1990 Tour of Britain
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| Dates | 31 July–5 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 11' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1990 Tour of Britain was the fourth edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 31 July to 5 August 1990. The race started in Brighton and finished in Manchester.[1] The race was won by Michel Dernies of the Weinmann team.
Route[edit]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 31 July | Brighton to Bath | 209 km (129.9 mi) |  Malcolm Elliott (GBR) | ||
| 2 | 1 August | Cardiff to Birmingham | 198 km (123.0 mi) |  Andrea Tafi (ITA) | ||
| 3 | 2 August | Birmingham to Sheffield | 156 km (96.9 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Michel Dernies (BEL) |
| 4 | 3 August | Sheffield to Hull | 143 km (88.9 mi) |  Søren Lilholt (DEN) | ||
| 5 | 4 August | Bridlington to Newcastle | 180 km (111.8 mi) | Gianluca Bortolami (ITA) | ||
| 6 | 5 August | York to Manchester | 204 km (126.8 mi) | Maurizio Fondriest (ITA) | ||
General classification[edit]
Final general classification[1][2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1990". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
- ^ "Dernies ganó en Gran Bretaña" [Dernies won in Great Britain]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 August 1990. p. 48. Retrieved 24 December 2017.