For the 1956 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 90 riders; 40 finished the race.
By rider Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta Pos. Position in the general classification DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. 1 Jean Dotto France DNF 2 Louison Bobet France DNF 3 Jean Bobet France DNF 4 Maurice Lampre France 37 5 Gilbert Bauvin France 7 6 Louis Bergaud France DNF 7 Raoul Rémy France DNF 8 Eugène Telotte France DNF 9 Claude Le Ber France DNF 10 Roger Walkowiak France DNF 11 Federico Bahamontes Spain 4 12 Antonio Barrutia Spain 20 13 Salvador Botella Spain DNF 14 Miguel Bover Spain DNF 15 Jesús Galdeano Spain 33 16 Francisco Masip Spain 28 17 Jesús Loroño Spain 2 18 René Marigil Spain 21 19 Miguel Poblet Spain DNF 20 Bernardo Ruiz Spain 31 21 Nino Defilippis Italy 18 22 Giancarlo Astrua Italy 12 23 Angelo Conterno Italy 1 24 Nino Favero Italy 27 25 Giuseppe Buratti Italy 13 26 Roberto Falaschi Italy DNF 27 Arigo Padovan Italy 19 28 Mauro Gianneschi Italy 38 29 Giuliano Michelon Italy 35 30 Giovanni Pettinati Italy 24 31 Hugo Koblet Switzerland Mixed DNF 32 Heinz Müller Switzerland Mixed DNF 33 Brian Robinson Switzerland Mixed 8 34 Emilio Croci Torti Switzerland Mixed DNF 35 Remo Pianezzi Switzerland Mixed 25 36 Martin Metzger Switzerland Mixed DNF 37 Oskar von Büren Switzerland Mixed DNF 38 Ian Steel Switzerland Mixed DNF 39 Tony Hoar Switzerland Mixed DNF 40 Switzerland Mixed 30 41 Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium 5 42 Hilaire Couvreur Belgium 16 43 Emile Severeyns Belgium DNF 44 Edgard Sorgeloos Belgium 22 45 Raymond Impanis Belgium 3 46 Belgium DNF 47 Norbert Kerckhove Belgium DNF 48 Arsene Bauwens Belgium DNF 49 André Noyelle Belgium DNF 50 Willy Schroeders Belgium DNF 51 Cosme Barrutia Cantabria 15 52 Antonio Ferraz Cantabria 32 53 Carmelo Morales Cantabria 14 54 Cantabria 39 55 Adolfo Cruz Cantabria 26 56 Emilio Rodríguez Cantabria 11 57 Manuel Rodríguez Cantabria 10 58 Cantabria DNF 59 Cantabria 40 60 Felipe Alberdi Cantabria DNF 61 Centre-South DNF 62 Antonio Gelabert Centre-South DNF 63 Francisco Moreno Centre-South 36 64 Antonio Jiménez Quiles Centre-South 29 65 José Catala Centre-South DNF 66 Antonio Suárez Centre-South DNF 67 Raúl Motos Centre-South DNF 68 Centre-South DNF 69 Miguel Vilana Centre-South DNF 70 Pedro Guzman Centre-South DNF 71 Pyrenees 34 72 Juan Crespo Pyrenees DNF 73 Miguel Chacón Pyrenees 6 74 Pyrenees DNF 75 Vicente Iturat Pyrenees 23 76 Juan Campillo Pyrenees DNF 77 José Mateo Pyrenees DNF 78 Pyrenees DNF 79 José Serra Pyrenees 9 80 Miguel Pacheco Pyrenees DNF 81 Miguel Alarcón Mediterranean DNF 82 Mediterranean DNF 83 Miguel Gual Mediterranean DNF 84 José Gómez del Moral Mediterranean DNF 85 José Pérez Llácer Mediterranean DNF 86 José Perez de las Heras Mediterranean DNF 87 Andrés Trobat Mediterranean DNF 88 Gabriel Company Mediterranean DNF 89 Mediterranean 17 90 Antonio Castell Mediterranean DNF
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