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

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)

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

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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)   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
1938-1964 No editions
1965   Emile Severeyns
  Rik Van Steenbergen
  Leandro Faggin
  Mino De Rossi
  Lucien Gillen
  Robert Lelangue

References

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