Phil O'Shea (cyclist)

Phil O'Shea (16 April 1889 – 1980) was a New Zealand racing cyclist.

O'Shea was born in 1889 in Ashburton, a town in Canterbury, New Zealand.

[1] The highlight of O'Shea's career was setting the fastest time, on three consecutive occasions, in the Warrnambool to Melbourne race over a distance of 165 miles (266 km), which carried with it the title of Long Distance Road Champion of Australasia.

[4] Phil O’Shea was an active cyclist and was racing from 1909 to 1932; a remarkably long time.

O'Shea enlisted with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and served as a despatch rider.