Phil Griffiths (cyclist)
English racing cyclist
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Phil Griffiths (born 18 March 1949) is an English former racing cyclist from Stone, Staffordshire.
UK
Team Director
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| Born | 18 March 1949 UK | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider (retired) Team Director | ||||||||||||||
| Amateur teams | |||||||||||||||
| Gloucester City CC | |||||||||||||||
| City of Stoke ACCS | |||||||||||||||
| GS Strada | |||||||||||||||
| Managerial teams | |||||||||||||||
| ANC–Halfords | |||||||||||||||
| CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta | |||||||||||||||
| Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta | |||||||||||||||
| Motorpoint | |||||||||||||||
| Velosure–Giordana | |||||||||||||||
| Major wins | |||||||||||||||
| Milk Race, 1 Stage | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cycling career
He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games,[1] and represented England winning a silver medal in the road race, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] Four years later he represented England in the road race and individual pursuit, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3]
He is one of the few British riders to have held the yellow jersey in the Peace Race.[4]
Cycling management
He is currently the Team Director of Velosure–Giordana[5] and previously managed ANC–Halfords which was the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France.[6]
Palmarès
- 1971
- 1st British Best All-Rounder
- 3rd Tour of the Cotswolds
- 1972
2nd British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)- 1973
- 3rd Archer Grand Prix
- 1st Overall, Premier Calendar
- 30th Overall, Peace Race
- 3rd stage 2, Peace Race
- 6th stage 4, Peace Race
on stage 4
- 1974
Commonwealth Games, Road Race- 3rd Overall, Premier Calendar
- 2nd Tour of the Cotswolds
- 1st British Best All-Rounder
- 1975
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
- 1st Overall, Premier Calendar
- 1st British Best All-Rounder
- 1976
- DNF Olympic Games, Road race
- 6th Olympic Games, Team Time Trial (100km)
- 1st British Best All-Rounder
- 3rd British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)
- 1977
- 3rd Lincoln GP
- 1978
- 29th Commonwealth Games, Road Race
- QF Commonwealth Games, 4000m Individual pursuit, Track
- 1st Archer Grand Prix
- 1st stage 4, Girvan
- 1st prologue, Milk Race
- 1979
- 14th GP des Nations
- 1st British Best All-Rounder
