Six Days of Toronto explained

Six Days of Toronto
Region:Toronto, Canada
Discipline:Track
Type:Six-day racing
Number:11
Final:1965
Firstwinner:
Mostwins: (4 wins)
Mostrecent:

The Toronto Six Days was a six-day track cycling race held in Toronto, Canada.[1]

Its first edition dates back to 1912. It was held until 1965 with long breaks between editions.

William Peden holds the record of victories, winning 4 times.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerSecondThird
1912 Paddy Hehir
Eddy Root
Jim Moran
André Perchicot
Worth Mitten
Fred Wells
1913 Alfred Grenda
Ernie Pye
UnknownUnknown
1914-1931No editions
1932 (may) Reginald Fielding
William "Torchy" Peden
Henri Lepage
Alfred Letourneur
Jules Audy
Harry Horan
1932 (oct) Albert Crossley
Reginald McNamara
Henri Lepage
Bernhardt Stübecke
Anthony Beckman
Laurent Gadou
1933 (may) Gérard Debaets
Alfred Letourneur
Jules Audy
William "Torchy" Peden
Reginald Fielding
Harry Horan
1933 (oct) Henri Lepage
Alfred Letourneur
Jules Audy
Piet van Kempen
William "Torchy" Peden
Ewald Wissel
1934 (may) Jules Audy
William "Torchy" Peden
Frank Bartell
Charly Winter
Reginald Fielding
Laurent Gadou
1934 (nov) Reginald Fielding
Fred Ottevaire
Jimmy Walthour
Sydney Cozens
Godfrey Parrott
William "Torchy" Peden
Joseph Clignet
Ernest Muller
Piet van Kempen
1935 (may) Albert Crossley
William "Torchy" Peden
Gustav Kilian
Heinz Vöpel
Reginald Fielding
Fred Ottevaire
1935 (sep) Albert Crossley
Jimmy Walthour
Fred Spencer
Heinz Vöpel
Frank Bartell
Fred Ottevaire
1936 Jimmy Walthour
Charly Winter
Jules Audy
William "Torchy" Peden
Fred Spencer
Freddy Zach
1937 Doug Peden
William "Torchy" Peden
Laurent Gadou
Jimmy Walthour
Albert Crossley
Reginald Fielding
1938-1964No editions
1965 Emile Severeyns
Rik Van Steenbergen
Leandro Faggin
Mino De Rossi
Lucien Gillen
Robert Lelangue

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 jours de Toronto (Canada) . 19 September 2016 . Memoire du Cyclisme.
  2. Web site: 2022 . Toronto, Six Days . CyclingArchives . en.