1991 Tour of Britain

The 1991 Tour of Britain was the fifth edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 6 August to 10 August 1991. The race started in Windsor and finished in Leeds.[1] The race was won by Phil Anderson of the Motorola team.

1991 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates6–10 August 1991
Stages5
Winning time24h 59' 57"
Results
  Winner  Phil Anderson (AUS) (Motorola)
  Second  Rudy Verdonck (BEL) (Weinmann–Eddy Merckx)
  Third  Heinz Imboden (SUI) (Helvetia–La Suisse)
  Points  Rudy Verdonck (BEL) (Weinmann–Eddy Merckx)
  Mountains  Phil Anderson (AUS) (Motorola)
  Team Panasonic–Sportlife

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 6 August Windsor to Birmingham 212.9 km (132.3 mi)  Phil Anderson (AUS)
2 7 August Coventry to Lincoln 191.3 km (118.9 mi)  Johan Museeuw (BEL)
3 8 August Lincoln to Buxton 183 km (113.7 mi)  Phil Anderson (AUS)
4a 9 August Buxton to Manchester 108 km (67.1 mi)  Gianluca Bortolami (ITA)
4b Manchester to Liverpool 91.2 km (56.7 mi)  Rolf Aldag (GER)
5 10 August Liverpool to Leeds 208 km (129.2 mi) Hilly stage  Adri van der Poel (NED)

General classification
Final general classification[1][2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Phil Anderson (AUS) Motorola 24h 59' 57"
2  Rudy Verdonck (BEL) Weinmann–Eddy Merckx + 1"
3  Heinz Imboden (SUI) Helvetia–La Suisse + 1"
4  Robert Millar (GBR) Z + 17"
5  Jens Heppner (GER) Panasonic–Sportlife + 41"
6  Allan Peiper (AUS) Tulip Computers + 53"
7  Scott Sunderland (AUS) TVM–Sanyo + 53"
8  Rob Holden (GBR) Banana–Falcon + 53"
9  Eddy Bouwmans (NED) Panasonic–Sportlife + 56"
10  Adri van der Poel (NED) Tulip Computers + 3' 20"

References
  1. "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1991". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. "Anderson gana en Inglaterra" [Anderson wins in England]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 August 1991. p. 35. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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