Phil Corley

Phil Corley

Personal information
Full name	Phillip John Corley
Born	(1951-04-17) 17 April 1951 (age 74) 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)

Phillip John 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]

Corley Cycles

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 was until its closure in 2025. ^[6]

Major results

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1971

1st Stage 7 Milk Race

1972

7th Lincoln Grand Prix

1973

8th Manx Trophy

1974

3rd Archer Grand Prix

1976

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

1978

1st Road race, National Road Championships

References

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.
7. "Phil Corley". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
8. "Phil Corley". FirstCycling. Retrieved 19 February 2025.

External links

• Phil Corley at Cycling Archives ( archive )