The 1956 Vuelta a España was the 11th edition of Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Bilbao on 26 April and Stage 10b occurred on 6 May with a stage to Tàrrega. The race finished in Bilbao on 13 May.

Stage 1 26 April 1956 - Bilbao to Santander,

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Stage 1 result and General Classification after Stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 Spain + 47" 3 Spain s.t. 4 Pyrenees s.t. 5 Spain s.t. 6 France s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 France s.t.

Stage 2 27 April 1956 - Santander to Oviedo,

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Stage 2 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Spain + 1' 12" 3 Spain + 2' 09" 4 Italy + 2' 53" 5 Belgium s.t. 6 Pyrenees s.t. 7 France + 3' 05" 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after Stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Spain + 1' 12" 3 Italy + 2' 53" 4 Belgium s.t. 5 Pyrenees s.t. 6 France + 3' 05" 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 France s.t.

Stage 3 28 April 1956 - Oviedo to Valladolid,

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Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Spain 2 Belgium s.t. 3 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 4 Italy s.t. 5 France s.t. 6 Italy s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 Switzerland Mixed s.t.General classification after Stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Spain + 3' 05" 3 Spain s.t. 4 Belgium s.t. 5 Spain s.t. 6 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 Italy s.t. 10 France s.t.

Stage 4 29 April 1956 - Valladolid to Madrid,

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Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain s.t. 3 Spain + 10" 4 Italy s.t. 5 Belgium s.t. 6 France s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 Spain s.t.General classification after Stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 France + 3' 05" 3 France s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Spain s.t. 6 Spain s.t. 7 Spain s.t. 8 Italy s.t. 9 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 10 Switzerland Mixed s.t.

Stage 5 30 April 1956 - Madrid to Albacete,

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Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Spain 2 Belgium s.t. 3 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Pyrenees s.t. 6 Spain s.t. 7 Italy s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after Stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 France + 3' 05" 3 France s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Spain s.t. 6 Italy s.t. 7 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 8 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 9 Belgium s.t. 10 Belgium s.t.

Stage 6 1 May 1956 - Albacete to Alicante,

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Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Spain 2 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 3 Spain s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Pyrenees s.t. 6 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 Spain s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after Stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 France + 3' 05" 3 France s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Spain s.t. 6 Italy s.t. 7 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 8 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 9 Belgium s.t. 10 Belgium s.t.

Stage 7 2 May 1956 - Alicante to Valencia,

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Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 Spain s.t. 3 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 4 Spain s.t. 5 France s.t. 6 Cantabria s.t. 7 Italy s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after Stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Belgium + 3' 05" 3 France s.t. 4 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 5 France s.t. 6 France s.t. 7 Italy s.t. 8 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 9 Spain s.t. 10 Belgium s.t.

Stage 8 3 May 1956 - Valencia to Tarragona,

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Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Belgium 2 Spain s.t. 3 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 Italy s.t. 6 Spain s.t. 7 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 8 Belgium s.t. 9 Cantabria s.t. 10 Spain s.t.General classification after Stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Belgium + 3' 05" 3 France s.t. 4 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 5 France s.t. 6 France s.t. 7 Italy s.t. 8 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 9 Spain s.t. 10 Belgium s.t.

Stage 9 5 May 1956 - Tarragona to Barcelona,

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Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Switzerland Mixed 2 Belgium s.t. 3 Spain s.t. 4 Italy s.t. 5 France s.t. 6 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 France s.t. 9 France s.t. 10 France s.t.General classification after Stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 Belgium + 3' 05" 3 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 4 France s.t. 5 France s.t. 6 Spain s.t. 7 France s.t. 8 Italy s.t. 9 Switzerland Mixed s.t. 10 Belgium s.t.

Stage 10a 6 May 1956 - Barcelona to Barcelona, (TTT)

Stage 10a result Rank Team Time 1 France 2 Spain + 13" 3 Italy + 37" 4 Pyrenees + 2' 58" 5 Belgium + 3' 04" 6 Switzerland Mixed + 4' 02" 7 Cantabria + 4' 04" 8 Central-South + 8' 58" 9 Mediterranean + 11' 29"

Stage 10b 6 May 1956 - Barcelona to Tàrrega,

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Stage 10b result Rank Rider Team Time 1 France 2 Spain s.t. 3 Spain s.t. 4 Italy s.t. 5 Spain + 1' 00" 6 Belgium s.t. 7 Pyrenees s.t. 8 Spain s.t. 9 Cantabria s.t. 10 Cantabria s.t.General classification after Stage 10b Rank Rider Team Time 1 Italy 2 France + 2' 53" 3 Spain + 3' 44" 4 Spain + 4' 16" 5 Spain s.t. 6 Belgium + 4' 41" 7 France + 7' 45" 8 France s.t. 9 Italy + 7' 54" 10 Switzerland Mixed + 8' 22"

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