Книга: Pas Paschali, Brian Robinson «Walking Paris: The Best of the City: A Step-by-Step Guide»
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There is no better way to experience a city than by walking its vibrant and eclectic neighborhoods. National Geographic Walking Paris offers 14 step-by-step, mapped itineraries that allow you to explore like a pro and navigate like a local. WHIRLWIND TOURS provides streamlined plans for seeing the entire city in a day, in a weekend, for fun, and with kids. NEIGHBORHOOD WALKS, from the Tour Eiffel and Les Invalides to Chatelet and Les Halles, showcases site-by-site descriptions keyed to points on the map. IN-DEPTH features provide intriguing details on museums or other sites, including the Cathedrale de Notre-Dame de Paris, Musee du Louvre, and Arc de Triomphe. DISTINCTLY PARIS highlights quintessential aspects of the city, such as haute couture, Impressionists in the city, and cabarets. BEST OF PARIS groups top sites by theme, such as Parisian views, small museums, street markets&brocantes, and royal architecture. SAVVY TRAVELER, GOOD EATS, and IN THE KNOW... Издательство: "National Geographic Society" (2016) Формат: 135x180, 192 стр.
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Brian Robinson
Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Brian Robinson
fullname = Brian Robinson
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1930|11|3
country = GBR
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discipline = Road
role = Rider
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proyears = 1952
1953
1954
1954-1955
1956
1956
1956
1957-1958
1959
1959
1960–1961
1962
1963
proteams = BSA
Individual
Ellis Briggs
Hercules
Meulenberg
La Perle - Coupry
Cilo-St-Raphaël
St-Raphaël-Géminiani
Elswick Hopper
St-Raphaël-Géminiani
Rapha-Gitane-Dunlop
St-Raphaël-Helyett
Peugeot-BP
majorwins = 2 stages Tour de France Dauphiné Libéré (1961)
updated = 8 July 2008
Brian Robinson (born 3 November 1930 [http://criterium.ledauphine.com/criterium08/fiche-coureur,robinson-brian,249.html Criterium Du Dauphine Libere - Database - Brian Robinson] ]
He was the first Briton to finish the
Background
Robinson's teen years came in the
Career
Early cycling career
Robinson rode with the
Robinson was an NCU member [For more details of the civil war, see
He was fifth in the NCU massed-start championship and third in the Road Time Trials Council (RTTC) hill-climb championship in 1950. The following year, he was equal 7th in the Isle of Man International, 10th in the NCU massed-start championship, and second in the RTTC hill-climb championship. In 1952 he was fourth in the NCU title race, won the hill-climb championship, and was fifth in the Isle of Man International.
International experience
In spring 1952 Robinson rode the Route de France, amateur version of the
The following August, he represented
The new professional
In 1953, Robinson left the
The following year, 1954, he improved to second, and second in the mountains competition.
The British cycle industry, fighting in a dwindling market, competed for sales by sponsoring riders.
Robinson said: cquote|"Hercules was good. They paid a good wage. It was about twice the average wage a manual worker would get. And of course, they paid all the expenses, so the wage went into the bank. It was solid and good. It was a really good year." [Bill McGann, US, interview 2007]
Tour de France
Hercules planned a team that would be the first from Britain to ride the Tour de France, then based on national teams. The riders in its colours grew season by season until in 1955 it had Robinson, Bernard Pusey, Dennis Talbot, Freddy Krebs, Clive Parker, Ken Joy, Arthur Ilsley, Derek Buttle (the founder of the team) and
The Tour de France proved tough and only Robinson and Tony Hoar finished, Robinson 29th and Hoar
Robinson told
In 1956, the Tour allowed mixed teams. Robinson joined a squad which included
Milan-Sanremo
In 1957 he scored his first professional win, in the GP de la Ville de Nice, beating
Then into the picture came Robinson. On Capo Berta, with 18 miles to go, he attacked. He failed. He attacked again and failed again. Anyone but a Yorkshire Robinson would probably have called it quits. But he had the strength, and yet again he attacked. This time only two men could go with him, the BelgiansFred De Bruyne andJoseph Planckaert ... In thepeloton behind only two men saw the danger - or at least could do something about it - Poblet and the young BelgianJulien Schepens ... Every observer who knew of Poblet's presence at the head of affairs would have written his name against No. 1 after the descent. But there may have been some erasing power lower down the list, because it was Robinson whose great lack up to now has been a last dash who beat Schepens (a powerful sprinter who beatLouison Bobet in the third stage ofParis-Nice to take a magnificent third place behind De Bruyne.
There was commercial intrigue behind the result, however. Robinson said:
Robinson crashed on wet cobbles early in the 1957 Tour de France, injuring his left wrist. He recovered to finish 15th in the world championship won by
First Tour stage win
In 1958, Robinson won stage seven of the Tour de France, to Brest.
Robinson showed his victory was no fluke by winning the 20th stage (from
In hot weather, these are some of the toughest roads in France, constantly rising and falling. Elliott remained with Robinson, chivvying him, pacing him, pouring water on his head as the Tour's doctor,Pierre Dumas administered glucose tablets. It was the kind of heroic spectacle the Tour reporters loved. "Robinson en perdition" ran the next day's headline inL'Équipe , which described Elliott's efforts as "attentions de mère poule" - the solicitousness of a mother hen.
Both finished outside the time limit and expected to be sent home. But the team's manager,
Robinson finished the Tour 19th, having at one time been ninth. That year he helped get his professional Rapha Geminiani team to sign
Robinson finished 26th and 53rd in the Tours of 1960 and 1961. In between he won the 1961 Critérium de Dauphiné Libéré, winning two stages. He was part of the winning team in the team time-trial, then third in the individual time trial at Romans. He won the following day's stage at
Retirement
Robinson retired when he was 33, not having made much money from cycling despite his successes. He said:
Assessment and later years
The magazine "Cycling" placed Robinson ninth best British rider of the 20th century. The cycle-parts importer and patron of the sport, Ron Kitching, said:
Brian was a quiet lad, what you might call gentlemanly. He never seemed to be aggressive in any way. He was politeness itself. One might have got the impression that he would never be aggressive enough to be a success, but the potential was obviously there and he did extremely well when he went to race on the Continent. But even so, I don't think the aggression was there to the same extent as with Tiny Thomas, for instance. There was ability without doubt, but not the temperament to be a winner. I think Brian did well on the Continent because, over there, ability shows itself better in the style of riding than in this country [Britain] which is probably more cut and thrust. Some people said that Brian's older brother, Des, was actually the better of the two. I think that Des was more aggressive but the fact remains that it was Brian who went to France and became a major player in races like the Tour de France and, of course, the Dauphiné Libéré, which he won, probably his greatest victory. I believe that given the right set of circumstances, Brian could have won the Tour de France. [Breckon, Michael (ed) (1993), A Wheel in Two Worlds, privately published, UK]
Robinson, at 74, helped organise a dinner in August 2005 to mark the 50th anniversary of the first British competitors in the Tour de France. The event aimed to attract all British riders who have raced in the Tour since 1955.
Palmarès
;1954:Stage win, Tour d'Europe.;1955:1st Tour of Pennines;1957:1st Grand Prix de Nice, La Forteresse ;1958:Tour de France:::Winner stage 7:stage win Tour du Sud-Est:1st pursuit and omnium, de Guecho, with
References
External links
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* [http://www.letour.fr/HISTO/TDF/riders/us/3383.html Official Tour de France results for Brian Robinson]
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