Phil Griffiths (cyclist)

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

Phil Griffiths

Personal information
Born	(1949-03-18) 18 March 1949 UK
Team information
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 Representing  England Men's road bicycle racing Commonwealth Games Christchurch 1974 Individual Road Race

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][3] Four years later he represented England in the road race and individual pursuit, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4][5]

He is one of the few British riders to have held the yellow jersey in the Peace Race.[6]

Cycling management

He is currently the Team Director of Velosure–Giordana[7] and previously managed ANC–Halfords which was the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France.[8]

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

References

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

External links

• "Cycle Base".
• Phil Griffiths at Cycling Archives