Barry Hoban

Barry Hoban
Personal information
Full nameBarry Hoban
NicknameUncle Barry
Born(1940-02-05)5 February 1940
Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died19 April 2025(2025-04-19) (aged 85)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Major wins
Grand Tours
Tour de France
8 individual stages (1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975)
Vuelta a España
2 individual stages (1964)

One-day races and Classics

Gent–Wevelgem (1974)

Barry Hoban (5 February 1940 – 19 April 2025) was an English professional cyclist who rode during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He formerly held the record for the most stage wins in the Tour de France by a British rider, winning eight between 1967 and 1975. He was also the first Briton to win two consecutive stages of the Tour (a feat matched by Mark Cavendish in 2008, twice in 2009 and once in 2010, and by Geraint Thomas in 2018).