Stanley Arthur Brittain

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Stanley Arthur "Stan" Brittain (born October 7, 1931 in Liverpool ) is a former British cyclist .

In the International Peace Tour in 1955 he came third, wearing the jersey of the leader in the individual classification on four stages. In 1956 he made the peace ride up to the sixth stage and in 1957 he won two stages. In 1958 he was ninth overall. In 1956 Brittain took part in the road races at the Summer Olympics and was able to win the silver medal with the team and take 6th place in the individual. In 1957 he was British amateur champion . He rode the Tour de France three times , in 1958 he was 69th, in 1960 and 1961 he retired.

In 1958 he started his professional career with the Helyett - Potin - Hutchison (France) team, changing frequently to other teams, but later returned to the Viking Cycles (Great Britain and Northern Ireland) team. He completed his career with the Alan Quinn team (Great Britain and Northern Ireland).

Palmarès

year success run
1955 winner Overall rating Irish Sea Tour of the North (Ireland)
2. 1st stage Peace ride
3. Overall rating
1956 winner Overall rating Irish Sea Tour of the North (Ireland)
6th Olympic Games, street
1957 winner Overall rating Irish Sea Tour of the North (Ireland)
winner Overall rating Six days (Sweden)
winner 2nd stage Peace ride
winner 9th stage
2. Overall rating
1958 2. 6th stage Peace ride
3. 8th stage part a
3. 5th stage part b Tour of Britain
2. 5th stage part a
2. 8th stage
3. 10th stage
1959 2. 5th stage Tour of Britain
3. 6th stage

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ New Germany (ed.): Täves Friedensfahrt-Lexikon . Berlin 1965, p. 6 .
  2. ↑ Bürte Hoppe: Encyclopedia Tour de France . Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 978-3-89533-577-8 , p. 402 .
personal data
SURNAME Brittain, Stanley Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool