1949 Volta a Catalunya explained

1949 Volta a Catalunya
Date:	18–25 September 1949
Stages:	8
Distance:	1228^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	36h 01' 16"
First:	Émile Rol
First Nat:	FRA
Second:	Miguel Poblet
Second Nat:	ESP
Second Natvar:	1945
Third:	Robert Desbats
Third Nat:	FRA
Previous:	1948
Next:	1950

The 1949 Volta a Catalunya was the 29th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 18 September to 25 September 1949. The race started in Montjuïc and finished in Barcelona.^[2] The race was won by Émile Rol.

General classification

Final general classification^[3] Rank Rider Time 1 2 + 3' 46" 3 + 3' 46" 4 + 5' 30" 5 + 5' 31" 6 + 7' 03" 7 + 8' 18" 8 + 8' 19" 9 + 11' 02" 10 + 13' 07"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 20 February 2018.
2. Web site: 29ème Volta a Catalunya 1949. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040820031857/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya1949.php. 20 August 2004.
3. Web site: 1949 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 20 February 2018.