Mr Hoban finally retired from racing in 1980 but continued in the bike business. In 2009, he was inducted into the British ...

British cycling legend Barry Hoban has died aged 85. Hoban won eight different stages at the iconic Tour De France event throughout an illustrious career that included 19 years as a professional.

An icon and pioneer of the sport in the UK, Hoban won eight Tour de France stages, two Vuelta a España stages and, famously, Gent-Wevelgem ahead of Eddy Merckx during his time racing in the 1960s and ...

BRITISH cycling legend Barry Hoban has died aged 85. Hoban was an eight-time Tour de France stage winner and spent 19 years on the professional circuit. Tributes poured in after the sad news of ...