British cyclist (1949–2017)
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.[1]
He represented England in the road race, at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand[2][3][4] 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.[5]
Major results
- 1967
- 1st
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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
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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
Legend
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Did not compete
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| DNF
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Did not finish
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References
External links
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| NCU (1938–1958) | |
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| BLRC (1943–1958) | |
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BLRC Independent
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Amateur
(1959–1995) | |
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Professional
(1959–1995) | |
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| 1996– | |
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