The 1911 Volta a Catalunya was the inaugural edition of the

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; en, Tour of Catalonia, es, Vuelta a Cataluña, link=no) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of ...

cycle race and was held from 6 January to 8 January 1911. The race started and finished in

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. The race was won by

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Starting cyclists

Of the 33 starting cyclists, 22 finished. The winner,

, received 500 pesetas for his victory.

Route and stages

General classification

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References

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