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1988 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates9–14 August 1988
Stages6 + Prologue
Winning time30h 35' 37"
Results
  Winner   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR) ( Fagor–MBK)
  Second   Joey McLoughlin ( GBR) ( Z–Peugeot)
  Third   Sean Kelly ( IRL) ( Kas–Canal 10)

  Points   Joey McLoughlin ( GBR) ( Z–Peugeot)
  Mountains   Mauro Gianetti ( SUI) ( Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster)
←  1987
1989 →

The 1988 Tour of Britain was the second edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 9 August to 14 August 1988. The race started in Newcastle and finished in London. [1] The race was won by Malcolm Elliott of the Fagor team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 9 August Newcastle upon Tyne 2.7 km (1.7 mi) Individual time trial   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR)
1 10 August Newcastle to York 191 km (118.7 mi)   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR)
2 11 August York to Manchester 170 km (105.6 mi)   Joey McLaughlin ( GBR)
3 12 August Manchester to Liverpool 188 km (116.8 mi)   Serge Demierre ( SUI)
4a 13 August Liverpool to Stoke-on-Trent 104 km (64.6 mi)   Pol Verschuere ( BEL)
4b Stoke to Birmingham 82 km (51.0 mi)   Jos Lammerts ( NED)
5 14 August Birmingham to Bristol 243 km (151.0 mi)   Thomas Wegmüller ( SUI)
6 14 August Westminster criterium 100 km (62.1 mi) Flat stage   Jacques Hanegraaf ( NED)

General classification

Final general classification [1] [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR) Fagor–MBK 30h 35' 37"
2   Joey McLoughlin ( GBR) Z–Peugeot + 18"
3   Sean Kelly ( IRL) Kas–Canal 10 + 34"
4   Sean Yates ( GBR) Fagor–MBK + 35"
5   Thomas Wegmüller ( SUI) Kas–Canal 10 + 37"
6   Stephen Roche ( IRL) Fagor–MBK + 46"
7   Frank Hoste ( BEL) AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday + 50"
8   Darryl Webster ( GBR) PMS–Dawes + 53"
9   Frédéric Vichot ( FRA) Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster + 55"
10   Stephen Hodge ( AUS) Kas–Canal 10 + 56"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1988". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. ^ "Elliott, de principio a fin" [Elliott, from start to finish]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 August 1988. p. 41. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1988 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates9–14 August 1988
Stages6 + Prologue
Winning time30h 35' 37"
Results
  Winner   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR) ( Fagor–MBK)
  Second   Joey McLoughlin ( GBR) ( Z–Peugeot)
  Third   Sean Kelly ( IRL) ( Kas–Canal 10)

  Points   Joey McLoughlin ( GBR) ( Z–Peugeot)
  Mountains   Mauro Gianetti ( SUI) ( Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster)
←  1987
1989 →

The 1988 Tour of Britain was the second edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 9 August to 14 August 1988. The race started in Newcastle and finished in London. [1] The race was won by Malcolm Elliott of the Fagor team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 9 August Newcastle upon Tyne 2.7 km (1.7 mi) Individual time trial   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR)
1 10 August Newcastle to York 191 km (118.7 mi)   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR)
2 11 August York to Manchester 170 km (105.6 mi)   Joey McLaughlin ( GBR)
3 12 August Manchester to Liverpool 188 km (116.8 mi)   Serge Demierre ( SUI)
4a 13 August Liverpool to Stoke-on-Trent 104 km (64.6 mi)   Pol Verschuere ( BEL)
4b Stoke to Birmingham 82 km (51.0 mi)   Jos Lammerts ( NED)
5 14 August Birmingham to Bristol 243 km (151.0 mi)   Thomas Wegmüller ( SUI)
6 14 August Westminster criterium 100 km (62.1 mi) Flat stage   Jacques Hanegraaf ( NED)

General classification

Final general classification [1] [2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Malcolm Elliott ( GBR) Fagor–MBK 30h 35' 37"
2   Joey McLoughlin ( GBR) Z–Peugeot + 18"
3   Sean Kelly ( IRL) Kas–Canal 10 + 34"
4   Sean Yates ( GBR) Fagor–MBK + 35"
5   Thomas Wegmüller ( SUI) Kas–Canal 10 + 37"
6   Stephen Roche ( IRL) Fagor–MBK + 46"
7   Frank Hoste ( BEL) AD Renting–Mini-Flat–Enerday + 50"
8   Darryl Webster ( GBR) PMS–Dawes + 53"
9   Frédéric Vichot ( FRA) Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster + 55"
10   Stephen Hodge ( AUS) Kas–Canal 10 + 56"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1988". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. ^ "Elliott, de principio a fin" [Elliott, from start to finish]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 August 1988. p. 41. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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