Claim: In the 1988 Tour of Britain, the Stoke to Birmingham course was longer than the Liverpool to Stoke-on-Trent (a city and unitary authority area in Staffordshire, England) course by 20 km.
Evidence: Stoke to Birmingham 82 km (51.0 mi) Liverpool to Stoke-on-Trent 104 km (64.6 mi)