Talk:Robbie Hunter (cyclist)

Previous winners of a stage from Africa
Which African riders have won a stage of the tour before Hunter?

Brits born in Africa don't count surely.

Please state source before editing. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Brob (talk • contribs).


 * Evidence seems to indicate conclusively that Hunter is the first African to win a Tour de France stage. In fact he was also the first African to win a stage at any Grand Tour when he won stage 1 of the Vuelta in 1999.


 * Infostradasports gives comprehensive stats.


 * Other news sites which name Hunter as the first African:


 * Barloworld
 * Dispatch
 * Velonews
 * sbs
 * nysun
 * sport365
 * Cadiz
 * Team Barloworld
 * Cannondale Community
 * Ktalon 01:27, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

The official Tour de France website says something different.  Click on "Open search engine" (near bottom, red link) and then check the year 1950 where you will see african stage winners on stage 13 and 14. They said it on TV that there been stage winners from Africa before when talking about Hunter and that's why I changed it and now I will change it again after giving you this reference.


 * I received the following response from the authors of Infostradasports:
 * In 1950 stage 13 was won by Marcel Molines, who was born in Algiers, but who had the French nationality.
 * The same goes for stage 14 winner Custodio dos Reis, who was born in Rabat, but also had the French nationality.
 * I brief historical investigation shows that this was before either country had gained independence, at a time when many residents, especially those of European descent, where granted French citizenship.


 * So where does this leave us? Robbie Hunter was clearly not the first stage winner to be born in Africa, though it seems that he was perhaps the first stage winner with citizenship of an African nation. Perhaps best to leave the article as it stands (first from South Africa)?
 * Ktalon 23:55, 10 August 2007 (UTC)