The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England (twenty years after the tour first visited), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. It took place July 2 to July 24, 1994. The total race distance was 21 stages over 3979 km, with riders averaging 38.383 km/h.
The general classification was won by Miguel Indurain, his fourth consecutive win. The points classification was won by Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, and the young rider classification by Marco Pantani. The mountains classification was won by Richard Virenque, whose Festina team also won the team classification.
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