# Chris Newton

Christopher Malcolm Newton (born 29 September 1973) is an English road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and triple Olympic medalist.

## Biography

Newton was born in Middlesbrough, England on 29 September 1973. He went to Linthorpe Juniors and Boynton Comprehensive in Teesside, and, aged 13, started cycling with Teesside Clarion. 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. He also competed in the Points Race, but failed to finish the race. 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. 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 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.
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, 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 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 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 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 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, 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

#### 2004

    3rd Colne Grand Prix

#### 2005

    1st British National Time Trial Championships
    1st FBD Insurance Ras, 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 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
    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 Premier Calendar Series
    3rd Clayton Velo Spring Classic
    4th East Yorkshire Classic
    5th York Cycling City Centre Race