1988 Tour of Britain

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.

1988 Tour of Britain

Race details
Dates	9–14 August 1988
Stages	6 + Prologue
Winning time	30h 35' 37"
Results
Winner  Malcolm Elliott (GBR) (Fagor–MBK)   Second  Joey McLoughlin (GBR) (Z–Peugeot)   Third  Sean Kelly (IRL) (Kas–Canal 10)   Points  Joey McLoughlin (GBR) (Z–Peugeot)   Mountains  Mauro Gianetti (SUI) (Weinmann–La Suisse–SMM Uster)
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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"