Phil Griffiths (cyclist)

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Discipline Road Name Phil Griffiths		Role Cyclist Weight 70 kg
Born 18 March 1949 (age 75) Guyana ( 1949-03-18 )

Phil Griffiths (born 18 March 1949) is a former English racing cyclist from Stone, Staffordshire. He rode for Great Britain in the Olympic Games, 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. He is currently the Team Director of Velosure–Giordana and previously managed ANC–Halfords which was the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France.

Palmarès

1971

1st British Best All-Rounder3rd Tour of the Cotswolds

1972

2nd British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)

1973

3rd Archer Grand Prix1st Overall, Premier Calendar3rd stage 2, Peace Race6th stage 4, Peace Race

1974

Commonwealth Games, Road Race3rd Overall, Premier Calendar2nd Tour of the Cotswolds1st British Best All-Rounder

1975

2nd British National Road Race Championships (Amateur)1st Overall, Premier Calendar1st British Best All-Rounder

1976

DNF Olympic Games, Road race6th 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 RaceQF Commonwealth Games, 4000m Individual pursuit, Track1st Archer Grand Prix1st stage 4, Girvan1st prologue, Milk Race

1979

14th GP des Nations1st British Best All-Rounder

References

Phil Griffiths (cyclist) Wikipedia

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