)
Winning time	35h 58' 45"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
	← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Volta a Catalunya was the 59th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 5 September to 12 September 1979. The race started and finished in Sitges.^[2] The race was won by Vicente Belda of the Transmallorca–Flavia [ ca] team.

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Vicente Belda ( ESP)	Transmallorca–Flavia [ ca]	35h 58' 45"
2	Pedro Vilardebó ( ESP)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 02"
3	Christian Jourdan ( FRA)	La Redoute–Motobécane	+ 09"
4	Pedro Torres ( ESP)	Transmallorca–Flavia [ ca]	+ 1' 01"
5	Joseph Fuchs ( SUI)	Scic–Bottecchia	+ 2' 28"
6	Lucien Van Impe ( BEL)	Kas–Campagnolo	+ 2' 36"
7	Jordi Fortià ( ESP)	Novostil–Helios [ ca]	+ 8' 18"
8	Ángel Arroyo ( ESP)	Moliner–Vereco	+ 9' 13"
9	Manuel Esparza ( ESP)	Teka	+ 10' 38"
10	Ricardo Zúñiga ( ESP)	Manzaneque–Tam Atun	+ 11' 50"

References

^ "Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
^ ^a ^b "59th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". ProCyclingStats.
^ "1979 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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[BRI-1] "Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

[procyclingstats-2] "59th Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". ProCyclingStats.

[3] "1979 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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