Frances Newstead

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Frances Newstead
Personal information
Full name Frances Newstead
Born (1973-05-07) 7 May 1973 (age 51)
 England
 United Kingdom
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Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road and track
Role Rider and Coach
Rider type Endurance
Amateur team(s)
1998 Holme Valley Wheelers
1999-2001 AC Slumberland
2002-2003 GS Strada
2004 AC Slumberland
Major wins
United Kingdom British Champion
Infobox last updated on
6 April 2009

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

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

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