British GT leaders
With Cav in Pink tonight, I was wondering what other British riders have worn the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour.
For the Tour de France I know Simpson, Yates, Boardman and D.Millar
But did Robert Millar wear it in the Vuelta? I can't remember.
Anyone else?
For the Tour de France I know Simpson, Yates, Boardman and D.Millar
But did Robert Millar wear it in the Vuelta? I can't remember.
Anyone else?
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yes, 24 years ago it was a Brit-a Scot, threatening to win the Grand Tours outright...now we are grateful for a few days and pink and stage wins...Millar lead the Vuelta in 1985 and 86 and got cheated by delagdo and the Spanish in 85 when they motorpaced and gave him no time checks, had train level crossings come down on chase groups when no trains came etcRichN95 wrote:With Cav in Pink tonight, I was wondering what other British riders have worn the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour.
For the Tour de France I know Simpson, Yates, Boardman and D.Millar
But did Robert Millar wear it in the Vuelta? I can't remember.
Anyone else?
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I'd be interested to know about Brits wearing other classification jersies too.
Malcom Elliot won the sprinters jersey in the Vuelta once I think, and I know David Millar wore the Polka Dot jersey a couple of years ago ( and Robert Millar won the Polka dot jersey too of course). Is that it?0 -
Yes Elliott won the points jersey in the Vuelta.
Can't help feeling for Millar whenever I watch the footage of him losing the Vuelta - when he comes back to the bunch and is riding along chatting totally unaware there are two up the road taking the race away from him.
Do you mean David Millar wore the polka dot rather than won it overall - yes I think he did hold it for a time - I'd forgotten that but now you mention it I think you are right ?
edit - apologies you wrote wore rather than won - my mistake
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Dave_1 wrote:
yes, 24 years ago it was a Brit-a Scot, threatening to win the Grand Tours outright...now we are grateful for a few days and pink and stage wins...RichN95 wrote:With Cav in Pink tonight, I was wondering what other British riders have worn the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour.
For the Tour de France I know Simpson, Yates, Boardman and D.Millar
But did Robert Millar wear it in the Vuelta? I can't remember.
Anyone else?
A bit harsh on Cavendish there! Two Giro stages, four in the Tour, a Monument classic, all in the space of a year. Hardly something just to be "grateful" for is it?0 -
skut wrote:I'd be interested to know about Brits wearing other classification jersies too.
Malcom Elliot won the sprinters jersey in the Vuelta once I think, and I know David Millar wore the Polka Dot jersey a couple of years ago ( and Robert Millar won the Polka dot jersey too of course). Is that it?
Millar won the maglia verde of best climber in the 87 giro.It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.0 -
Nicole Cooke - been there, done that, got the t-shirt. Youngest winner ever of the women's Giro. Twice won the women's Tour de France. Also won the German Tour (Thuringen Rundfahrt) which vies with the Tour de l'Aude as probably the third biggie as there's no equivalent women's Vuelta.
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Garry H wrote:Dave_1 wrote:
yes, 24 years ago it was a Brit-a Scot, threatening to win the Grand Tours outright...now we are grateful for a few days and pink and stage wins...RichN95 wrote:With Cav in Pink tonight, I was wondering what other British riders have worn the leader's jersey in a Grand Tour.
For the Tour de France I know Simpson, Yates, Boardman and D.Millar
But did Robert Millar wear it in the Vuelta? I can't remember.
Anyone else?
A bit harsh on Cavendish there! Two Giro stages, four in the Tour, a Monument classic, all in the space of a year. Hardly something just to be "grateful" for is it?
sorry, was a little harsh but was surpised people would forget Robert Millar's Tour of Spain 85 and 86...hope one day Brits will win Grand Tours outright or near to...the 80s were a long time ago, been a long time since we seen brits up the front on the Tourmalet etc0 -
Unerstand where your coming from, and it oes seem like a long time ago. Watching the Tour and actually believing that we had a good chance on the overall. Almost surreal, cometo think of it. Will we see his like again?0
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I was going to say barry Hoban but checking him on wiki (I didn't think he wore the maillot Jaune and he didn't although he did win stages) he wasn't a gc winner - but there's a link to Brian Robinson as well, who also raced in the tour and won a stage"I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
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Wasn't aware of the Vuelta / Millar story. A real shame.Contador is the Greatest0 -
it's ok Rich, am an older guy, 39 and was hooked on cycling by summer 1984 watching the short reports on TV of Robert Millar at the 1984 Tour de FranceRichN95 wrote:Dave_1 wrote:sorry, was a little harsh but was surpised people would forget Robert Millar's Tour of Spain 85 and 86
It was a long time ago - I was twelve and had no interest in cycling at the time - so I didn't know the full details. Not very surprising really.0 -
edhornby wrote:I was going to say barry Hoban but checking him on wiki (I didn't think he wore the maillot Jaune and he didn't although he did win stages) he wasn't a gc winner - but there's a link to Brian Robinson as well, who also raced in the tour and won a stage
Hoban was a top-grade sprinter, so don't know if he ever wore the green jersey at some point - it's certainly a possibility given his track record. He did manage a 3rd place overall in the points jersey contest in one TdF, too.
I expect we'll see Cavendish in green before too long, and probably even take the jersey all the way to Paris in years to come.
David"It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal0 -
A bit O/T but when was the last time we had this many Brits in a GT? I make it 9 in this year's line-up. I think that last year's 6 (?) in the Giro was the most for a long time?0
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Cumulonimbus wrote:A bit O/T but when was the last time we had this many Brits in a GT? I make it 9 in this year's line-up. I think that last year's 6 (?) in the Giro was the most for a long time?
it's great to see ...after so many lean years/decades in terms of numbers...and Ben Swift snapping at cav's heals there in that sprint...will not be long to Swift passes him?0 -
Hi there.
Both Boardman and David Millar would have worn all three jerseys after winning prologues. I'm sure DM qualified for the young riders one too. Boardman may have missed out on the polka-dot once as I seem to remember that was decided on a timed climb in just one section of the prologue.
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