Frances Newstead

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. 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.

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

Newstead has also been working with British Cycling's Paralympic team. In 2007, she helped Melaine Easter win the silver medal at the Pan American Championships, as tandem pilot in the road race. Frances now has 7 kids and is living a happy life. She is married and no longer cycles, although she coaches.

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