Wincanton Classic

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Wincanton Classic
Race details
Region	United Kingdom
English name	Wincanton Classic
Discipline	Road race
Competition	UCI Road World Cup
Type	Single-day
History
First edition	1989
Editions	9
Final edition	1997
First winner	Frans Maassen
Most recent	Andrea Tafi

Wincanton Classic (also known as Leeds International Classic and Rochester International Classic) was a 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.

[edit] Winners

		Rider		Team
1989		Frans Maassen
1990		Gianni Bugno
1991		Eric van Lancker
1992		Massimo Ghirotto
1993		Alberto Volpi
1994		Gianluca Bortolami
1995		Maximilian Sciandri
1996		Andrea Ferrigato
1997		Andrea Tafi