1931 Volta a Catalunya explained

1931 Volta a Catalunya
Date:	6–13 September 1931
Stages:	7
Distance:	1440^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	54h 48' 42"
First:	Salvador Cardona
First Nat:	ESP
First Natvar:	1931
Second:	Mariano Cañardo
Second Nat:	ESP
Second Natvar:	1931
Third:	Aleardo Simoni
Third Nat:	ITA
Third Natvar:	1861
Previous:	1930
Next:	1932

The 1931 Volta a Catalunya was the 13th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 September to 13 September 1931. The race started and finished in Barcelona.^[2] The race was won by Salvador Cardona.

Route and stages

List of stages^[3]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Winner
1	6 September	Barcelona to Reus	174km (108miles)
2	7 September	Reus to Alcañiz (Aragon)	239km (149miles)
3	8 September	Alcañiz (Aragon) to Montblanc	194km (121miles)
4	9 September	Montblanc to Ripoll	224km (139miles)
	10 September	Ripoll		Rest day
5	11 September	Ripoll to Terrassa	242km (150miles)
6	12 September	Terrassa to Manresa	176km (109miles)
7	13 September	Manresa to Barcelona	134km (83miles)
	Total		1383km (859miles)

General classification

Final general classification^[4]

Rank	Rider	Time
1
2		+ 4' 45"
3		+ 11' 14"
4		+ 18' 30"
5		+ 26' 26"
6		+ 32' 34"
7		+ 49' 03"
8		+ 51' 15"
9		+ 1h 04' 55"
10		+ 1h 05' 22"

Notes and References

Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 25 February 2018.
Web site: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1931. Cycling Fever. 25 February 2018.
Web site: First stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 7 September 1931. 27 September 2018. Web site: Second and third stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 9 September 1931. 27 September 2018. Web site: Fourth stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 10 September 1931. 27 September 2018. Web site: Fifth stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 12 September 1931. 27 September 2018. Web site: Sixth stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 13 September 1931. 27 September 2018. Web site: Last stage. El Mundo Deportivo. Spanish. 1. 14 September 1931. 27 September 2018.
Web site: 1931 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 25 February 2018.