Debutants
José Joaquim Pacheco is the youngest debutant in La Vuelta ciclista a España in 1961. There are 41 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PACHECO José Joaquim | Portugal | 19y + 71d |
| 2 | SOLER Angelino | Faema | 21y + 152d |
| 3 | SABBADIN Arturo | Philco | 21y + 258d |
| 4 | HUGENS Jan | Netherlands | 22y + 35d |
| 5 | ZILVERBERG Huub | Netherlands | 22y + 103d |
| 6 | PISCO Antonio | Portugal | 22y + 104d |
| 7 | VAN EGMOND Ab | Netherlands | 22y + 244d |
| 8 | GIUSTI Renato | Philco | 22y + 275d |
| 9 | LOTZ René | Netherlands | 23y + 8d |
| 10 | GABICA Francisco | Kas | 23y + 116d |
| 11 | ROSA Salvador | Faema | 23y + 223d |
| 12 | ACCORSI Antonio | Philco | 23y + 289d |
| 13 | FRANCESCHETTO Mariano | Philco | 23y + 301d |
| 14 | VAN DE VEN Lambert | Netherlands | 23y + 304d |
| 15 | MARTIN Esteban | Licor 43 | 24y + 115d |
| 16 | IGNOLIN Guy | France | 24y + 163d |
| 17 | ENTHOVEN Dick | Netherlands | 24y + 267d |
| 18 | SAUVAGE Claude | France | 24y + 282d |
| 19 | PEREZ PEREZ Manuel | Ferrys | 24y + 293d |
| 20 | SENSI Giovanni | Philco | 25y + 14d |
| 21 | COLMENAREJO José Martín | Catigene | 25y + 19d |
| 22 | VERUCCHI Giovanni | Philco | 25y + 20d |
| 23 | BELMONTE Juan Antonio | Ferrys | 25y + 63d |
| 24 | MORTIERS Georges | Philco | 25y + 243d |
| 25 | QUESADA José Martín | Catigene | 25y + 335d |
| 26 | THIÉLIN Gérard | France | 26y + 28d |
| 27 | VÉLEZ Eusebio | Kas | 26y + 29d |
| 28 | CORVO Jorge Henrique Viegas | Portugal | 26y + 128d |
| 29 | JIMÉNEZ Julio | Catigene | 26y + 180d |
| 30 | AZNAR Vicente | Ferrys | 26y + 242d |
| 31 | DAMEN Piet | Netherlands | 26y + 280d |
| 32 | PIPELIN Francis | France | 27y + 293d |
| 33 | TINARELLI Tristano | Philco | 28y + 5d |
| 34 | BELLO Adolfo | Catigene | 28y + 17d |
| 35 | LAHAYE Jef | Groene Leeuw - SAS - Sinalco | 28y + 145d |
| 36 | VAN DEN BREKEL Piet | Netherlands | 28y + 279d |
| 37 | BISILLIAT Louis | France | 30y + 60d |
| 38 | SNIJDER Mik | Netherlands | 30y + 79d |
| 39 | QUEHEILLE Marcel | Kas | 31y + 41d |
| 40 | LE DISSEZ André | France | 31y + 166d |
| 41 | CASTRO Henrique | Portugal |