1989 Tour of Britain

The 1989 Tour of Britain was the third edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 29 August to 3 September 1989. The race started in Dundee and finished in London.[1] The race was won by Robert Millar of the Z–Peugeot team.

1989 Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates29 August–3 September 1989
Stages5 + Prologue
Winning time20h 45' 10"
Results
  Winner  Robert Millar (GBR) (Z–Peugeot)
  Second  Mauro Gianetti (SUI) (Helvetia–La Suisse)
  Third  Remig Stumpf (FRG) (Toshiba)
  Points  Remig Stumpf (FRG) (Toshiba)
  Mountains  Sean Kelly (IRL) (PDM–Concorde)
  Team Helvetia–La Suisse

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 29 August Dundee 2.7 km (1.7 mi) Individual time trial  Malcolm Elliott (GBR)
1 30 August Dundee to Glasgow 188 km (116.8 mi)  Remig Stumpf (FRG)
2 31 August Manchester to Liverpool 116 km (72.1 mi)  Phil Anderson (AUS)
3 1 September Chester to Birmingham 169 km (105.0 mi)  Remig Stumpf (FRG)
4 2 September Birmingham to Cardiff 227 km (141.1 mi)  Mauro Gianetti (SUI)
5 3 September Westminster criterium 100 km (62.1 mi) Flat stage  Remig Stumpf (FRG)

General classification
Final general classification[1][2]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Robert Millar (GBR) Z–Peugeot 20h 45' 10"
2  Mauro Gianetti (SUI) Helvetia–La Suisse + 8"
3  Remig Stumpf (FRG) Toshiba + 4' 22"
4  Martin Earley (IRL) PDM–Concorde + 4' 34"
5  Malcolm Elliott (GBR) Teka + 4' 45"
6  Paul Curran (GBR) Percy Bilton + 4' 57"
7  Phil Anderson (AUS) TVM–Ragno + 4' 59"
8  Guido Winterberg (SUI) Helvetia–La Suisse + 5' 04"
9  Sean Kelly (IRL) PDM–Concorde + 5' 06"
10  Jaanus Kuum (NOR) AD Renting–W-Cup–Bottecchia + 5' 06"

References
  1. "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1989". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
  2. "Millar: Todo queda en casa" [Millar: All stays at home]. El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 September 1989. p. 55. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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