Arthur Linton was the most successful of the Linton Brothers, all three of whom were competitive cyclists. Although he won many races in Britain and across Europe, it is Arthur's final race, the Bordeaux to Paris race of 1896, that has won him lasting fame.
The race carried a large cash prize, and Arthur was first home to collect it. However, it appears that he took a wrong turn on the route, and as a result he was forced to share the prize money with the second place rider. This was to be the end of Arthur's career. He died two months later having contracted typhoid.