Six Days of Toronto
The Toronto Six Days was a six-day track cycling race held in Toronto, Canada.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Toronto, Canada |
| Discipline | Track |
| Type | Six-day racing |
| History | |
| First edition | 1912 |
| Editions | 11 |
| Final edition | 1965 |
| First winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Paddy Hehir (AUS)  Eddy Root (USA) |
| Most wins | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} William Peden (CAN) (4 wins) |
| Final winner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Rik van Steenbergen (BEL) Emile Severeyns (BEL) |
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
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Paddy Hehir Eddy Root |
Jim Moran André Perchicot |
Worth Mitten Fred Wells |
| 1913 | Alfred Grenda Ernie Pye |
Unknown | Unknown |
| 1914-1931 | No editions | ||
| 1932 (may) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Freddy Zach |
| 1937 | Doug Peden William "Torchy" Peden |
Laurent Gadou Jimmy Walthour |
Albert Crossley Reginald Fielding |
| 1938-1964 | No editions | ||
| 1965 | Emile Severeyns Rik Van Steenbergen |
 Leandro Faggin Mino De Rossi |
 Lucien Gillen Robert Lelangue |
References
- "6 jours de Toronto (Canada)". Memoire du Cyclisme. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "Toronto, Six Days". CyclingArchives. 2022.
External links
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