1970 Volta a Catalunya explained

1970 Volta a Catalunya
Date:10–18 September 1970
Stages:9
Distance:1564.5[1]
Unit:km
Time:43h 00' 31"
First:Franco Bitossi
First Nat:ITA
Second:Francisco Galdós
Second Nat:ESP
Second Natvar:1945
Third:Bernard Labourdette
Third Nat:FRA
Previous:1969
Next:1971

The 1970 Volta a Catalunya was the 50th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 10 September to 18 September 1970. The race started in Manresa and finished in Barcelona.[2] It was won by Franco Bitossi.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 1' 05"
3+ 2' 21"
4+ 2' 28"
5+ 2' 41"
6+ 3' 19"
7+ 3' 52"
8+ 4' 42"
9+ 4' 56"
10+ 5' 05"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 21 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 50ème Volta a Catalunya 1970. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050316184057/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya1970.php. 16 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1970 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 21 February 2018.