en 1987 Tour of Britain

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.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[1]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	12 August	Edinburgh to Newcastle	188 km (116.8 mi)		Allan Peiper (AUS)
2	13 August	Newcastle to Manchester	276 km (171.5 mi)		Joey McLoughlin (GBR)
3	14 August	Manchester to Birmingham	188 km (116.8 mi)		Steve Joughin (GBR)
4	15 August	Birmingham to Cardiff	246 km (152.9 mi)		Paul Haghedooren (BEL)
5	16 August	Westminster criterium	97 km (60.3 mi)	Flat stage	Michel Vermote (BEL)

Final general classification^[1]^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Joey McLoughlin (GBR)	ANC–Halfords	26h 44' 21"
2	Steven Rooks (NED)	PDM–Ultima–Concorde	+ 5"
3	Sergio Finazzi [nl] (ITA)	Remac–Fanini	+ 9"
4	Philippe Chevalier (FRA)	Toshiba–Look	+ 11"
5	Denis Roux (FRA)	Vétements Z–Peugeot	+ 17"
6	Michel Vermote (BEL)	RMO–Cycles Méral–Mavic	+ 3' 05"
7	Bob Roll (USA)	7-Eleven	+ 3' 26"
8	Paul Haghedooren (BEL)	Sigma–Fina	+ 3' 28"
9	Phil Thomas (GBR)	Raleigh–Banana	+ 3' 35"
10	Allan Peiper (AUS)	Panasonic–Isostar	+ 3' 36"

^ ^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.