1927 Volta a Catalunya

1927 Volta a Catalunya

Race details
Dates	28 August–4 September 1927
Stages	8
Distance	1,342 [1]  km (833.9 mi)
Winning time	51h 03' 34"
Results
Winner   Victor Fontan  (FRA)   Second   Mariano Cañardo  (ESP)   Third   Georges Cuvelier  (FRA)
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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)[ contradictory ]

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  [ ca ] (ESP) + 1h 02' 33" 6   Julio Borràs  [ ca ] (ESP) + 1h 05' 14" 7   Joan Juan Cañellas  [ ca ] (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.