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17/07/2014
83-Year-Old British Cycling Pioneer Hit By Car
A British cycling legend is being treated in hospital after being knocked off his bike near his home in West Yorkshire.
83-year-old Brian Robinson became the first British rider to finish the Tour de France in 1955, and the first to win a Tour stage in 1958.
Mr Robinson was hit by a car while riding with friends in Thornhill Lees on Wednesday.
It is understood that he is being treated for a suspected broken collar bone.
(MH/IT)
83-year-old Brian Robinson became the first British rider to finish the Tour de France in 1955, and the first to win a Tour stage in 1958.
Mr Robinson was hit by a car while riding with friends in Thornhill Lees on Wednesday.
It is understood that he is being treated for a suspected broken collar bone.
(MH/IT)
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