History: Tour of Scotland

From Jim Hendry MBE comes a history lesson for the Tour of Scotland. ©  Jim Hendry MBE (Archivist) 2011 | Anyone who can help Jim fill any gaps in the tables, can email him by clicking here

(All GB unless stated otherwise)

Sponsored by Daily Express | 1964 – 197 Sponsored by Scottish Milk Marketing Board

 

Year 1st 2nd 3rd KOM Team

 

1964 Ian Thompson 

278 km in 7.39.50

Billy Warnock 

@ 42s

Alan Richardson 

@ 57s

Billy Warnock Edinburgh A
1965 Pavel Dolezel – Cze 

709 km in 18.34.48

John Bettinson 

@ 1.11

Norman Baty 

@ 1.53

Czechoslovakia
1966 Andy McGhee 

822 km in 22.09.39

John McMillan 

@ 1.01

Billy Bilsland 

@ 3.30

Geoff Wiles England
1967 Rene Pyjnen – Hol 

842 km in 20.55.42

Joop Zoetemelk – Hol 

@ 20s

Roy Cromack 

@ 2.45

Holland
1968 Peter Buckley 

802 km in 20.57.36

Josef Gawliczek – Pol 

@ 43s

Danny Horton 

@ 58s

Peter Doyle – Irl England A
1969 Brian Jolly 

757 km in 18.42.25

Danny Horton 

@ 36s

Anton Bartonicek – Cze 

@ 1.43

England
1970 W Matusiak – Pol 

810 km in 20.00.24

A Holik – Cze 

@ 29s

Jan Janbroers – Hol 

@ 42s

Czechoslovakia
1971 John Clewarth 

789 km in 19.04.46

C Aiguesparses – Fra 

@ 37s

Peter Doyle – Irl 

@ 49s

England
1972 Ryzard Szurkowski – Pol 

669 km in 14.08.46

J Meunier – Fra 

@ 1.26

Stanislav Szoda – Pol 

@ 1.29

Poland
1973 Clyde Sefton – Aus 

723 km in 17.17.20

J Vanderstappen – Bel 

@ 32s

Doug Dailey 

@ 1.35

Belgium

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