For the first time in the history of Vuelta a Espana, the colour of the leader jersey was red.
The 5th edition of Vuelta a Espana was organized by the newspaper Ya.
From the 52 participants, 8 cyclists came from Portugal, all the others were Spaniards.
Point classification, sponsored by Pirelly, was itroduced to the race.
The organizers allowed only six riders per teams.