Christopher Malcolm Newton (born 29 September 1973,

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, England) is a road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist.

Biography

Newton went to Linthorpe Juniors and Boynton Comprehensive in Teesside, and, aged 13, started cycling with Teesside Clarion. He is an

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of the University of Teesside in

. Newton first competed in the

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in 1994, winning the silver medal in the Team Pursuit with Tony Doyle,

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and Bryan Steel. He was a member of the British Team Pursuit squad which finished tenth at the 1996 Olympic Games in

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. The team included

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) is a road and track racing cyclist, in individual and team pursuits and ...

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. He won gold in the Team Pursuit at the

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. 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. This put him on the backfoot at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he contested the points race. Joan Llaneras built up an impressive lead to take the gold, leaving Newton to battle it out with

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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. 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

Track

;1991 :4th Junior World Championships, Team Pursuit ;1993 :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race ;1994 :2nd Team Pursuit,

(with Doyle,

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& Steel) ;1995 :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race :1st National Track Champs, Team Pursuit ;1996 :3rd

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, Germany, Team Pursuit, (with

, Illingworth & Steel) :3rd

, 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,

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, (with

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, Manning, Steel & Wiggins) ;2001 :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Wiggins, Manning & Steel) :2nd

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, Team Pursuit, (with Wiggins, Manning, Steel &

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) ;2002 :1st World Championships, Points Race :1st National Track Champs, Points Race :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Wiggins, Manning & Steel) :2nd Team Pursuit,

, (with Manning, Steel & Wiggins) :3rd Points Race,

;2003 :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race :3rd

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, Points Race :4th World Championships, Points Race ;2004 :2nd Team Pursuit,

, (with Cummings, Manning & Steel) :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with

, Manning & Steel) :1st

, Sydney, Team Pursuit, (with

, Manning, Steel & R. Downing :1st

, Manchester (with

, Manning & Steel) :1st National Track Champs, Points Race :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race :1st National Track Champs, Team Pursuit (with Manning,

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& Cavendish) :2nd

, Sydney, Points Race :2nd

, Los Angeles, Points Race :3rd

, Moscow, Scratch Race 15km :4th

, Points Race :4th

, Moscow, Points Race ;2005 :1st World Championships, Team Pursuit (with Steve Cummings, Paul Manning and

) :1st

, Manchester (1), (with Steve Cummings, Paul Manning and

) :2nd

, Manchester (2), (with Mark Cavendish, Paul Manning and

) ;2006 :1st

, Moscow, Team Pursuit, (with Manning,

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) :1st Team Pursuit,

, (with Cummings, Manning and

) :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race :1st National Track Champs, Team Pursuit :3rd National Track Champs, Pursuit (with Manning, Cummings and

) :4th World Championships, Points Race ;2008 :3rd Points race, 2008 Summer Olympics :1st

, Points Race series winner :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race :1st National Track Champs, Points Race ;2009 :1st Points race, 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Ranking :1st National Track Champs, Scratch Race :1st National Track Champs, Points Race 3rd Points Race World Championships Poland

Road

;1993 :1st British Centre of Excellence Road Race ;1995 :1st

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, International Archer Grand Prix :1st

, 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

, International Archer Grand Prix :2nd Tour of Langkawi,

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::1st King of the Mountains, Tour of Langkawi :3rd

British National Time Trial Championships The British National Time Trial Championships for cycling are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in ...

– 25-mile ;1997 :1st British National Championships, Team Time Trial :1st

– 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

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International Time Trial :1st

, Grand Prix of Essex :1st

, Europa 2-day ::1st Stage 1, Europa 2-day ::1st Stage 2, Europa 2-day :1st Mersey Invitation Time Trial :2nd

– 25-mile :8th Prutour, Prydain ;1999 :1st

:1st

– 25-mile :1st British National Championships, Team Time Trial :1st

International Time Trial :1st

, Europa 2-day ::2nd Stage 1, Bishop's Waltham-

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, ''Premier Calendar'', Europa 2-day ::2nd Stage 2, Bishop's Waltham, ''Premier Calendar'', Europa 2-day ;2000 :1st

:1st Grand Prix Claude Criquielion,

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:1st Internationale Wielertrofee Jong Maar Moedig :1st

, Europa 2-day ::1st Stage 2, Bishop's Waltham, ''Premier Calendar'', Europa 2-day :1st

, Lincoln Grand Prix :1st

, Silver Spoon Chase :1st

, Oleum Grand Prix :3rd UCI World Cup, Italy :3rd

– 25-mile :45th 49th Olympia Tour,

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::1st Stage 7,

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, 49th Olympia Tour ::1st Stage 8,

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, 49th Olympia Tour ::2nd Stage 1,

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, 49th Olympia Tour ;2001 :1st

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:1st Circuit des Mines, France ::1st Stage 5, Sainte Marie aux Chenes-

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, Circuit des Mines ::2nd Stage 1, Briey-

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- D'Eau, Circuit des Mines ::2nd Stage 4,

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- Guenange, Circuit des Mines ::3rd Stage 6,

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- Chateau de Malbrouck, Circuit des Mines :1st Grand Prix Ploogestraat,

:1st

, Lancaster Grand Prix :3rd

: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,

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– Ballinamore ::2nd Stage 4, FBD Milk Rás,

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–

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::2nd Stage 5, FBD Milk Rás,

–

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::1st Stage 6, FBD Milk Rás,

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–

Arklow Arklow (; ; , ) is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 r ...

::1st Stage 7, FBD Milk Rás,

–

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::1st Stage 8, FBD Milk Rás,

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Circuit Race :1st Stage 1, Beroun-Beroun, Gweriniaeth Tsiec :1st Stage 4, Joeuf –

, Circuit des Mines, France :3rd

– 25-mile ;2003 :1st FBD Milk Rás, Ireland ::Stage 5, FBD Milk Rás,

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– Buncrana ;2004 :3rd Colne Grand Prix ;2005 :1st

:1st

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, Ireland ::3rd, Sprint Competition, FBD Insurance Ras :2nd Clitheroe Town Centre Grand Prix ;2006 :1st Stage race, Tour of the South ::1st 1 Stage, Tour of the South :2nd

– 25-mile ;2007 :1st

Series :1st

, Bikeline 2-day,

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::1st Stage 1,

, Bikeline 2-day :1st

, Ryedale Grand Prix :2nd

, 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

, Beaumont Trophy :3rd

, Blackpool Grand Prix :

, Grand Prix of Wales :5th

, Tour of Pendle ;2008 : 1st Stage 3, FBD Insurance Rás,

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–

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: 1st Clayton Velo Spring Classic :4th Lincoln Grand Prix :4th Richmond Grand Prix ;2009 :1st Rochdale Grand Prix Circuit Race :3rd Newcastle Leazes Criterium : 4th Lincoln Grand Prix ;2010 : 1st Lincoln GP : 1st Tour Doon Hame : 1st Beaumont Trophy : 1st

Series : 3rd Clayton Velo Spring Classic : 4th East Yorkshire Classic : 5th York Cycling City Centre Race

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Chris 1973 births Living people English male cyclists Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Olympic cyclists of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Alumni of Teesside University Sportspeople from Middlesbrough Olympic medalists in cycling UCI Track Cycling World Champions (men) English cycling coaches Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics University of Michigan alumni Cyclists from Yorkshire Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling English track cyclists Rás Tailteann winners Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games