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Chris Newton
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Newton
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 51)
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineTrack & Road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
1995–1996North Wirral Velo/Kodak
2000Middridge CRT
2002–2003Compensation Group
2003Bendigo Building Industry
Professional teams
1998Team Brite
1999Linda McCartney Racing Team
2005–2010Recycling.co.uk–MG X-Power
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Points race
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Ballerup Points race
Gold medal – first place 2005 Los Angeles Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2000 Manchester Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2001 Antwerp Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2002 Ballerup Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2004 Melbourne Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pruszków Points race
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Points race

Christopher Malcolm Newton (born 29 September 1973, Middlesbrough, England[2]) is a road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist.

Biography

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Newton went to Linthorpe Juniors and Boynton Comprehensive in Teesside, and, aged 13, started cycling with Teesside Clarion.[3] He is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough. Newton first competed in the Commonwealth Games in 1994, winning the silver medal in the Team Pursuit with Tony Doyle, Rob Hayles and Bryan Steel.

He was a member of the British Team Pursuit squad which finished tenth in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. The team included Matt Illingworth, Rob Hayles and Bryan Steel. He won the bronze medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. He won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit, and the bronze in the Points Race at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Newton won the silver medal in Team Pursuit at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[4] He also competed in the Points Race, but failed to finish the race.[5] He won gold in Team Pursuit at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

Despite his focus on pursuing a track career at world class level, Newton's all-round ability has also seen him take many wins in top international amateur road races throughout his career.

Newton broke his collarbone on 6 March 2008 when a car door was opened in his path whilst he was training on the road, putting him out of contention for the upcoming World Championships at the end of March.[6] This put him on the backfoot at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[7] where he contested the points race. Joan Llaneras built up an impressive lead to take the gold, leaving Newton to battle it out with Roger Kluge for silver. A late attack by Kluge left Newton unable to respond, but he was happy to take a bronze medal at his fourth Olympic Games.[7][8]

At the first round of the World Cup Classics series, in Manchester on 1 November 2008, Newton was on top form and dominated the points race. He was the clear winner and won the final sprint to a standing ovation from the crowd. On that night Great Britain won all gold in all 6 events.

Palmarès

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Track

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1991
4th Junior World Championships, Team Pursuit
1993
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
1994
2nd Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games (with Doyle, Hayles & Steel)
1995
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Team Pursuit
1996
3rd World Cup, Germany, Team Pursuit, (with Hayles, Illingworth & Steel)
3rd World Cup, Italy, Team Pursuit, (with Wallace, Illingworth & Steel)
1999
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Team Pursuit
2000
2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Wiggins, Manning & Steel)
3rd Team Pursuit, Olympic Games, (with Clay, Hayles, Manning, Steel & Wiggins)
2001
2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Wiggins, Manning & Steel)
2nd World Cup, Poland, Team Pursuit, (with Wiggins, Manning, Steel & West)
2002
1st World Championships, Points Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Points Race
2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Wiggins, Manning & Steel)
2nd Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, (with Manning, Steel & Wiggins)
3rd Points Race, Commonwealth Games
2003
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
3rd World Cup, Mexico, Points Race
4th World Championships, Points Race
2004
2nd Team Pursuit, Olympic Games, (with Cummings, Manning & Steel)
2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Hayles, Manning & Steel)
1st World Cup, Sydney, Team Pursuit, (with Hayles, Manning, Steel & R. Downing
1st World Cup, Manchester (with Hayles, Manning & Steel)
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Points Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Team Pursuit (with Manning, White & Cavendish)
2nd World Cup, Sydney, Points Race
2nd World Cup, Los Angeles, Points Race
3rd World Cup, Moscow, Scratch Race 15km
4th World Cup, Mexico, Points Race
4th World Cup, Moscow, Points Race
2005
1st World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Steve Cummings, Paul Manning and Rob Hayles)
1st World Cup, Manchester (1), (with Steve Cummings, Paul Manning and Rob Hayles)
2nd World Cup, Manchester (2), (with Mark Cavendish, Paul Manning and Rob Hayles)
2006
1st World Cup, Moscow, Team Pursuit, (with Manning, Thomas & Clancy)
1st Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games, (with Cummings, Manning and Rob Hayles)
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Team Pursuit
3rd National Track Champs, Pursuit (with Manning, Cummings and Clancy)
4th World Championships, Points Race
2008
3rd Points race, 2008 Summer Olympics
1st World Cup, Points Race series winner
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Points Race
2009
1st Points race, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Scratch Race
1st United Kingdom National Track Champs, Points Race

