Chris Newton

'''Christopher Malcolm (Chris) Newton''' (born 29 September 1973, [[Middlesbrough]], [[England]]) is a successful road and track racing cyclist. Newton is a multiple world champion and Olympian. ==Biography== Newton is an [[alumni|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 (cyclist)|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. 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. This put him on the backfoot at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], where he contested the [[Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's points race|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, 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, and is coached by Matt Parker. ===Track=== {{palmares start}} 1991 :4th Junior World Championships, Team Pursuit 1993 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race 1994 :2nd Team Pursuit, [[Commonwealth Games]] (with [[Tony Doyle (cyclist)|Doyle]], [[Rob Hayles|Hayles]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) 1995 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Team Pursuit 1996 :3rd [[1996 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Germany]], Team Pursuit, (with [[Rob Hayles|Hayles]], [[Matt Illingworth|Illingworth]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :3rd [[1996 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Italy]], Team Pursuit, (with [[Shaun Wallace|Wallace]], [[Matt Illingworth|Illingworth]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) 1999 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Team Pursuit 2000 :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with [[Bradley Wiggins|Wiggins]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :3rd Team Pursuit, [[Olympic Games]], (with [[Jonathon Clay|Clay]], [[Rob Hayles|Hayles]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Bryan Steel|Steel]] & [[Bradley Wiggins|Wiggins]]) 2001 :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with [[Bradley Wiggins|Wiggins]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :2nd [[2001 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Poland]], Team Pursuit, (with [[Bradley Wiggins|Wiggins]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Bryan Steel|Steel]] & [[Phil West|West]]) 2002 :1st {{flagiconUCI}} World Championships, Points Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Points Race :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with [[Bradley Wiggins|Wiggins]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :2nd Team Pursuit, [[Commonwealth Games]], (with [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Bryan Steel|Steel]] & [[Bradley Wiggins|Wiggins]]) :3rd Points Race, [[Commonwealth Games]] 2003 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race :3rd [[2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Mexico]], Points Race :4th World Championships, Points Race 2004 :2nd Team Pursuit, [[Olympic Games]], (with [[Steve Cummings|Cummings]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :2nd World Championships, Team Pursuit (with [[Rob Hayles|Hayles]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :1st [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Sydney]], Team Pursuit, (with [[Rob Hayles|Hayles]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Bryan Steel|Steel]] & [[Russell Downing|R. Downing]] :1st [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Manchester]] (with [[Rob Hayles|Hayles]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] & [[Bryan Steel|Steel]]) :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Points Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Team Pursuit (with [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Tom White (cyclist)|White]] & [[Mark Cavendish|Cavendish]]) :2nd [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Sydney]], Points Race :2nd [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Los Angeles]], Points Race :3rd [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Moscow]], Scratch Race 15km :4th [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Mexico]], Points Race :4th [[2004 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Moscow]], Points Race 2005 :1st {{flagiconUCI}} World Championships, Team Pursuit (with [[Steve Cummings]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Paul Manning]] and [[Rob Hayles]]) :1st [[2004-2005 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Manchester]] (1), (with [[Steve Cummings]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Paul Manning]] and [[Rob Hayles]]) :2nd [[2005-2006 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Manchester]] (2), (with [[Mark Cavendish]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Paul Manning]] and [[Rob Hayles]]) 2006 :1st [[2006-2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Moscow]], Team Pursuit, (with [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Geraint Thomas|Thomas]] & [[Ed Clancy|Clancy]]) :1st Team Pursuit, [[Commonwealth Games]], (with [[Steve Cummings|Cummings]], [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]] and [[Rob Hayles]]) :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Team Pursuit :3rd [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Pursuit (with [[Paul Manning (cyclist)|Manning]], [[Steve Cummings|Cummings]] and [[Ed Clancy|Clancy]]) :4th World Championships, Points Race 2008 :3rd Points race, [[2008 Summer Olympics]] :1st [[2007-2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], Points Race series winner :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Points Race 2009 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Scratch Race :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Track Championships|National Track Champs]], Points Race {{palmares end}} ===Road=== {{palmares start}} 1993 :1st British Centre of Excellence Road Race 1995 :1st [[Premier Calendar]], [[Archer Grand Prix cycle race|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]], [[Archer Grand Prix cycle race|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 {{flagicon|GBR}} 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 {{flagicon|GBR}} British National Championships, Team Time Trial :1st [[Isle of Man|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 [[Tour of Britain|Prutour]], [[Prydain]] 1999 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Time Trial Championships]] :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British National Time Trial Championships]] - 25 mile :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} British National Championships, Team Time Trial :1st [[Isle of Man|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 {{flagicon|GBR}} [[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]] ::1st Stage 7, [[Bedum]], 49th Olympia Tour ::1st Stage 8, [[Bedum]]-[[Almere]], 49th Olympia Tour ::2nd Stage 1, [[Tilburg]], 49th Olympia Tour 2001 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[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]] 2005 :1st {{flagicon|GBR}} [[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 {{palmares end}} ==External links== *[http://www.chrisnewton.ndo.co.uk/ chrisnewton.ndo.co.uk/] {{Rapha Condor-Sharp riders}} {{Persondata | NAME = Newton, Chris | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = English racing cyclist | DATE OF BIRTH = 29 September 1973 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Middlesbrough]], [[England]], United Kingdom | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Chris}}