1928 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1928 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:1–5 August 1928
Stages:4
Distance:762[1]
Unit:km
Time:27h 18' 41"
First:Maurice De Waele
First Nat:BEL
Second:André Leducq
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Mariano Cañardo
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1873
Previous:1927
Next:1929

The 1928 Tour of the Basque Country was the fifth edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 1 August to 5 August 1928. The race started in Bilbao and finished in Las Arenas.[2] The race was won by Maurice De Waele.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 12' 20"
3+ 12' 32"
4+ 20' 00"
5+ 20' 22"
6+ 46' 06"
7+ 51' 28"
8+ 1h 00' 52"
9+ 1h 05' 57"
10+ 1h 11' 08"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 25 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 5ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1928. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043618/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1928.php. 18 August 2004.
  3. Web site: 1928 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 25 February 2018.