Statistics on the route of Vuelta a España 1979
Stages
| Date | # | Departure | Arrival | Distance | Vertical meters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/04 | Prologue | Jerez de la Frontera | Jerez de la Frontera | 6.3 | ||
| 25/04 | Stage 1 | Jerez de la Frontera | Sevilla | 156 | ||
| 26/04 | Stage 2 | Sevilla | Córdoba | 188 | ||
| 27/04 | Stage 3 | Córdoba | Sierra Nevada | 190 | ||
| 28/04 | Stage 4 | Granada | Puerto Lumbreras | 222 | ||
| 29/04 | Stage 5 | Puerto Lumbreras | Murcia | 139 | ||
| 30/04 | Stage 6 | Murcia | Alcoy | 171 | ||
| 01/05 | Stage 7 | Alcoy | Sedaví | 173 | ||
| 02/05 | Stage 8a | Sedaví | Benicàssim | 145 | ||
| 02/05 | Stage 8b (ITT) | Benicàssim | Benicàssim | 11.3 | ||
| 03/05 | Stage 9 | Benicàssim | Reus | 193 | ||
| 04/05 | Stage 10 | Reus | Zaragoza | 230 | ||
| 05/05 | Stage 11 | Zaragoza | Pamplona | 183 | ||
| 06/05 | Stage 12 | Pamplona | Logroño | 149 | ||
| 07/05 | Stage 13 | Haro | Peña Cabarga | 180 | ||
| 08/05 | Stage 14 | Torrelavega | Gijón | 178 | ||
| 09/05 | Stage 15 | Gijón | León | 156 | ||
| 10/05 | Stage 16a | León | Valladolid | 134 | ||
| 10/05 | Stage 16b (ITT) | Valladolid | Valladolid | 22 | ||
| 11/05 | Stage 17 | Valladolid | Ávila | 204 | ||
| 12/05 | Stage 18a | Ávila | Colmenar Viejo | 155 | ||
| 12/05 | Stage 18b | Colmenar Viejo | Azuqueca de Henares | 104 | ||
| 13/05 | Stage 19 | Madrid | Madrid | 84 | ||
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