1927 Volta a Catalunya explained

1927 Volta a Catalunya
Date:	28 August–4 September 1927
Stages:	8
Distance:	1342^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	51h 03' 34"
First:	Victor Fontan
First Nat:	FRA
Second:	Mariano Cañardo
Second Nat:	ESP
Second Natvar:	1873
Third:	Georges Cuvelier
Third Nat:	FRA
Previous:	1926
Next:	1928

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
1	28 August	Barcelona to Tortosa	213km (132miles)
2	29 August	Tortosa to Reus	204km (127miles)
3	30 August	Reus to Igualada	189km (117miles)
4	31 August	Igualada to Vic	191km (119miles)
5	1 September	Vic to Banyoles	122km (76miles)
6	2 September	Banyoles to Sant Feliu de Guíxols	163km (101miles)
7	3 September	Sant Feliu de Guíxols to Caldes d'Estrac	121km (75miles)
8	4 September	Caldes d'Estrac to Barcelona	130km (80miles)
	Total		1333km (828miles)

General classification

Final general classification^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1
2		+ 3' 01"
3		+ 12' 02"
4		+ 23' 51"
5		+ 1h 02' 33"
6		+ 1h 05' 14"
7		+ 1h 25' 25"
8		+ 1h 48' 46"
9		+ 1h 59' 18"
10		+ 1h 59' 46"

Notes and References

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