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
References
External links
Biographical details, Yeovil Cycling Club Newsletter Jan 2007 "The Pedaller"