Vin Denson
Denson at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Vin, Vic |
| Born | 24 November 1935 Chester, England |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1952 | Chester Road Club |
| 1960 | Clifton Cycling Club |
| Professional teams | |
| 1961–1962 | Margnat–Rochet–Dunlop |
| 1963 | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune |
| 1964 | Solo–Superia |
| 1965–1966 | Ford France–Gitane |
| 1967–May 1968 | Bic–Hutchinson |
| May 1968–Dec 1968 | Kelvinator |
| 1969 | Bantel |
| Major wins | |
| 1962 – GP Frimatic 1962 – eight-day Vuelta Bidasoa, in Spain 1962 – 1 stage of the Circuit d'Aquitaine 1962 – sixth in the Grand Prix des Nations 1965 – Tour of Luxembourg 1965 - 1st Stage 1b Tour de France (TTT) 1966 – Stage 7 of the Giro d'Italia | |
Vincent Denson (born 24 November 1935) is a former professional racing cyclist who rode the Tour de France, won a stage of the Giro d'Italia and won the Tour of Luxembourg in the 1960s.
He was a team-mate of Rik Van Looy and of Jacques Anquetil and, in the Tour de France, of Tom Simpson. He was the first British rider to win a stage of the Giro, before finishing 40th overall.