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Chris Newton Personal information Full name Christopher Newton Born 29 September 1973
Middlesbrough, England, United KingdomHeight 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] Weight 69 kg (150 lb; 10.9 st)[1] Team information Discipline Track & Road Role Rider Amateur team(s) 1995-1996 North Wirral Velo/Kodak Professional team(s) 1998
2006–2007
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Great BritainOlympic Games Silver 2004 Athens Team Pursuit Bronze 2000 Sydney Team Pursuit Bronze 2008 Beijing Points race World Championships Gold 2002 Ballerup Points race Gold 2005 Los Angeles Team Pursuit Silver 2000 Manchester Team Pursuit Silver 2001 Antwerp Team Pursuit Silver 2002 Ballerup Team Pursuit Silver 2004 Melbourne Team Pursuit Bronze 2009 Pruszków Points Race Competitor for 
EnglandCommonwealth Games Silver 1994 Victoria Team Pursuit Silver 2002 Manchester Team Pursuit Bronze 2002 Manchester Points race Infobox last updated on
6 September 2008Christopher Malcolm (Chris) Newton (born 29 September 1973, Middlesbrough, England[2]) is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian.
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Biography
Newton 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 at 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 the Team Pursuit at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he also competed in the Points Race but failed to finish the race due to mechanical problems.[3] He won gold in the 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.[4] This put him on the backfoot at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,[5] 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.[5][6]
At the first round of the World Cup Classics series, in Manchester on 1 November 2008, Chris 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. Chris is next to compete at the Revolution 21 in Manchester on 15 November.
Newton is currently living in Oldham, Greater Manchester with his wife and baby daughter,[3] and is coached by Matt Parker.[7]
Palmarès
Track
- 1991
- 4th Junior World Championships, Team Pursuit
- 1993
- 1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race
- 1994
- 2nd Team Pursuit, Commonwealth Games (with Doyle, Hayles & Steel)
- 1995
- 1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race
- 1st 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 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 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 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 National Track Champs, Points Race
- 1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race
- 1st 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 National Track Champs, Scratch Race
- 1st 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 National Track Champs, Scratch Race
- 1st National Track Champs, Points Race
- 2009
- 1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race
- 1st National Track Champs, Points Race
Road
- 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 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 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 British National Time Trial Championships
- 1st British National Time Trial Championships - 25 mile
- 1st 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 British National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Grand Prix Claude Criquielion, Belgium
- 1st IWT Jong Maar Meodik, Belgium
- 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
- 2001
- 1st British National Circuit Race Championships
- 1st Circuit des Mines, France
- 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, Dublin - Ballinamore
- 2nd Stage 4, FBD Milk Rás, Killorglin - Castletownbere
- 2nd Stage 5, FBD Milk Rás, Castletownbere - Midleton
- 1st Stage 6, FBD Milk Rás, Dungarvan - Arklow
- 1st Stage 7, FBD Milk Rás, Arklow - Baltinglass
- 1st Stage 8, FBD Milk Rás, Phoenix Park Circuit Race
- 1st Stage 1, Beroun-Beroun, Gweriniaeth Tsiec
- 1st Stage 4, Joeuf - Metz, Circuit des Mines, France
- 3rd British National Time Trial Championships - 25 mile
- 2003
- 1st FBD Milk Rás, Ireland
- Stage 5, FBD Milk Rás, Letterkenny – Buncrana
- 2005
- 1st British National Time Trial Championships
- 1st FBD Insurance Ras, Ireland
- 3rd, Sprint Competition, FBD Insurance Ras
- 4th World Championships, Road Race
- 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, Claremorris - Lisdoonvarna
- 2010
- 1st Lincoln GP
- 1st Tour Doon Hame
- 1st Beaumont Trophy
- 1st Premier Calendar Series
References
- ^ a b "Athlete Biography - NEWTON Chris". Beijing Olympics official website. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/2/225162.shtml.
- ^ British Cycling Profile
- ^ a b "Newton grabs bronze for Britain in thrilling points race". Mail Online. 16 August 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-1045930/Newton-grabs-bronze-Britain-thrilling-points-race.html.
- ^ Newton Injured Ahead of Worlds British Cycling 6 March 2008
- ^ a b Alasdair Fotheringham (16 August 2008). "Newton Storms to Bronze in Points". Cycling Weekly. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Newton_storms_to_bronze_in_Olympic_points_article_265715.html.
- ^ Larry Hickmont (16 August 2008). "Men's Points Race". British Cycling. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/OlympicGames2008/20080816_Beijing_Olympic_MensPoints.asp.
- ^ "Team GB > Beijing 2008 > Athlete Profiles > Chris Newton". British Olympic Association. http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=2341.
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