Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay (born 26 June 1963)[1] is a British former professional cross-country, track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games,[2] Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
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| Full name | Jonathan Clay | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1963 Leeds, West Yorkshire  England | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Track, Road & Cross-country | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||
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| 1986 | Raleigh - Weinmann | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Raleigh - Banana | ||||||||||||||
| 1988 | P.M.S. - Dawes | ||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Raleigh - Banana | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Banana Falcon | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Banana Met Helmets | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Orange | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Brite Voice | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Linda McCartney Racing Team | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring from competitive cycling in 2000, he was appointed British Cycling’s Regional Talent Manager for the North East. In 2004 he took over management of the membership department before being appointed Cycle Sport and Membership Director of British Cycling in 2009.[3]
A winner of several Premier Calendar events, he now helps to organise some of the races.[4] Clay is also a committee member for the Dave Rayner fund, which assists young cyclists to race on the continent, and hopefully, turn professional.[5]
Palmarès
edit- 1986
- 2nd Amateur British National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Overall, Premier Calendar series
- 1st Tour of the Peaks
- 21st World Amateur Road Race Championships (Colorado Springs USA)
1988
- 7th overall 'Milk Race' Tour of Britain
- 1995
- 1st Professional British National Circuit Race Championships
- 1997
- 3rd Overall, Premier Calendar series
- 3rd British National Time Trial Championships
- 4th Lincoln International Grand Prix
- 1998
- 2nd Individual pursuit, 1998 Commonwealth Games
- 1st
British National Madison Championships (with Rob Hayles) - 2nd Overall, Premier Calendar series
- 3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships
- 1999
- 2nd British National Madison Championships (with Russell Downing)
- 2000
- 2nd Team Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 3rd Team pursuit, 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2nd British National Road Race Championships
References
edit- ^ "British Olympic Association profile".
- ^ "Athlete search". Commonwealth Games Federation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "British Cycling Senior Management Team". British Cycling.
- ^ "Otley Town Centre Races 2008". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
- ^ "Dave Rayner Fund Dinner Photos". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.
External links
edit- "Cycle Base".
- Jon Clay at Cycling Archives (archive)