Frances Newstead

Frances Newstead (born 7 May 1973) is an English road and track cyclist from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.

Frances Newstead
Personal information
Full nameFrances Newstead
Born (1973-05-07) 7 May 1973
 England
 United Kingdom
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track
RoleRider and Coach
Rider typeEndurance
Amateur teams
1998Holme Valley Wheelers
1999-2001AC Slumberland
2002-2003GS Strada
2004AC Slumberland
Major wins
British Champion

Biography

Newstead took up cycling at Huddersfield University, where she studied sports science, commuting by bike before joining the university mountain bike club. She was spotted by coach Val Rushworth at Manchester velodrome while a riding the track league.[1] She rode World Cup events in 2003 and 2004, and the 2002 UCI road world championships.

Newstead competed in the road race and time trial at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, finishing eighth in both.[2]

She has worked alongside Chris Boardman,[3] she is also a coach and worked with British Cycling's Talent Team in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.[4]

Newstead has also been working with British Cycling's Paralympic team.[5] In 2007, she helped Melaine Easter win the silver medal at the Pan American Championships, as tandem pilot in the road race.[6]

Palmarès
2000
1st British National Circuit Race Championships
1st Points race, British National Track Championships
3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships
1st Points race, Round 5, Ipoh, 2000 Track World Cup
2nd Pursuit, Round 5, Ipoh, 2000 Track World Cup
2nd CTT Time Trial Championships, 10 Miles
2002
1st British National Time Trial Championships
2nd CTT Time Trial Championships, 25 Miles
3rd Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
2nd Stage 3
7th Points race, Commonwealth Games
8th Road race, Commonwealth Games
8th Time trial, Commonwealth Games
12th Holland Ladies Tour
2003
2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships
1st CTT Time Trial Championships, 25 Miles
2004
9th Profronde van Oostvoorne
10th Sparkassen Giro Bochum (UCI 1.9.2)
5th Climbs classification
2005
2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships

References
  1. "Frances Newstead : My Cycling History". Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  2. "Hughes takes women's cycling time trial title". 2002 Manchester, the XVII Commonwealth Games. 27 July 2002.
  3. William Fotheringham (31 July 2003). "Boardman the big wheel still has role". The Guardian.
  4. Andrew Kennedy (1 November 2006). "Hannah Mayho Interview". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009.
  5. "GB Paralympic Team Working Hard for Beijing Places". British Cycling. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2009. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
  6. "There is Gold on the Road at the Pan American Champs". Darren Kenny. 17 November 2007.
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