“Without Brian Robinson, there’s no Bradley Wiggins or Mark Cavendish”: Hundreds pay their respects at funeral of pioneering British cyclist Cyclists formed a guard of honour for Britain’s first Tour de France stage winner, who died last month cycling
In any case, the Yorkshireman continued to etch his name into those very volumes, becoming the first Briton to win a Tour stage in 1958, before repeating the feat the following year with a memorable solo victory in the Jura mountains, beating the rest of the field into Chalon by over twenty minutes – to this day one of the race’s largest winning margins.
A gifted climber and stage racer, he also finished eighth on GC at the 1956 Vuelta a España and 14th at that year’s Tour, before securing a podium spot at Milan-San Remo in 1957. , a Yorkshire-based charity which provides all-inclusive cycling sessions for people of all abilities.He was an instrumental figure in Yorkshire’s successful bid to host the opening stages of the Tour de France in 2014, the same year aRobinson continued to ride his bike well into his 80s, and despite being, puncturing a lung and suffering a fractured collarbone and ribs, still managed to clock up 80 miles a week.
“He was a humble guy who didn’t really realise what he’s done throughout his career, and what he’s done for British cycling,” former Team Sky rider and British road race champion Russ Downing, who raced alongside Robinson’s grandson Jake Womersley at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire, said at yesterday’s funeral.Help us to fund our site
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