Vin Denson

Vincent Denson

Denson at the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire
Personal information
Nickname	Vin, Vic
Born	(1935-11-24) 24 November 1935 (age 88)[1] 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.^[1]

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.^[1]