The 1987 Tour of Britain was the inaugural edition of the Kellogg's Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 12 August to 16 August 1987. The race started in Edinburgh and finished in London.[1] The race was won by Joey McLoughlin of the ANC–Halfords team.
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| Dates | 12–16 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 44' 21" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 12 August | Edinburgh to Newcastle | 188 km (116.8 mi) |  Allan Peiper (AUS)
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| 2 | 13 August | Newcastle to Manchester | 276 km (171.5 mi) |  Joey McLoughlin (GBR)
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| 3 | 14 August | Manchester to Birmingham | 188 km (116.8 mi) | Steve Joughin (GBR)
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| 4 | 15 August | Birmingham to Cardiff | 246 km (152.9 mi) |  Paul Haghedooren (BEL)
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| 5 | 16 August | Westminster criterium | 97 km (60.3 mi) | 
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Flat stage | Michel Vermote (BEL)
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General classification
editFinal general classification[1][2]
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1987". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.
- ^ "Triunfo Final de McLoughlin" [Final Triumph of McLoughlin] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 August 1987. p. 44. Retrieved 19 December 2017.