1950s Biographies
A few notes about the named riders...more

1950 Britain’s Brighton-Glasgow
A few snippets about the precursor to the Tour of Britain... more

1951 1st Tour of Britain
Ian Steel wins first Daily Express Tour ....more

1952 39th Tour de France
Fausto Coppi reigns supreme ......more

1952 2nd Tour of Britain
Main results plus start sheet - work in progress .... more

1953 Circuit of the Six Provinces
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1953 Tour of Belgium (Independents)
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1953 3rd Tour of Britain
London club cyclists gave the Daily Express Tour of Britain an amazing send-off...more

1953 40th Tour de France
Louison Bobet takes victory .... more

1953 An Tostal Tour of Ireland
Brian Haskell wins overall; stage and final GC results .... more

1953 36th Tour of Italy
WHEN 112 of the world's best riders left Milan for Abano...more

1953 Peace Race
Danes First and Second in Race to Warsaw ...more

1953 RAF 5-Day
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1954 4th Tour of Britain
Eugène Tambourlini was to be the ultimate victor - but this preview sets out the scene before the race started...more

1954 1st Tour of Europe
Primo Volpi, veteran Italian roadman who started the first Tour of Europe in Paris ....more

1954 41st Tour de France
Louison Bobet wins again ....more

1954 Tour of Egypt
Belgians 1st and 2nd, Britons 3rd and 4th....more

1954 An Tostal Tour of Ireland
Bernard Pusey wins from Shay Elliott.... more

1955 5th Tour of Britain and “The Oats” Circuit of Britain
In progress....here

1955 42nd Tour de France
British team debut and Louison Bobet’s third win.... more

1955 An Tostal Tour of Ireland
Brian Haskell wins again .... more

1956 Tour de France
More material being sought

1956 An Tostal Tour of Ireland
Jimmy Rae wins for Scotland .... more

1956 Tour of Spain
Angelo Conterno becomes first Italian winner ... more

1956 Tour of Britain
But this one was called the Quaker Oats Stage Race ...more

1957 44th Tour de France
Jacques Anquetil......soon

No Tour of Britain in 1957 and no details found yet for a Tour of Ireland; does anyone know for certain if one was organised?

1958 45th Tour de France
Charly Gaul, the master mountain climber from Luxembourg, won the 1958 Tour de France by over 3 minutes more...

1958 Tour of Britain : Milk Race
part of the story found....more searching

1959 46th Tour de France
Federico Bahamontes wins from Anglade, Anquetil and Riviere.... more

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