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1991 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates6–10 August 1991
Stages5
Winning time24h 59' 57"
Results
  Winner   Phil Anderson ( AUS) ( Motorola)
  Second   Rudy Verdonck ( BEL) ( Weinmann–Eddy Merckx)
  Third   Heinz Imboden ( SUI) ( Helvetia–La Suisse)

  Points   Rudy Verdonck ( BEL) ( Weinmann–Eddy Merckx)
  Mountains   Phil Anderson ( AUS) ( Motorola)
  Team Panasonic–Sportlife
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The 1991 Tour of Britain was the fifth edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 6 August to 10 August 1991. The race started in Windsor and finished in Leeds. [1] The race was won by Phil Anderson of the Motorola team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 6 August Windsor to Birmingham 212.9 km (132.3 mi)   Phil Anderson ( AUS)
2 7 August Coventry to Lincoln 191.3 km (118.9 mi)   Johan Museeuw ( BEL)
3 8 August Lincoln to Buxton 183 km (113.7 mi)   Phil Anderson ( AUS)
4a 9 August Buxton to Manchester 108 km (67.1 mi)   Gianluca Bortolami ( ITA)
4b Manchester to Liverpool 91.2 km (56.7 mi)   Rolf Aldag ( GER)
5 10 August Liverpool to Leeds 208 km (129.2 mi) Hilly stage   Adri van der Poel ( NED)

General classification

Final general classification [1] [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Phil Anderson ( AUS) Motorola 24h 59' 57"
2   Rudy Verdonck ( BEL) Weinmann–Eddy Merckx + 1"
3   Heinz Imboden ( SUI) Helvetia–La Suisse + 1"
4   Robert Millar ( GBR) Z + 17"
5   Jens Heppner ( GER) Panasonic–Sportlife + 41"
6   Allan Peiper ( AUS) Tulip Computers + 53"
7   Scott Sunderland ( AUS) TVM–Sanyo + 53"
8   Rob Holden ( GBR) Banana–Falcon + 53"
9   Eddy Bouwmans ( NED) Panasonic–Sportlife + 56"
10   Adri van der Poel ( NED) Tulip Computers + 3' 20"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1991". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. ^ "Anderson gana en Inglaterra" [Anderson wins in England]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 August 1991. p. 35. Retrieved 24 December 2017.