Bob Maitland

Robert " Bob" John Maitland ( born March 31, 1924 in Birmingham, † August 24, 2010 in Metz ) was an English racing cyclist.

Even as a young Bob Maitland cycling was thrilled at first he worked as autograph collector, until he started with driving. He became an engineer, so he did not have at the front in World War II and could continue to cycle competitively. 1945 and 1946 won the British Hill Climb Championship Maitland. In 1948 he took part in the Olympic Games in London, was sixth in the road race and in the team competition, he won the British team the silver medal.

1952 Bob Maitland joined the "British League of Racing Cyclists " with, a rival organization to the " National Cyclists' Union " and was therefore no longer considered for the Olympics. In 1955 he took part in the Tour de France as a member of the British team. Because of disputes between associations, the team of cycling journalists was compiled. The British, who had not realized what would happen to them and they were completely overwhelmed with the effort increased gradually but from the tour again, Bob Maitland to stage 9 Only two British drivers reached Paris, one of which as the last overall. Some years operational Maitland then own cycling team.

In 1989, Bob Maitland road world champion in the age category 65 to 69 than 70, he still took part in the race Paris-Brest- Paris. During the visit, a bicycle trade show in France he suffered in 2010 at the age of 86 years had a heart attack and died a few days later in a hospital in Metz ..