Brian Robinson (cyclist)
English road bicycle racer (1930–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brian Robinson BEM (3 November 1930 – 25 October 2022) was an English road bicycle racer of the 1950s and early 1960s. He was the first Briton to finish the Tour de France and the first to win a Tour stage. He won the 1961 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race. His success as a professional cyclist in mainland Europe paved the way for other Britons such as Tom Simpson and Barry Hoban.[further explanation needed]
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Full name | Brian Robinson |
Born | (1930-11-03)3 November 1930 Mirfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England[1] |
Died | 25 October 2022(2022-10-25) (aged 91) |
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Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1954 | Ellis Briggs |
1954–1955 | Hercules |
1956 | Meulenberg |
1956 | La Perle–Coupry |
1956 | Cilo–Saint-Raphaël |
1957–1958 | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
1959 | Elswick Hopper |
1959 | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
1960–1961 | Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop |
1962 | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani |
1963 | Peugeot–BP–Englebert |
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