History - Colin Lewis Palmares

Over the following few years, I have competed as part of the Great British team in the French 'Tour de L'Avenir' and the Spanish San Sabastien World Road Championship. I reached the pinnacle of my amateur career after selection for the Tokyo Olympic Games (which I completed as the highest-ranking British rider), and the Commonwealth Games in Jamaica, where I narrowly missed out on the opportunity of a medal.

I turned professional in 1967, where I finished the 'Tour de France' for the British National Team in the top 100. I also remain the only professional cyclist to emerge victorious from the National Professional Road Race Championship in Essex for two consecutive years. At the end of my cycling career I managed to secure a total of 250 victories, 38 of which as a professional, including the prestigious 'Golden Wheel Trophy' and 'Linz am Rhine'. Despite my retirement, I was determined to stay affiliated with every aspect from the world of cycling, and, in 1976, I established the Colin Lewis cycle dealership.

Simultaneously to my position as the shop proprietor, I was appointed as the first manager of the New Eastway Cycle Circuit in Hackney, and spent the following 7 years as Coaching Director for the South West Centre of Excellence. Today, I now spend my time concentrating on my cycle store, and serving as President of my own club, the Mid Devon Cycling club.

1. Powerstat sl longsleeve
2. Shopping Basket