Phil Griffiths (cyclist)

Phil Griffiths
Personal information
Born (1949-03-18) 18 March 1949
Guyana
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider (retired)
Team Director
Amateur team(s)
Gloucester City CC
City of Stoke ACCS
GS Strada
Managerial team(s)
ANC–Halfords
CandiTV-Marshalls Pasta
Motorpoint-Marshalls Pasta
Motorpoint
Velosure–Giordana
Major wins
Milk Race, 1 Stage

Phil Griffiths (born 18 March 1949) is a former English racing cyclist from Stone, Staffordshire. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games,[1] won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games and is one of the few British riders to have held the yellow jersey in the Peace Race.[2] He is currently the Team Director of Velosure–Giordana[3] and previously managed ANC–Halfords which was the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France.[4]

Palmarès

1971
1st British Best All-Rounder
3rd Tour of the Cotswolds
1972
United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom 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
United Kingdom 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

References

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