Phil Corley | |
Fullname: | Philip Corley |
Birth Date: | 17 April 1951 |
Birth Place: | Hampstead, London, England |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Amateurteam1: | Harp Road Club |
Proyears1: | 1975-1978 |
Proteam1: | Holdsworth – Campagnolo |
Proyears2: | 1979-1980 |
Proteam2: | Elswick – Falcon |
Majorwins: | One-day races and Classics |
Phil Corley (born 17 April 1951) is a former British professional road racing cyclist.
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]
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]