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| Dates | 9–13 August 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23h 45' 34" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Tour of Britain was the seventh edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 9 August to 13 August 1993. The race started in Portsmouth and finished in Liverpool. [1] The race was won by Phil Anderson of the Motorola team.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 9 August | Portsmouth to Bath | 160 km (99.4 mi) |  Phil Anderson (AUS) | ||
| 2 | 10 August | Cardiff to Swansea | 199 km (123.7 mi) |  Serge Baguet (BEL) | ||
| 3 | 11 August | Newport to Coventry | 198 km (123.0 mi) |  Dag Otto Lauritzen (NOR) | ||
| 4 | 12 August | Birmingham to Manchester | 181 km (112.5 mi) | Peter De Clercq (BEL) | ||
| 5 | 13 August | Bradford to Liverpool | 170 km (105.6 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Eric De Clercq (BEL) |
Final general classification [1]
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