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Instruction
Answer the question based on the provided table.


Table
Table Title: 'Route' regarding '1972 Vuelta a España'
Table Content:
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| P | 27 April | Fuengirola – Fuengirola | 6 km (4 mi) | - | Individual time trial | René Pijnen (NED) |
| 1 | 28 April | Fuengirola – Cabra | 167 km (104 mi) | - | - | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) |
| 2 | 29 April | Cabra – Granada | 206 km (128 mi) | - | - | Gerard Vianen (NED) |
| 3 | 30 April | Granada – Almería | 181 km (112 mi) | - | - | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 4 | 1 May | Almería – Dehesa de Campoamor | 251 km (156 mi) | - | - | Ger Harings [fr] (NED) |
| 5 | 2 May | Dehesa De Campoamor – Gandia | 183 km (114 mi) | - | - | Pieter Nassen (BEL) |
| 6a | 3 May | Gandia – El Saler | 120 km (75 mi) | - | - | Roger Kindt [fr] (BEL) |
| 6b | 3 May | El Saler – El Saler | 6.5 km (4 mi) | - | Team time trial | Kas–Kaskol |
| 7 | 4 May | Valencia – Vinaròs | 181 km (112 mi) | - | - | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) |
| 8 | 5 May | Vinaròs – Tarragona | 189 km (117 mi) | - | - | Cees Koeken (NED) |
| 9a | 6 May | Tarragona – Barcelona | 118 km (73 mi) | - | - | Ger Harings [fr] (NED) |
| 9b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 10 km (6 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Jesús Manzaneque (ESP) |
| 10 | 7 May | Barcelona – Banyoles | 192 km (119 mi) | - | - | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 11 | 8 May | Manresa – Zaragoza | 259 km (161 mi) | - | - | Luis Balague (ESP) |
| 12 | 9 May | Zaragoza – Formigal | 169 km (105 mi) | - | - | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 13 | 10 May | Sangüesa – Arrate [es] | 201 km (125 mi) | - | - | Agustín Tamames (ESP) |
| 14 | 11 May | Eibar – Bilbao | 145 km (90 mi) | - | - | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) |
| 15 | 12 May | Bilbao – Torrelavega | 148 km (92 mi) | - | - | Gerard Vianen (NED) |
| 16 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Vitoria | 219 km (136 mi) | - | - | Agustín Tamames (ESP) |
| 17a | 14 May | Vitoria – San Sebastián | 138 km (86 mi) | - | - | Jesús Aranzabal [es] (ESP) |
| 17b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 20 km (12 mi) | - | Individual time trial | José Antonio González (ESP) |
| - | Total | Total | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) | 3,079.3 km (1,913 mi) |


Question
How many stages do the 1972 Vuelta a España have? How long was it covered?


Answer Format
The final answer should be a sentence and use the following format:
```json
{
    "answer": "your_generated_sentence_here"
}
```
rule
["The 1972 Vuelta a España consisted of 17 stages, covering a total of 3,079.3 km (1,913.4 mi)."]