1926 Volta a Catalunya explained

1926 Volta a Catalunya
Date:	22–29 August 1926
Stages:	6
Distance:	1099^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	44h 04' 40"
First:	Victor Fontan
First Nat:	FRA
Second Nat:	ESP
Second Natvar:	1873
Third:	Mariano Cañardo
Third Nat:	ESP
Third Natvar:	1873
Previous:	1925
Next:	1927

The 1926 Volta a Catalunya was the eighth edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 22 August to 29 August 1926. 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	22 August	Barcelona to Amposta	185km (115miles)
2	23 August	Amposta to Reus	181km (112miles)
	24 August	Reus		Rest day
3	25 August	Reus to Igualada	200km (100miles)
4	26 August	Igualada to Vic	102km (63miles)
	27 August	Vic		Rest day
5	28 August	Vic to Sant Feliu de Guíxols	234km (145miles)
6	29 August	Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Barcelona	197km (122miles)
	Total		1099km (683miles)

General classification

Final general classification^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1
2		+ 7' 46"
3		+ 9' 49"
4		+ 17' 29"
5		+ 30' 54"
6		+ 1h 02' 19"
7		+ 1h 38' 08"
8		+ 2h 02' 39"
9		+ 2h 22' 37"
10		+ 2h 25' 37"

Notes and References

Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 23 February 2018.
Web site: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1926. Cycling Fever. 23 February 2018.
Web site: First stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 23 August 1926. 27 September 2018. Web site: Segond stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 25 August 1926. 27 September 2018. Web site: Third and fourth stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 27 August 1926. 27 September 2018. Web site: Fifth stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 29 August 1926. 27 September 2018. Web site: Sixth stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 30 August 1926. 27 September 2018.
Web site: 1926 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 23 February 2018.