Hugh Porter British Cyclist 1970 Leicester 12x8 Hand Signed Photo

SMATZCYF  This is a rare and specialist opportunity to secure this large 12" x 8" hand signed photo for British cyclist Hugh Porter at Leicester on 16th August 1970. He has personally autographed the souvenir where his signature rests perfectly accompanying his portrait bar a little light upper border region in truly outstanding condition & undedicated too. Reverse has full details of the time and location of the signing.  Please see all my other professional world cyclists signed photos & race memorabilia at my store.

"...Hugh William Porter MBE is one of Britain's greatest former professional cyclists.  A former Wolverhampton draughtsman, Porter won the National Amateur Pursuit title three years in succession 1963-65 and captured the bronze medal at the 1963 World Championships at Rocourt, Belgium. Suffering from a bad cold, Porter failed to win a medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics but did however win the gold medal at the 1966 Kingston (Jamaica) British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Despite being a pursuit champion, Porter never specialised in one aspect of the sport and was at home on both the track and the road in time trials, stage races or six day races, and, towards the end of his career, he was involved in cyclo-cross, and was even short-listed for the British team for the 1976 World Championships. Porter competed in the Tour of Britain Milk Race three times and in 1966 won the fifth stage, and was ninth in the overall classification.

Porter turned professional with the Mackeson Whitbread team in 1967 and finished second in that yearÔøΩs professional pursuit at the World Track Championships before winning the first of four titles at Roma in 1968. Porter was the champion again on home soil at Leicester in 1970 and two years later won at Marseille before winning his fourth world title at San SebastiÔøΩn, Spain, in 1973. He was also second and third respectively in 1969 and 1971. His tally of four wins was not broken until 2022.

Porter took part in the 1968 Tour de France but unfortunately his appearance was short-lived. After being the best-placed British rider in seventh place after the prologue, he finished more than 12 minutes behind the race leader Charly Grosskost of France after the first stage and pulled out of the race.

After his retirement at the age of 39 in October 1979, Porter became a cycling commentator on British television. He was awarded the MBE for his services to cycling in 1972 and in 2010 was one of 51 people to become the inaugural inductees into the British Cycling Hall of Fame..."