1927 Volta a Catalunya
Race details
Dates28 August–4 September 1927
Stages8
Distance1,342[1] km (833.9 mi)
Winning time51h 03' 34"
Results
  Winner  Victor Fontan (FRA)
  Second  Mariano Cañardo (ESP)
  Third  Georges Cuvelier (FRA)

The 1927 Volta a Catalunya was the ninth edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 28 August to 4 September 1927. The race started and finished in Barcelona.[2] The race was won by Victor Fontan.

Route and stages

List of stages[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Winner
1 28 August Barcelona to Tortosa 213 km (132 mi)  Maurice Ville (FRA)
2 29 August Tortosa to Reus 204 km (127 mi)  Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA)
3 30 August Reus to Igualada 189 km (117 mi)  Victor Fontan (FRA)
4 31 August Igualada to Vic 191 km (119 mi)  Georges Cuvelier (FRA)
5 1 September Vic to Banyoles 122 km (76 mi)  Georges Cuvelier (FRA)
6 2 September Banyoles to Sant Feliu de Guíxols 163 km (101 mi)  Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA)
7 3 September Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Caldes d'Estrac 121 km (75 mi)  Georges Cuvelier (FRA)
8 4 September Caldes d'Estrac to Barcelona 130 km (81 mi)  Victor Fontan (FRA)
Total 1,333 km (828 mi)

General classification

Final general classification[4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Victor Fontan (FRA) 51h 03' 34"
2  Mariano Cañardo (ESP) + 3' 01"
3  Georges Cuvelier (FRA) + 12' 02"
4  Giuseppe Pancera (ITA) + 23' 51"
5  Juan Mateu Ribé (ESP) + 1h 02' 33"
6  Julio Borràs (ESP) + 1h 05' 14"
7  Joan Juan Cañellas (ESP) + 1h 25' 25"
8  Ferdinand Le Drogo (FRA) + 1h 48' 46"
9  José Pons (ESP) + 1h 59' 18"
10  José María Murcia (ESP) + 1h 59' 46"

References

  1. ↑ "Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1927". Cycling Fever. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "First stage" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 August 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2018. "Segond and third stage" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2018. "Fourth and fifth stage" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 September 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2018. "Sixth and seventh stage" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 September 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2018. "Last stage" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 September 1927. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "1927 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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