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1994 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates8–12 August 1994
Stages5
Winning time20h 54' 53"
Results
  Winner   Maurizio Fondriest ( ITA) ( Lampre–Panaria)
  Second   Viatcheslav Ekimov ( RUS) ( WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca)
  Third   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.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 8 August Glasgow to Glasgow 207 km (128.6 mi)   Maurizio Fondriest ( ITA)
2 9 August Carlisle to Blackpool 182 km (113.1 mi)   Wiebren Veenstra ( NED)
3a 10 August Bolton 12.5 km (7.8 mi) Individual time trial   Maurizio Fondriest ( ITA)
3b Liverpool to Liverpool 60 km (37.3 mi)   Andrei Tchmil ( UKR)
4 11 August Chester to Leicester 193 km (119.9 mi) Hilly stage   Olaf Ludwig ( GER)
5 12 August Nottingham to Manchester 149 km (92.6 mi)   Ján Svorada ( SVK)

General classification

Final general classification [1] [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Maurizio Fondriest ( ITA) Lampre–Panaria 20h 54' 53"
2   Viatcheslav Ekimov ( RUS) WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca + 21"
3   Olaf Ludwig ( GER) Team Telekom + 27"
4   Ján Svorada ( SVK) Lampre–Panaria + 46"
5   Rolf Aldag ( GER) Team Telekom + 53"
6   Sean Yates ( GBR) Motorola + 55"
7   Alexander Gontchenkov ( UKR) Lampre–Panaria + 1' 02"
8   Norman Alvis ( USA) Motorola + 1' 04"
9   Frankie Andreu ( USA) Motorola + 1' 04"
10   Scott Sunderland ( AUS) TVM–Bison Kit + 1' 12"

References

  1. ^ a b c "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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