best performances were third places in Liège–Bastogne–Liège (1969) and Paris–Roubaix (1972). Towards the end of a career spent largely in mainland Europe, Hoban occasionally returned to the UK to race; he won the London-Bradford race and was second in the British professional road-race championship in 1979, and he won the Grand Prix of Manchester in 1980. At least one bicycle was made with his name on it, including Barry Hoban-badged frames made by Coventry Cycles (later trading as Coventry Eagle). This is a common practice of retired racing cyclists. Hoban lives in Mid-Wales after moving there to work with the factory that built his frames. In 2009 he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame. References Further reading Hoban, Barry; Vas-y-Barry. 2015. Cycling Legends www.cyclinglegends.co.uk External links Official Tour de France results for Barry Hoban 1940 births Living people Sportspeople from Wakefield Cyclists from Yorkshire British Tour de France stage winners British Vuelta a España stage winners Olympic cyclists of Great Britain Cyclists at the 1960 Summer Olympics