Pioneering Brits at the Tour de France — from Sutton to Simpson, discover the hardy riders who took on the Tour long before big British success became the norm... cycling
With the United Kingdom seeing limited success at the Tour de France until the 1980s and having to wait until 2012 for an overall winner, it might seem like British riders have only played a major part in recent years.
Even so, there were many Brits who did taken on the Tour in the steel frame and woolly shorts era. A handful of them achieved amazing success considering what they were up against, and very much laid the foundations for the current generation of British Grand Tour riders. After this, Robinson was a man in demand. The following year he rode on a mixed British-Swiss team and finished 14th overall, his best GC ride in the great race. In 1958 Robinson took his first stage win in Brest after the first rider over the line, Arigo Padovan, was relegated for questionable tactics in the sprint. A year later and Robinson took his second Tour stage on the road to Chalon-sur-Soane.
His Tour de France debut came as part of the national team in 1960, where he came alarmingly close to taking stage wins and the yellow jersey, eventually finishing in 28th place overall.
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