Brian Walton (cyclist)
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Brian Clifford Walton (born December 18, 1965 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a cycling coach and former Canadian 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
. Walton was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame
in 2006.
Walton is a partner
at Cadence Performance Cycling Center in Philadelphia.
Pan American Games
The Pan-American or Pan American Games are a major event in the Americas featuring summer and formerly winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Pan American Games are the second largest multi-sport event after the Summer Olympics...
, Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
, and the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
in 1988, 1996 and 2000. He won a silver medal in the points race at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. There were three categories of events – road cycling, track cycling and mountain biking...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Walton was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame
BC Sports Hall of Fame
For over 40 years, the community has entrusted the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum with the responsibility to collect, preserve, study, and interpret materials that relate to British Columbia’s rich sport history...
in 2006.
Walton is a partner
Same-sex relationship
A same-sex relationship is a relationship between two persons of the same sex and can take many forms, from romantic and sexual, to non-romantic close relationships. The term is mainly associated with gay and lesbian people...
at Cadence Performance Cycling Center in Philadelphia.
Teams
- 1987-1991 Team 7-Eleven7-Eleven Cycling TeamThe 7-Eleven Cycling Team, later the Motorola Cycling Team, was a professional cycling team founded in the U.S. in 1981 by Jim Ochowicz, a former U.S. Olympic cyclist...
- 1991-1993 Team Motorola
- 1993-2000 Team Saturn
- 2000-2003 Team Snow Valley (Coach)
Palmares
- Olympic Silver Medalist – Points Race 1996
- 3-time Olympic Team Member (1988, 1996, 2000)
- 3-time Pan American Games Gold Medalist
- 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