3rd Points Race World Championships Poland

Road

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1993
1st British Centre of Excellence Road Race
1995
1st Premier Calendar, International Archer Grand Prix
1st Premier Calendar, Silver Spoon 2-day
1st Stage 2, Silver Spoon 2-day
2nd Stage 1, Silver Spoon 2-day
2nd Stage 3, Silver Spoon 2-day
2nd British National Championships, Team Time Trial
3rd British National Championships, Hill Climb
1996
1st Tour of Lancashire
1st Premier Calendar, International Archer Grand Prix
2nd Tour of Langkawi, Malaysia
1st King of the Mountains, Tour of Langkawi
3rd British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
1997
1st United Kingdom British National Championships, Team Time Trial
1st British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
1st Grand Prix de l'Oms a Fontainne, France
1st Grand Prix de la Londe, France
1st Grand Prix Bonville, France
1st Grand Prix de Geneve, Switzerland
1998
1st United Kingdom British National Championships, Team Time Trial
1st Manx International Time Trial
1st Premier Calendar, Grand Prix of Essex
1st Premier Calendar, Europa 2-day
1st Stage 1, Europa 2-day
1st Stage 2, Europa 2-day
1st Mersey Invitation Time Trial
2nd British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
8th Prutour, Prydain
1999
1st United Kingdom British National Time Trial Championships
1st United Kingdom British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
1st United Kingdom British National Championships, Team Time Trial
1st Manx International Time Trial
1st Premier Calendar, Europa 2-day
2nd Stage 1, Bishop's Waltham-Stephen's Castle, Premier Calendar, Europa 2-day
2nd Stage 2, Bishop's Waltham, Premier Calendar, Europa 2-day
2000
1st United Kingdom British National Time Trial Championships
1st Grand Prix Claude Criquielion, Belgium
1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig
1st Premier Calendar, Europa 2-day
1st Stage 2, Bishop's Waltham, Premier Calendar, Europa 2-day
1st Premier Calendar, Lincoln Grand Prix
1st Premier Calendar, Silver Spoon Chase
1st Premier Calendar, Oleum Grand Prix
3rd UCI World Cup, Italy
3rd British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
45th 49th Olympia Tour, Netherlands
1st Stage 7, Bedum, 49th Olympia Tour
1st Stage 8, Bedum-Almere, 49th Olympia Tour
2nd Stage 1, Tilburg, 49th Olympia Tour
2001
1st United Kingdom British National Circuit Race Championships
1st Circuit des Mines, France
1st Stage 5, Sainte Marie aux Chenes-Metz, Circuit des Mines
2nd Stage 1, Briey-Plan-D'Eau, Circuit des Mines
2nd Stage 4, Rosselange-Guenange, Circuit des Mines
3rd Stage 6, Trieux-Chateau de Malbrouck, Circuit des Mines
1st Grand Prix Ploogestraat, Belgium
1st Premier Calendar, Lancaster Grand Prix
3rd British National Time Trial Championships
23rd Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca
1st Stage 3, Santa Margarita, Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca
2nd Stage 1, Laya de Palma-El Arenal, Cinturón Ciclista Internacional a Mallorca
2002
1st Tour de la Manche, France
2nd FBD Milk Rás, Ireland
1st Sprint Competition, FBD Milk Rás
1st Stage 1, FBD Milk Rás, DublinBallinamore
2nd Stage 4, FBD Milk Rás, KillorglinCastletownbere
2nd Stage 5, FBD Milk Rás, CastletownbereMidleton
1st Stage 6, FBD Milk Rás, DungarvanArklow
1st Stage 7, FBD Milk Rás, ArklowBaltinglass
1st Stage 8, FBD Milk Rás, Phoenix Park Circuit Race
1st Stage 1, Beroun-Beroun, Gweriniaeth Tsiec
1st Stage 4, JoeufMetz, Circuit des Mines, France
