1969 Volta a Catalunya explained

1969 Volta a Catalunya
Date:	9–16 September 1969
Stages:	8
Distance:	1528.9^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	40h 04' 50"
First:	Mariano Díaz
First Nat:	ESP
First Natvar:	1945
Second:	Franco Bitossi
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Jesús Manzaneque
Third Nat:	ESP
Third Natvar:	1945
Previous:	1968
Next:	1970

The 1969 Volta a Catalunya was the 49th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 9 September to 16 September 1969. The race started in Figueres and finished in Manresa.^[2] The race was won by Mariano Díaz.

General classification

Final general classification^[3]

Rank	Rider	Time
1
2		+ 8"
3		+ 27"
4		+ 27"
5		+ 45"
6		+ 1' 00"
7		+ 1' 03"
8		+ 1' 07"
9		+ 1' 19"
10		+ 1' 36"

Notes and References

Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 21 February 2018.
Web site: Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 1969. Cycling Fever. 21 February 2018.
Web site: 1969 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 21 February 2018.