Frances Newstead
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England
United Kingdom| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Frances Newstead |
| Born | 7 May 1973 England United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider and Coach |
| Rider type | Endurance |
| Amateur teams | |
| 1998 | Holme Valley Wheelers |
| 1999-2001 | AC Slumberland |
| 2002-2003 | GS Strada |
| 2004 | AC Slumberland |
| Major wins | |
| British Champion | |
Frances Newstead (born 7 May 1973) is an English road and track cyclist from Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.
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.