3rd British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
2003
1st FBD Milk Rás, Ireland
Stage 5, FBD Milk Rás, LetterkennyBuncrana
2004
3rd Colne Grand Prix[9]
2005
1st United Kingdom British National Time Trial Championships
1st FBD Insurance Ras, Ireland
3rd, Sprint Competition, FBD Insurance Ras
2nd Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix[10]
2006
1st Stage race, Tour of the South
1st 1 Stage, Tour of the South
2nd British National Time Trial Championships – 25-mile
2007
1st Premier Calendar Series
1st Premier Calendar, Bikeline 2-day, Hope
1st Stage 1, Premier Calendar, Bikeline 2-day
1st Premier Calendar, Ryedale Grand Prix
2nd Premier Calendar, 38th Girvan 3-day
1st Stage 1, 38th Girvan 3-day
3rd Stage 2, 38th Girvan 3-day
3rd Stage 3, 38th Girvan 3-day
4th Stage 4, 38th Girvan 3-day
2nd Premier Calendar, Beaumont Trophy
3rd Premier Calendar, Blackpool Grand Prix
Premier Calendar, Grand Prix of Wales
5th Premier Calendar, Tour of Pendle
2008
1st Stage 3, FBD Insurance Rás, ClaremorrisLisdoonvarna
1st Clayton Velo Spring Classic[11]
4th Lincoln Grand Prix[12]
4th Richmond Grand Prix[13]
2009
1st Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Race[14]
3rd Newcastle Leazes Criterium[15]
4th Lincoln Grand Prix[16]
2010
1st Lincoln GP
1st Tour Doon Hame
1st Beaumont Trophy
1st Premier Calendar Series
3rd Clayton Velo Spring Classic[17]
4th East Yorkshire Classic[18]
5th York Cycling City Centre Race[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Athlete Biography – NEWTON Chris". Beijing Olympics official website. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
  2. ^ British Cycling Profile Archived 7 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Walker, Sarah (4 August 2008). "Champion cyclist Chris Newton is a down-to-earth guy". Teesside Live. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "GB duo handed silver medals". 28 August 2004.
  5. ^ "Ignatyev takes points gold". 24 August 2004.
  6. ^ Newton Injured Ahead of Worlds Archived 10 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine British Cycling 6 March 2008
  7. ^ a b Alasdair Fotheringham (16 August 2008). "Newton Storms to Bronze in Points". Cycling Weekly.
  8. ^ Larry Hickmont (16 August 2008). "Men's Points Race". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
  9. ^ "Colne Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Clayton Velo Spring Classic Handicap". British Cycling. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  12. ^ "Downing Wins Lincoln – But Which One?". Cycling Weekly. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  13. ^ "Downing Secures Seventh Victory". Cycling Weekly. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  14. ^ "Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Races". British Cycling. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  15. ^ "Newcastle Leazes Criteriums". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  16. ^ "Lincoln Grand Prix 2009: comment and analysis". Cycling Weekly. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  17. ^ "Clayton Velo Spring Classic:Road, Clitheroe – Sunday, 28 Feb 2010". British Cycling. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  18. ^ Hickmott, Larry (18 July 2016). "Report: East Yorkshire Classic". British Cycling. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  19. ^ Hickmott, Larry (25 July 2010). "York Cycling City Centre Races". British Cycling. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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