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1955 Tour de France - Wikipedia

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    Pre-race favourites. Louison Bobet, the winner of the 1953 Tour de France and the 1954 Tour de France, had done an aggressive preparation in the early season before the Tour de France, aiming for his third victory. Bobet was the main favourite, also because he was the world champion. Route and stages. The 1955 Tour de France started on 7 July, and had two rest days, in Monaco and Ax-les …Dates: 7–30 July

British riders in the Tour de France • ProCyclingUK.com

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    Jan 17, 2020 · He became the 67th different British rider to start the Tour de France in 2017. The first British riders to take part, were Charles Holland and Bill Burl who rode the 1937 Tour de France together. The first fully British team took part in 1955, back when Tour de France teams were nationality-based.

1955 Tour de France by BikeRaceInfo

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    Robinson finished a respectable twenty-ninth, Hoar was the Lanterne Rouge at sixty-ninth. But, as Geoffrey Wheatcroft notes, 130 good pro riders started the 1955 Tour and only 69 finished. Hoar did better than 61 other entrants. Starting in northern France and heading east towards Belgium, the first day of the 1955 Tour had a split stage.

Brits on Tour: every British rider to ride the Tour de France

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    After two Brits – Charles Holland and Bill Burl – went where no British riders had gone before by starting the 1937 Tour de France, it was the British team of 1955 which truly blazed a trail.

List of teams and cyclists in the 1955 Tour de France ...

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    As was the custom since 1930, the 1955 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams. Eight national teams were sent, with 10 cyclists each from France, Belgium, Spain, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, and a mixed team consisting of Luxembourgian, Austrian, German and Australian cyclists.

Gallery: British riders at the Tour de France Cyclingnews

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    Gallery: British riders at the Tour de France. By Cycling News 01 July 2015. A record-equalling 10 Brits heading for the Grand Départ in Utrecht.

Britain's original Tour de France ten: Success and saddle ...

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    Jun 30, 2015 · 10 British cyclists will start the 2015 Tour de France, equalling in the record set in 1955. We chart the success and failure of the original British Tour 10 in their historic race 60 years ago

Tour de France: Brian Robinson began British success - BBC ...

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    The British cycling manufacturer Hercules had been sponsoring riders for a few years when it took a group of domestic riders to Europe with a view to entering a national team in the 1955 Tour.

Ineos's Tour de France team marks end of road for Britain ...

    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2020/aug/19/ineos-tour-de-france-team-britain-cycling
    Aug 19, 2020 · Since the summer of 2012, there have been six overall wins, nine podium finishes and 27 stage wins achieved by British riders in the Tour de France. That domination is now at an end.

Why Is There No Women’s Tour de France? Outside Online

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    Jul 23, 2018 · The first attempt at a women’s Tour took place in 1955, when 41 women competed in the five-day Tour de France Féminin, put on by French journalist and race director Jean Leulliot. Despite ...

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