Geoff Wiles

He organised cycling and other races, helped form BMX in Britain and ran a cycle-shop in Kent, England.

He rode his first 10-mile time trial when he was 15 and finished in 26m 47s on a heavy bike with a fixed gear [2] and John Bull Safety tyres.

From there he moved to the Holdsworth team alongside Les West, Colin Lewis and others and won the national road championship in 1976.

In 1971, shortly after joining the Holdsworth team, he and teammate Dave Nie won gold at the British National Madison Championships in a time[1] of 01h 43m 46s.

Following a period as the proprietor of a bicycle shop in Strood, Geoff Wiles began competing in Masters cycle racing events.

[7] Wiles now lives with his wife Barbara in Kent, where he coaches the San Fairy Ann Racing Team.