Phil Corley
British cyclist
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Philip Corley |
Born | (1951-04-17) 17 April 1951 (age 73) Hampstead, London, England |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
Harp Road Club | |
Professional teams | |
1975-1978 | Holdsworth – Campagnolo |
1979-1980 | Elswick – Falcon |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics | |
Phil Corley (born 17 April 1951) is a former British professional road racing cyclist.
Cycling career
Corley represented Great Britain at the UCI Road World Championships three times in 1975, 1976 and 1978.[1][2][3]
In 1977, he participated in the only monument of his career; Paris–Roubaix, finishing 43rd overall.[4]
In 1978, Corley won the British National Road Race Championships, this being the biggest win of his career.[5]
Post-cycling career
In 1979, Corley founded his bike shop business, Corley Cycles, in Great Linford, Milton Keynes.
In 1981, the shop moved to a larger premises in Neath Hill.
Finally in 1982, the shop relocated to the industrial area of Stacey Bushes where it has been ever since.[6]
Career achievements
Major results
- 1975
- 6th Road race, National Road Championships
- 1976
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 1977
- 7th Road race, National Road Championships
- 1978
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1984
- 10th Road race, National Road Championships
References
- ^ "1975 » 42nd World Championships - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "1976 » 43rd World Championships - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "1978 » 45th World Championships - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "1977 » 75th Paris - Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "1978 » National Championships Great Britain - Road Race (NC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "About Us". Corley Cycles. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
External links
- Phil Corley at Cycling Archives
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- Jack Fancourt (1939)
- Reg Braddick (1944)
- J. A. O'Driscoll (1945)
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- Bob Maitland (1948)
- A D Newman (1949)
- Gordon Thomas (1950)
- Peter Procter (1951)
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- Ted Gerrard (1953)
- B J Sandy (1954)
- Bernard King (1955)
- Alan Jackson (1956)
- Ron Coe (1957 Independent)
- Stan Brittain (1957 Amateur)
- Bill Seggar (1958)
- Ernie Clements (1943)
- Percy Stallard (1944)
- Ernie Clements (1945)
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- E I Upton (1947)
- R C Ashwin (1948)
- Dave Bedwell (1949)
- Ralph Parkin (1950)
- Charlie Bland (1951)
- Mike Howarth (1952)
- Derek Evans (1953)
- Reg Browne (1954)
- Des Robinson (1955)
- Mike England (1956)
- Charlie Mather (1957)
- Bill Baty (1958)
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- Dennis Jaggard (1947)
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- Bob Thom (1949)
- Leonard West (1950)
- Dave Bedwell (1951)
- Ian Steel (1952)
- Bob Maitland (1953)
- Arthur Ilsley (1954)
- Graham Vines (1955)
- not held in 1956
- Ron Coe (1958–1957)
(1959–1995)
- Bill Baty (1959)
- Bill Bradley (1960–(1961)
- Keith Butler (1962)
- Bob Addy (1963)
- Pete Gordon (1964)
- Les West (1965)
- Arthur Metcalfe (1966)
- Les West (1967)
- Pete Matthews (1968)
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- Dave Rollinson (1970–1971)
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- Grant Thomas (1973)
- William Nickson (1974)
- Kevin Apter (1975)
- Doug Dailey (1976)
- Steve Lawrence (1977)
- Robert Millar (1978–1979)
- Steve Lawrence (1980)
- Mark Bell (1981)
- Jeff Williams (1982)
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- Neil Martin (1984)
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- Neil Hoban (1988)
- David Cook (1989)
- Simeon Hempsall (1990)
- John Hughes (1991)
- Simon Bray (1992)
- Rob Harris (1993–1994)
- Simon Bray (1995)
(1959–1995)
- Ron Coe (1959)
- race was not held in 1960
- Dave Bedwell (1961)
- John Harvey (1962)
- Albert Hitchen (1963)
- Keith Butler (1964)
- Albert Hitchen (1965)
- Dick Goodman (1966)
- Colin Lewis (1967–1968)
- Bill Lawrie (1969)
- Les West (1970)
- Danny Horton (1971)
- Gary Crewe (1972)
- Brian Jolly (1973)
- Keith Lambert (1974)
- Les West (1975)
- Geoff Wiles (1976)
- Phil Edwards (1977)
- Phil Corley (1978)
- Sid Barras (1979)
- Keith Lambert (1980)
- William Nickson (1981)
- John Herety (1982)
- Phil Thomas (1983)
- Steve Joughin (1984)
- Ian Banbury (1985)
- Mark Bell (1986)
- Paul Sherwen (1987)
- Steve Joughin (1988)
- Tim Harris (1989)
- Colin Sturgess (1990)
- Brian Smith (1991)
- Sean Yates (1992)
- Malcolm Elliott (1993)
- Brian Smith (1994)
- Robert Millar (1995)
- Dave Rand (1996)
- Jeremy Hunt (1997)
- Matt Stephens (1998)
- John Tanner (1999–2000)
- Jeremy Hunt (2001)
- Julian Winn (2002)
- Roger Hammond (2003–2004)
- Russell Downing (2005)
- Hamish Haynes (2006)
- David Millar (2007)
- Rob Hayles (2008)
- Kristian House (2009)
- Geraint Thomas (2010)
- Bradley Wiggins (2011)
- Ian Stannard (2012)
- Mark Cavendish (2013)
- Peter Kennaugh (2014–2015)
- Adam Blythe (2016)
- Steve Cummings (2017)
- Connor Swift (2018)
- Ben Swift (2019)
- not held in 2020
- Ben Swift (2021)
- Mark Cavendish (2022)
- Fred Wright (2023)
- Ethan Hayter (2024)