Phil Corley

Phil Corley
Personal information
Full name	Philip Corley
Born	17 April 1951 (age 70); 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 National Road Race Championships (1978)

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

[1] "1975 » 42nd World Championships - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[2] "1976 » 43rd World Championships - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[3] "1978 » 45th World Championships - Road Race (WC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[4] "1977 » 75th Paris - Roubaix". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 28 August 2021.

[5] "1978 » National Championships Great Britain - Road Race (NC)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[6] "About Us". Corley Cycles. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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1996–	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)