Cyclists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games - Chris Newton, Stuart O'Grady, Bradley McGee, Shane Kelly, Julian Dean, Gary Neiwand, Kathy Watt (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 117. Not illustrated. Chapters: Chris Newton, Stuart O'grady, Bradley Mcgee, Shane Kelly, Julian Dean, Gary Neiwand, Kathy Watt, Wendy Everson, Sarah Ulmer, Chris Lillywhite, Matt Illingworth, Will Wright, Darryn Hill, Brian Fowler, Yvonne Mcgregor, Dean Woods, Sally Hodge, Damian Mcdonald, Graeme Miller, Maxine Johnson, Matt Postle, Tanya Dubnicoff, Glen Thomson, Lee Vertongen, Susy Pryde, Brendon Cameron. Excerpt: 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. 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. 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 ...