Brian Robinson

Brian Robinson (born 3 November 1930 in Mirfield, Yorkshire) was an English road racing cyclist of the 1950s and early 1960s.

First Tour stage win

In 1958, Robinson won stage 7 of the Tour de France (Arigo Padovan actually crossed the line first but was relegated to second for his unseemly tactics in a hotly disputed sprint), though he later retired from the race during the 20th stage. He, however, showed that his victory was no fluke by winning the 20th stage (from Annecy to Chalon-sur-Saone) of the 1959 Tour by a massive 20 minutes, going on to finish 19th on general classification, having at one time been as high as ninth overall.

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1958 - Arigo Padovan - Annecy - 1959

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In July 1959, Robinson was influential in getting his professional Rapha Geminiani team to sign the rising star of British cycling, Tom Simpson. Within weeks, he was watching Simpson win two stages of the Tour de l'Ouest (Tour of the West).

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In 1960, Robinson finished 26th in the Tour and in 1961, 53rd. In between he claimed a victory in the 1961 Critérium de Dauphiné Libéré, winning two stages.

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