Brian Robinson, first Briton to win Tour de France stage, dies aged 91

Yorkshireman was the first British rider to finish Tour de France in 1955

Brian Robinson
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Brian Robinson, the first British rider to finish the Tour de France and win a Tour stage, has died aged 91, his family announced on Wednesday morning.

The Yorkshireman, born in Mirfield in 1930, dedicated himself to cycling both on and off the bike and achieved huge feats in the sport.

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.