1925 Tour of the Basque Country

1925 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates	6–9 August 1925
Stages	3
Distance	670 [1] km (416.3 mi)
Winning time	24h 50' 34"
Results
	← 1924 1926 →

Last updated August 17, 2019

The 1925 Tour of the Basque Country was the second edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 6 August to 9 August 1925. The race started and finished in Bilbao.^[2] The race was won by Auguste Verdyck.

The Tour of the Basque Country is an annual cycling stage race held in the Spanish Basque Country in April. It is one of the races that make up the UCI World Tour calendar. As the Basque Country is a mountainous area, there are few flat stages, and thus the event favors those who are strong climbers. The race is characterized by its short stages, rarely exceeding 200 km, and steep ascents. While the ascents featured in the race aren't particularly high compared to other stage races, they are among the steepest seen in professional cycling, some having sections with gradients reaching well above 20%.

Bilbao is a city in northern Spain, the largest city in the province of Biscay and in the Basque Country as a whole. It is also the largest city proper in northern Spain. Bilbao is the tenth largest city in Spain, with a population of 345,141 as of 2015. The Bilbao metropolitan area has roughly 1 million inhabitants, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in northern Spain; with a population of 875,552 the comarca of Greater Bilbao is the fifth-largest urban area in Spain. Bilbao is also the main urban area in what is defined as the Greater Basque region.

Auguste Verdyck was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was a professional from 1924 to 1939. His brother Lucien Verdijck was also a professional cyclist.

General classification

Final general classification^[2]^[3]

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Auguste Verdyck (BEL)	24h 50' 34"
2	Joseph Pe [ fr ] (BEL)	+ 5' 33"
3	Marcel Bidot (FRA)	+ 9' 40"
4	Albert Dejonghe (BEL)	+ 12' 46"
5	Adelin Benoît (BEL)	+ 15' 07"
6	Camille Van De Casteele (BEL)	+ 26' 38"
7	Aimé Dossche (BEL)	+ 29' 00"
8	Louis Mottiat (BEL)	+ 30' 14"
9	Jules Matton (BEL)	+ 30' 40"
10	Jules Buysse (BEL)	+ 30' 48"

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References

↑ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
1 2 "2ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1925". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
↑ "1925 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

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[BRI-1] "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

[MdC-TBC1925-2] 1 2 "2ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1925". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.

[3] "1925 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 February 2018.