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Historic Overview Michael "Michel" Wright

Rider

Overall Rank495
NameMichael "Michel" WRIGHT
Country
  Great Britain
Date of birth25-Apr-1941 - Bishops Stortford (Herefordshire)
Date of death30-Sep-2026 - Herstal (Liège - Belgium)

Biography

Michael "Michel" Wright

Michael Wright (25 March 1941 – 30 September 2026) was an English former professional road bicycle racer from 1962 to 1976. He won stages in the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España stage races and represented Great Britain at several world championships.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

G.P. de Denain 1964
Tour de France - stages 1965 (1), 1967 (1), 1973 (1)
Vuelta a España - stages 1968 (2), 1969 (2)
Vuelta al Pais Vasco - stages 1969 (1)
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - stages 1970 (1)
Tour de Luxembourg - stages 1968 (1)
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Seasons

Michael "Michel" Wright - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1961 Individual 42 590
2. 1962 Wiel's - Groene Leeuw 73 443
3. 1963 Wiel's - Groene Leeuw 142 313
4. 1964 Wiel's - Groene Leeuw 1425 31
5. 1965 Wiel's - Groene Leeuw 1430 27
6. 1966 Wiel's - Gancia - Groene Leeuw 510 108
7. 1967 Tibetan - Pull Over Centrale 352 164
8. 1968 Bic 1591 18
9. 1969 Bic 1780 16
10. 1970 Bic 466 133
11. 1971 Bic 152 272
12. 1972 Gitane 609 107
13. 1973 Gitane - Frigécrème 334 154
14. 1974 Sonolor - Gitane 444 119
15. 1975 Gero - Verwarming - Jaga - Hasselt 33 410
16. 1976 IJsboerke - Colnago 147 271
Overall: 9530 495