1990 Tour of Britain explained

1990 Tour of Britain
Date:31 July–5 August 1990
Stages:6
Unit:km
Time:29h 11' 20"
First:Michel Dernies
First Nat:BEL
Second:Robert Millar
Second Nat:GBR
Third:Maurizio Fondriest
Third Nat:ITA
Points:Maurizio Fondriest
Points Nat:ITA
Mountains:Robert Millar
Mountains Nat:GBR
Previous:1989
Next:1991

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

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
131 JulyBrighton to Bath209km (130miles)
21 AugustCardiff to Birmingham198km (123miles)
32 AugustBirmingham to Sheffield156km (97miles)Hilly stage
43 AugustSheffield to Hull143km (89miles)
54 AugustBridlington to Newcastle180km (110miles)
65 AugustYork to Manchester204km (127miles)

General classification

Final general classification[2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 4"
3+ 1' 38"
4+ 1' 56"
5+ 2' 03"
6+ 2' 03"
7Selle Italia–Eurocar+ 2' 37"
8+ 2' 54"
9+ 3' 14"
10+ 3' 19"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1990. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040828180852/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/anc_grbretagne/td_grbretagne1990.php. 28 August 2004.
  2. News: Dernies ganó en Gran Bretaña. Spanish. Dernies won in Great Britain. El Mundo Deportivo. 48. 6 August 1990. 24 December 2017.