Wincanton Classic

Wincanton Classic
Race details
Region	United Kingdom
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Road World Cup
Type	One-day
History
First edition	1989 (1989)
Editions	9
Final edition	1997
First winner	Frans Maassen (NED)
Final winner	Andrea Tafi (ITA)

Wincanton Classic (also known as Leeds International Classic and Rochester International Classic) was a cycling classic taking place in the United Kingdom as part of the UCI Road World Cup.

It was first held in 1989 in Newcastle, moving to Brighton in 1990 and 1991. The following year it was moved to Leeds, to be known as Leeds International Classic between 1994 and 1996. In its last year it was held in Rochester as Rochester International Classic. In 1998 it was replaced in the UCI Road World Cup by the HEW Cyclassics.

Winners

		Rider	Team
1989	NED !	Maassen, FransFrans Maassen (NED)	Superconfex
1990	ITA !	Bugno, GianniGianni Bugno (ITA)	Chateau d'Ax
1991	BEL !	Lancker, Eric vanEric van Lancker (BEL)	Panasonic
1992	ITA !	Ghirotto, MassimoMassimo Ghirotto (ITA)	Carrera
1993	ITA !	Volpi, AlbertoAlberto Volpi (ITA)	Mecair
1994	ITA !	Bortolami, GianlucaGianluca Bortolami (ITA)	Mapei-CLAS
1995	GBR !	Sciandri, MaximilianMaximilian Sciandri (GBR)	MG-Maglifico
1996	ITA !	Ferrigato, AndreaAndrea Ferrigato (ITA)	Roslotto
1997	ITA !	Tafi, AndreaAndrea Tafi (ITA)	Mapei

External links

Profile by memoire-du-cyclisme.net (French)

British Cycling races

Stage races	Tour of Britain Tour de Yorkshire The Women's Tour

One-day races	London–Surrey Classic Velothon Wales Beaumont Trophy Rutland–Melton International CiCLE Classic

Other	Tour Series Revolution Series Premier Calendar Tour of the Reservoir Manx International London Nocturne Red Hook Crit Newport Nocturne Stafford GP Six Days of London Derby Cyclo-cross Series Three Peaks Cyclo-Cross

National championships	British National Track Championships British National Road Race Championships British National Time Trial Championships British National Circuit Race Championships British National Mountain Biking Championships British National Cyclo-cross Championships British National Hill Climb Championships

Defunct races	Archer Grand Prix Milk Race PruTour Wincanton Classic

Classic cycle races

The 'Monuments'	Milan–San Remo Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège Giro di Lombardia

Spring classics	Milan–San Remo Cobbled classics E3 Harelbeke Gent–Wevelgem Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Ardennes classics Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Summer classics	Clásica de San Sebastián EuroEyes Cyclassics Bretagne Classic Trittico Lombardo Coppa Ugo Agostoni Coppa Bernocchi Tre Valli Varesine Laurentian classics Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

Autumn classics	Brussels Cycling Classic Grand Prix de Fourmies Paris–Tours Trittico di Autunno Milano–Torino Giro del Piemonte Giro di Lombardia Giro dell'Emilia Japan Cup

Past classics	Paris–Brest–Paris Bordeaux–Paris Wincanton Classic Porto–Lisboa Züri-Metzgete Giro del Lazio Giro della Romagna

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