1990 Tour of Britain

1990 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates	31 July–5 August 1990
Stages	6
Winning time	29h 11' 20"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
	← 1989 1991 →

Cycling race

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^[1]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	31 July	Brighton to Bath	209 km (129.9 mi)		Malcolm Elliott (GBR)
2	1 August	Cardiff to Birmingham	198 km (123.0 mi)		Andrea Tafi (ITA)
3	2 August	Birmingham to Sheffield	156 km (96.9 mi)	Hilly stage	Michel Dernies (BEL)
4	3 August	Sheffield to Hull	143 km (88.9 mi)		Søren Lilholt (DEN)
5	4 August	Bridlington to Newcastle	180 km (111.8 mi)		Gianluca Bortolami (ITA)
6	5 August	York to Manchester	204 km (126.8 mi)		Maurizio Fondriest (ITA)

General classification

Final general classification^[1]^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michel Dernies (BEL)	Weinmann–SMM–Uster	29h 11' 20"
2	Robert Millar (GBR)	Z–Tomasso	+ 4"
3	Maurizio Fondriest (ITA)	Del Tongo	+ 1' 38"
4	Federico Echave (ESP)	CLAS–Cajastur	+ 1' 56"
5	Jörg Müller (SUI)	TVM	+ 2' 03"
6	Emanuele Bombini (ITA)	Diana–Colnago–Animex	+ 2' 03"
7	Leonardo Sierra (VEN)	Selle Italia–Eurocar	+ 2' 37"
8	Martial Gayant (FRA)	Toshiba	+ 2' 54"
9	Laurent Jalabert (FRA)	Toshiba	+ 3' 14"
10	Phil Anderson (AUS)	TVM	+ 3' 19"

References

^ a b c "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1990". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
^ "Dernies ganó en Gran Bretaña" [Dernies won in Great Britain]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 August 1990. p. 48. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

[MdC1990-1] "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1990". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.

[2] "Dernies ganó en Gran Bretaña" [Dernies won in Great Britain]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 August 1990. p. 48. Retrieved 24 December 2017.