1955 5th Tour of Britain - Part 2
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Credit: 1955 Race Programme and History of the Tour of Britain by Peter A Clifford (1967)
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If anyone can lend, sell or scan me a copy of the result book then it will make this job a lot easier!
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Stage Results
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Stage
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1st
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Time
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2nd
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3rd
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1
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Joe Christison
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2:52:13
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W E Penvose
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Dennis Talbot
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2
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Richard Neville Bartrop
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6:17:09
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Graham Joseph Vines
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John Andrews
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3
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John Andrews
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2:54:26
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Kenneth Harold Mitchell
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Jean Fourneau
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Joe Christison
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1:28:25
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Richard Neville Bartrop
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Vincente Mattivi
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4
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Anthony Hoar
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3:57:44
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Desmond Robinson
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Jean Borcy
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5
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Vincente Mattivi
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7:28:03
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Ian Steel
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Doug Booker
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6
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Henri Guldemont
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7:32:54
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Anthony Hoar
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Bernard Colin Pusey
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7
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Lesie J Scales
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4:29:29
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Anthony Hoar
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Joe Christison
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Doug Booker
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4:44:53
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Dennis Talbot
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Brian Haskell
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Final General Classification
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Pos.
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Rider
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Time
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1
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Anthony Hewson
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42:10:08
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2
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Kenneth Harold Mitchell
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at 1:13
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3
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Richard Neville Bartrop
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at 3:27
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4
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Henri Guldemont
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at 4:27
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5
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Joe Christison
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at 5:17
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6
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Ian Steel
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at 5:44
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7
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John Andrews
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at 6:31
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8
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Kenneth Russell
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at 7:32
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9
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Doug Booker
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at 8:06
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10
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John Morris
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at 9:25
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Desmond Robinson
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at 10:34
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Bernard Colin Pusey
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at 10:55
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