Six Days of Toronto
Race details
RegionToronto, Canada
DisciplineTrack
TypeSix-day racing
History
First edition1912 (1912)
Editions11
Final edition1965
First winner Paddy Hehir (AUS)
 Eddy Root (USA)
Most wins William Peden (CAN) (4 wins)
Final winner Rik van Steenbergen (BEL)
 Emile Severeyns (BEL)

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

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

References

  1. "6 jours de Toronto (Canada)". Memoire du Cyclisme. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "Toronto, Six Days". CyclingArchives. 2022.
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