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 (age 51)
 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
United Kingdom British Champion

Biography

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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] Frances now has 7 kids and is living a happy life. She is married and no longer cycles, although she coaches.

Palmarès

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References

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  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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