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Historic Overview Brian Robinson

Rider

Overall Rank815
NameBrian ROBINSON
Country
  Great Britain
Date of birth03-Nov-1930 - Mirfield (West Yorkshire)
Date of death25-Oct-2022 - Yorkshire (North Yorkshire)

Biography

Brian Robinson

Brian Robinson (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.

source - Wikipedia

Badges

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Major Victories

Dauphiné Libéré 1961
Dauphiné Libéré - stages 1961 (1)
G.P. du Midi-Libre - stages 1960 (1)
Tour de France - stages 1958 (1), 1959 (1)
Tour d'Europe - stages 1954 (1)
Tour du Sud-Est - stages 1958 (1)
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Seasons

Brian Robinson - Scores by Season

Year Team Score Rank
1. 1952 B.S.A. Cycles 45 542
2. 1953 Individual 28 641
3. 1954 Hercules 69 420
4. 1955 Hercules 548 116
5. 1956 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 1214 39
6. 1957 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop - Quinquina 935 52
7. 1958 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 878 69
8. 1959 Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop 1247 34
9. 1960 Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop 769 84
10. 1961 Rapha - Gitane - Dunlop 1127 46
11. 1962 Saint Raphaël - Helyett - Hutchinson 52 498
12. 1963 Peugeot - BP - Englebert 0 1139
Overall: 6912 815