1926 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1926 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:4–8 August 1926
Stages:4
Distance:746[1]
Unit:km
Time:26h 14' 09"
First:Nicolas Frantz
First Nat:LUX
Second:Ottavio Bottecchia
Second Nat:ITA
Second Natvar:1861
Third:Victor Fontan
Third Nat:FRA
Previous:1925
Next:1927

The 1926 Tour of the Basque Country was the third edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 4 August to 8 August 1926. The race started in Bilbao and finished in Las Arenas.[2] The race was won by Nicolas Frantz.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 5' 39"
3+ 8' 39"
4+ 8' 58"
5+ 11' 50"
6+ 12' 20"
7+ 12' 58"
8+ 19' 51"
9+ 19' 54"
10+ 21' 14"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 13 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 3ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1926. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043610/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1926.php. 18 August 2004.
  3. Web site: 1926 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 13 February 2018.