{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} '''Stanley Walter Miles''', '''''Stan'' Miles''', (3 September 1913 – August 2004)<ref>{{cite web|last=Miles|first=Stanley Walter|title=England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007|url=https://ancestry.com|publisher=ancestry|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref> was an English amateur cyclist who won the British Best All-Rounder competition in 1935 whilst also leading his club, 'Century Road' C.C., to the title of 'Best All-rounder' team in Great Britain.<ref name="Gold Miles"/>
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.<ref name="Gold Miles"/>
His achievements were further celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.<ref name="Gold Miles"/>
==Personal life== Miles lived in St Albans, Hertfordshire, where he ran a cycle shop in Victoria Street and customised both road and track frames. <ref name="Velo">[http://velospace.org/node/108 Velospace – Notes about Stan Miles and cycle frames]</ref>
==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.<ref name="Gold Miles"/>
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.<ref name="Gold Miles"/>
==The Golden Book== Stan Miles's achievements were celebrated in 1936 when Cycling Weekly awarded him his own page in the Golden Book of Cycling.<ref name="Gold Miles">[http://www.thepedalclub.org/archives/goldenbook/p-t/StanMiles.html The Golden Book of Cycling – Stan Miles, 1936. Archive maintained by 'The Pedal Club'.]</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Stanley}} Category:English male cyclists Category:British male cyclists Category:1913 births Category:Sportspeople from St Albans Category:2004 deaths Category:20th-century English sportsmen