Phil Griffiths (cyclist)

Phil Griffiths
Personal information
Born (1949-03-18) 18 March 1949 (age 75)
UK
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider (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
Representing  England
Men's road bicycle racing
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place Christchurch 1974 Individual Road Race

Phil Griffiths (born 18 March 1949) is an English former racing cyclist from Stone, Staffordshire.

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
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

  1. ^ "Phil Griffiths Olympic Statistics". September 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ "1974 Games". Team England.
    - "Athletes, 1974 England team". Team England.
  3. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
    - "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Energetic Brit takes Yellow – 1973 Peace Race". September 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Node4 Pro Cycling Management Team". September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Wide Eyed and Legless Revisited". September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.