Brian Walton (cyclist)
 Walton riding in the Canadian road champion jersey for 7-Eleven in the 1988 Tour de White Rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Clifford Walton (born December 18, 1965) is a Canadian cycling coach and former professional road and track cyclist. His racing career spanned 18 years, racing professionally for North American pro teams 7-Eleven, Motorola, and Saturn. He represented Canada at the Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games, and the Olympic Games in 1988, 1996 and 2000. He won a silver medal in the points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] Walton was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.
Walton is a partner at Cadence Performance Cycling Center in Philadelphia.
Teams
- 1987-1991 Team 7-Eleven
- 1991-1993 Team Motorola
- 1993-2000 Team Saturn
- 2000-2003 Team Snow Valley (Coach)
Palmares
- Olympic Silver Medallist – Points Race 1996
- 3-time Olympic Team Member (1988, 1996, 2000)
- 2-time Pan American Games Gold Medallist
- 1995 Gold - Road race (Mar del Plata, Argentina)
- 1995 Gold - Points race
- 1995 Bronze - Pursuit
- 1999 Gold– Road race (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 1995 Commonwealth Games bronze medal – scratch race
- 1989 Winner Milk Race (Tour of Britain)
- 1988 Winner International Dortmund Ritter
- 1991 Winner International Tour of Bavaria
- 1991 Winner Stage 6 (time trial) Tour du Pays Basque
- 10-time national champion - road and track
- 6-time winner Tour de White Rock
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Walton Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
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