1994 Tour of Britain

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1994 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates8–12 August 1994
Stages5
Winning time20h 54' 53"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA) (Lampre–Panaria)
  SecondFlag of Russia.svg  Viatcheslav Ekimov  (RUS) (WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca)
  ThirdFlag of Germany.svg  Olaf Ludwig  (GER) (Team Telekom)
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The 1994 Tour of Britain was the eighth edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 8 August to 12 August 1994. The race started in Glasgow and finished in Manchester. [1] The race was won by Maurizio Fondriest of the Lampre team.

Contents

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [1]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
18 August Glasgow to Glasgow207 km (128.6 mi)Flag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA)
29 August Carlisle to Blackpool 182 km (113.1 mi)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wiebren Veenstra  (NED)
3a10 August Bolton 12.5 km (7.8 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA)
3b Liverpool to Liverpool60 km (37.3 mi)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Andrei Tchmil  (UKR)
411 August Chester to Leicester 193 km (119.9 mi)Hillystage.svgHilly stageFlag of Germany.svg  Olaf Ludwig  (GER)
512 August Nottingham to Manchester 149 km (92.6 mi)Flag of Slovakia.svg  Ján Svorada  (SVK)

General classification

Final general classification [1] [2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Maurizio Fondriest  (ITA) Lampre–Panaria 20h 54' 53"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Viatcheslav Ekimov  (RUS) WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca + 21"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Olaf Ludwig  (GER) Team Telekom + 27"
4Flag of Slovakia.svg  Ján Svorada  (SVK) Lampre–Panaria + 46"
5Flag of Germany.svg  Rolf Aldag  (GER) Team Telekom + 53"
6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Sean Yates  (GBR) Motorola + 55"
7Flag of Ukraine.svg  Alexander Gontchenkov  (UKR) Lampre–Panaria + 1' 02"
8Flag of the United States.svg  Norman Alvis  (USA) Motorola + 1' 04"
9Flag of the United States.svg  Frankie Andreu  (USA) Motorola + 1' 04"
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Scott Sunderland  (AUS) TVM–Bison Kit + 1' 12"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1994". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. "Kellogg's Tour of Britain 1994". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 2 January 2018.

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