Stanley Walter Miles, ''Stan'' Miles, (3 September 1913 – August 2004) was an English amateur cyclist who won the

British Best All-Rounder The British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) competition, organised by Cycling Time Trials, is an annual British cycle-racing competition. It ranks riders by the average of their average speeds in individual time trials, over 50 and and 12 hours for ...

competition in 1935 whilst also leading his club, 'Century Road' C.C., to the title of 'Best All-rounder' team in Great Britain. His victory tally in 1935 included winning the Anerley '12' hour; the Brighton Mitre '50' mile; the Highgate '100' mile; and the Ealing '50' miles. His achievements were further celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the

Golden Book of Cycling The ''Golden Book of Cycling'' was created in 1932 by ''Cycling'', a British cycling magazine, to celebrate "the Sport and Pastime of Cycling by recording the outstanding rides, deeds and accomplishments of cyclists, officials and administrat ...

Personal life

Miles lived in

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, where he ran a cycle shop in Victoria Street and customised both road and track frames. Velospace – Notes about Stan Miles and cycle frames
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Career

Throughout 1935 Miles competed in 15 events, winning four and finishing third seven times. His victory tally included: the ''Anerley '12' hour'' with a record distance of 239¼ miles; the ''Brighton Mitre '50' mile'' in 2 hours, 7 minutes 3 seconds; the ''Highgate '100' mile'' in 4 hours 34 minutes 25 seconds; and the ''Ealing '50' miles'' in 2 hours 7 minutes 3 seconds. These achievements meant that he won the title of Best All-rounder with an average speed of 21.809 mph, the second fastest ever achieved at that time.

The Golden Book

Stan Miles's achievements were celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the

.The Golden Book of Cycling – Stan Miles, 1936. Archive maintained by 'The Pedal Club'.
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Stanley English male cyclists 1913 births Sportspeople from St Albans 2004 deaths