Phil Anderson

Born on 12th March 1958, in London, England, Philip Grant Anderson is a former professional cyclist from Australia. He was the first non-European who has worn the yellow jersey of Tour de France.

Here are some of his career achievements:

• Bagged fifth position at the Tour de France in 1982
• Won the Tour de Suisse of 1985. The same year, he won the Tour Méditerranéen, Volta a Catalunya, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré races
• In the year 1978, he bagged a gold medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, held in Edmonton
• In the year 1994, he repeated the victory at the Commonwealth Games of 1978 by clinching a gold medal but this time in team time trial.
• Honoured with the Order of Australia in 1987
• Received the Australia Sports Medal in 2000 and Centenary Medal in 2001
• Inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2010