Phil Edwards 1949-2017: A 70s cycling strongman

Phil Edwards was a British Olympian who became known as 'Moser's Gregario' due to the unshakable service he provided the Italian cycling legend. After a five-year pro career, he went on to change the shape of the UK and European cycling industries through his businesses

Phil Edwards.

(Image credit: Cycing Weekly archive)

Phil Edwards, who died in the early hours of Monday morning of a suspected heart attack at his home in Monaco, was part of a crop of talented, ambitious 1970s British amateur cyclists.

Racing alongside, and against, the likes of Phil Griffiths, Bill Nickson, Phil Bayton and Les West, Edwards built his career winning the classic races on the British calendar along with stages in the Milk Race.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.