Phil Edwards (cyclist)

Phil Edwards

Personal information
Full name	Philip Edwards
Born	(1949-09-03)3 September 1949 Bristol, England
Died	24 April 2017(2017-04-24) (aged 67) Monaco
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Domestique
Amateur team
Western Road Club
Professional team
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Major wins
One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (1977)

Philip Edwards (3 September 1949 – 24 April 2017) was a British professional road racing cyclist.

Cycling career

He represented the United Kingdom at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he finished sixth in the road race, just behind teammate Phil Bayton.

He represented England in the road race, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand before becoming a professional cyclist from 1976 to 1980.

It was reported that he died of a suspected heart attack at his home in Monaco on Monday, 24 April 2017 aged 67.

Major results

1967

1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships

1972

1st Lincoln Grand Prix

6th Road race, Olympic Games

9th Overall Trophée Peugeot de l'Avenir

1974

1st Overall Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia

1977

1st Road race, National Road Championships

2nd Tre Valli Varesine

3rd Giro dell'Emilia

3rd Trofeo Matteotti

6th Coppa Ugo Agostoni

1978

1st Stage 7a Volta a Catalunya

5th Coppa Bernocchi

7th Paris–Tours

1979

2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	1976	1977	1978	1979
Vuelta a España	—	—	—	—
Giro d'Italia	69	109	69	42
Tour de France	—	—	—	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish

External links

• Phil Edwards at Cycling Archives
• Phil Edwards at ProCyclingStats
• Phil Edwards at CycleBase
• Phil Edwards at Olympedia
• Phil Edwards at Team GB
• Biographical details, Yeovil Cycling Club Newsletter Jan 2007 "The Pedaller"