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		Frans Maassen (NED)	Superconfex
1990		Gianni Bugno (ITA)	Chateau d'Ax
1991		Eric van Lancker (BEL)	Panasonic
1992		Massimo Ghirotto (ITA)	Carrera
1993		Alberto Volpi (ITA)	Mecair
1994		Gianluca Bortolami (ITA)	Mapei-CLAS
1995		Maximilian Sciandri (GBR)	MG-Maglifico
1996		Andrea Ferrigato (ITA)	Roslotto
1997		Andrea Tafi (ITA)	Mapei

External links

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