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A Look-back at Some of the Finest British Riders of the Past
With English riders winning the Tour-de France in successive years, British biking is encountering something of a golden-age. It is thus a wonderful time to look-back at some of the finest British cyclists of the previous years, whose achievements have made the way for Chris Froome's and Bradley Wiggins' wins.
Mark Cavendish is just a sprinter who has been a rider since 2007. He emerged as a superstar with wins in MilanSan Remo (2009) as well as the Whole World Tournament (2011) and is widely thought to be the whole world's greatest sprinter. Some might even go further and contact him the best sprinter ever in current history. He's now a member of Rr Pharma - Quick-step.
Robert Millar is a former pro who was active from 1970 to 1995 and has the distinction to be the sole pro rider from an English speaking country who was able to achieve the Tour de France Mountains classification as well as the first British rider to acquire a major classification in the Tour, In addition Millar furthermore achieved the greatest finish with a UK pro at the Giro d'Italia along with his second place finish in 1987. His other achievements include wins at the Volta a Catalunya (1985), the Visit of Britain (1989) as well as the Dauphine Libere (1990).
The overdue Tom Simpson is regarded as one of the very effective UK cyclists and turned professional at 21 when he joined the road-racing group Saint. Raphael Geminiani in 1959, advancing to their first team the following year. In the 1962 Tour de France, he also became the first British driver to wear the yellow jersey and qualify for the common classification.
Despite evidence of his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Simpson continues to be admired by several cyclists on account of his will to win plus a memorial set up near the site of his own death has turned into an informal pilgrimage site.
Chris Boardman won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics for that personal goal function, breaking the world hour record thrice. In addition, he also wore the yellow jersey at the Tour de France 3 individual times. He won the admiration of his other cyclists for his systematic approach towards cycling, which incorporated preparing for the hour record occasion by acclimating having an altitude tent, and which gained him the nickname The Professor. He additionally became well-known for his use of the Lotus 108 period trial bike in his own contests, going to design their own time trial bike structures which he used in different competitions. Pursuing his retirement from racing in 2000, he founded Boardman Cycles and is currently producing commercial bikes and competition.
With English riders winning the Tour-de France in successive years, British biking is encountering something of a golden-age. It is thus a wonderful time to look-back at some of the finest British cyclists of the previous years, whose achievements have made the way for Chris Froome's and Bradley Wiggins' wins.
Mark Cavendish is just a sprinter who has been a rider since 2007. He emerged as a superstar with wins in MilanSan Remo (2009) as well as the Whole World Tournament (2011) and is widely thought to be the whole world's greatest sprinter. Some might even go further and contact him the best sprinter ever in current history. He's now a member of Rr Pharma - Quick-step.
Robert Millar is a former pro who was active from 1970 to 1995 and has the distinction to be the sole pro rider from an English speaking country who was able to achieve the Tour de France Mountains classification as well as the first British rider to acquire a major classification in the Tour, In addition Millar furthermore achieved the greatest finish with a UK pro at the Giro d'Italia along with his second place finish in 1987. His other achievements include wins at the Volta a Catalunya (1985), the Visit of Britain (1989) as well as the Dauphine Libere (1990).
The overdue Tom Simpson is regarded as one of the very effective UK cyclists and turned professional at 21 when he joined the road-racing group Saint. Raphael Geminiani in 1959, advancing to their first team the following year. In the 1962 Tour de France, he also became the first British driver to wear the yellow jersey and qualify for the common classification.
Despite evidence of his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Simpson continues to be admired by several cyclists on account of his will to win plus a memorial set up near the site of his own death has turned into an informal pilgrimage site.
Chris Boardman won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics for that personal goal function, breaking the world hour record thrice. In addition, he also wore the yellow jersey at the Tour de France 3 individual times. He won the admiration of his other cyclists for his systematic approach towards cycling, which incorporated preparing for the hour record occasion by acclimating having an altitude tent, and which gained him the nickname The Professor. He additionally became well-known for his use of the Lotus 108 period trial bike in his own contests, going to design their own time trial bike structures which he used in different competitions. Pursuing his retirement from racing in 2000, he founded Boardman Cycles and is currently producing commercial bikes and competition.