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)

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. 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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