All those former pros competed in the Tour de France. This is a select band of Brits who are invited to a dinner being staged by the most successful TdF Brit of all, Brian Robinson.
The full list of Tour riding Brits can be found below. If bike shops or supply companies have email contact with any of them, please forward this article. The public access version (ie no passwords required) is at:http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/…/article.php?id=5581
The dinner will raise money for the Dave Rayner Fund, which helps support the next generation of would-be pro riders.
Robinson and Tony Hoar finished the Tour, the first Brits to do so, in 1955 so the dinner is the Golden Jubilee of that landmark event. Robinson finished 29th, Hoar last, the lanterne rouge.
[Hoar moved to Canada some years. He now produces bicycle trailers, including one that can transport kayaks. He’s regularly featured in Velo Vision maagazine. http://www.tonystrailers.com/…/tony_biography.htm ]
In 1958, Robinson made history again, becoming the first Brit to win a stage of the Tour de France.
The Golden Jubilee Dinner will be held on Saturday 13th August at the Dewsbury District Golf Club, Mirfield, Robinson’s home town.
It’s not a public dinner, only TdF riders and their associates will be invited.
Phil Liggett has expressed interest in attending. His CTC challenge ride takes place the following day, a Peak District ride that Brian Robinson completes each year on his Giant road bike equipped with flat MTB bars.
Sorry, tickets booking details will be forwarded to qualifying individuals only: tdfdinner@mac.com
Bill Burl 1937
Charles Holland 1937
Dave Bedwell 1955
Tony Hoar 1955
Stan Jones 1955
Freddie Krebs 1955
Bob Maitland 1955
Ken Mitchell 1955
Bernard Pusey 1955
Brian Robinson 1955
Ian Steel 1955
Bev Wood 1955
Stan Brittain 1958
Ron Coe 1958
Vic Sutton 1958
Tony Hewson 1959
John Andrews 1959
John Kennedy 1960
Harry Reynolds 1960
Norman Sheill 1960
Tom Simpson 1960
Vin Denson 1961
Albert Hitchen 1961
Ken Laidlaw 1961
Ian Moore 1961
George OBrien 1961
Peter Ryall 1961
Sean Ryan 1961
Alan Ramsbottom 1962
Barry Hoban 1964
Michael Wright 1964
Peter Chisman 1967
Peter Hill 1967
Colin Lewis 1967
Arthur Metcalfe 1967
Bob Addy 1968
John Clarey 1968
Derek Green 1968
Derek Harrison 1968
Hugh Porter 1968
Bill Nickson 1977
Paul Sherwen 1978
Graham Jones 1980
Robert Millar 1983
Sean Yates 1984
Malcolm Elliott 1987
Adrian Timmis 1987
Paul Watson 1987
Max Sciandri 1990
Chris Boardman 1994
David Millar 2000
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