Phil Bayton
Phil Bayton (born September 18, 1950 in Kingswinford near Dudley ) is a former British cyclist and British cycling champion .
Athletic career
Bayton began cycling as a youngster, he was a member of the Stourbridge Cycling Club, shortly afterwards switched to the Thornhill Cycling Club. At the age of 16 he won his first bike race. In 1969 he won the first smaller races in his home country. In 1972 he started for the British national team at the Tour of Algeria and won a renowned international time trial with the Grand Prix de France . He was able to justify his nomination for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich with a very good fifth place in the road race. He was later placed in fourth place after a disqualification of the Spaniard Huélamo . In the following year he got his license as a professional driver and started for the well-known British team TI-Raleigh , which at that time mainly hired British drivers. Third place at the Trofeo Baracchi with his close friend Dave Lloyd was his best result in that first year as a professional. After two years with the TI-Raleigh team, he received an offer from the Belgian Watneys racing team, which he turned down, but later regretted it very much. He wanted to give up cycling entirely and work in a factory in his home country. Hugh Porter persuaded him, however, to continue his career, with cycling alongside his factory job. In 1975 and 1976 he was British track champion in the singles pursuit . He mainly competed in races in Great Britain and won numerous criteria and circuit races (for example 13 races in 1981 alone). In 1982 he won the British championship in the criterion . Until 1989 he started for various British professional teams, then he ended his career at the age of 39. Bayton continued to ride his racing bike later on, but without racing.
Professional
Bayton became the sporting director of Team Everready after his career.
Familiar
Of his four children, his son Grant Bayton also cycled.
Web links
- Phil Bayton in the Radsportseiten.net database
- Phil Bayton in the Sports-Reference.com database
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bayton, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingswinford at Dudley |