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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