1973 Vuelta a España to win the 1973 Giro d'Italia and became the first cyclist to win the Vuelta-Giro double. Merckx also won the points classification and José Luis Abilleira won the mountains classification. With Merckx finishing first, Ocaña second and Thévenet third the podium of the 1973 Vuelta contained one previous winner and two future winners of the Tour de France making it one of the best podiums in the history of the race, according to the official race website. Gerben Karstens won 4 stages in this Vuelta A total of eight teams were invited to participate in the 1973 Vuelta a España.
2011 Vuelta a Burgos classification title. 15 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 3 UCI ProTeams, 10 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams. 3 August 2011 – Villarcayo to Miranda de Ebro, 4 August 2011 – Burgos to Burgos, 5 August 2011 – Pradoluengo to Belorado, team time trial (TTT) 6 August 2011 – Roa de Duero to Ciudad Romana de Clunia, 7 August 2011 – Areniscas de los Pinares to Lagunas de Neila, 2011 Vuelta a Burgos The 2011 Vuelta a Burgos ("2011 Tour of Burgos") was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, an annual bicycle