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 Malcolm Elliott at the 1989 Tour of Britain in his Teka team colours |
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Competitor for  England |
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| Gold | Brisbane 1982 | Individual Road Race | |
| Gold | Brisbane 1982 | Team Time Trial | |
Malcolm Elliott (born July 1, 1961 in Sheffield, England) is an English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and then from 2003 up to the present day when he made his comeback in British domestic racing. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Road bicycle racing is a popular Bicycle racing Sport held on roads (following the Geography of the area using Racing bicycles The The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 These page represents the results at the Cycling Competition at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane Australia. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 These page represents the results at the Cycling Competition at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane Australia. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles
Known as a sprinter, his career includes two stages and the points jersey in the Vuelta a España, two gold medals in the Commonwealth Games, and winning the the amateur Milk Race and its professional version, the Kellogg's Tour. The Vuelta a España ( English: Tour of Spain) is a three-week Road bicycle racing Stage race that is one of the three " Grand Tours The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. He rode and finished the Tour de France in 1987 and 1988. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France
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Background
Elliott was brought up in the Wadsley area of Sheffield. Wadsley is a suburb of the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire England His joined Rutland Cycling Club in Sheffield at 15 where he was selected for the British team for the world junior championship in Argentina in 1979. A cycling club is a society for cyclists It can be local or national general or specialised For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. He raced for the UV Aube cycling club in Troyes, France, for part of 1980 season to gain experience of racing on the continent before being selected for the British team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Troyes (tʁwa is a commune, the préfecture (capital of the northeastern Aube département in France and is Cycling The team pursuit is a Track cycling event similar to the Individual pursuit, except that two teams each of up to four riders compete start The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet He, Sean Yates and Tony Doyle finished fifth. Sean Yates (born 18 May 1960 at Ewell in Surrey) is an English former professional Cyclist and a team official
Elliott's breakthrough came at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where he took gold medals in the road race and the team time trial. The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 30 September&mdash9 October 1982 Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland A team time trial (TTT is a road-based Bicycle race in which teams of Cyclists race against the clock (see Individual time trial for a more detailed
Professional career
1983 was Elliott's final year as an amateur and he took six stages of the Milk Race before turning professional with Raleigh-Weinmann in 1984. Further domestic success followed in 1984 and 1985 before switching to the ANC-Halfords Cycling Team in 1986. ANC-Halfords Cycling Team was a British-based professional team that was created in 1985 but folded in 1987 due to a lack of funds ANC-Halfords raced on the continent as well as in Britain. Elliott finished third in the 1987 Amstel Gold Race. The Amstel Gold Race is a Road bicycle race held (mostly in the southern part of the province of Limburg, The Netherlands. The team received an invitation to the 1987 Tour de France with Elliott finishing 94th overall and third on the stage into Bordeaux. The 1987 Tour de France was the 74th Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 26 1987 ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate
In 1988 Elliott joined the Fagor team, led by Stephen Roche. Stephen Roche (born 28 November 1959 in Dundrum near Dublin Ireland) is a retired professional Road racing cyclist. Elliott took his first stage in the Vuelta a España that year and another one in 1989, by which time he had switched to the Spanish Teka team. He rode in Europe until the end of the 1992 when he signed for the American team, Chevrolet-LA Sheriffs. Chevrolet (ˌʃɛvroʊˈleɪ - French origin (also known as Chevy) is a Brand of Automobile, produced by General Motors (GM
Elliott had four for Chevrolet, winning the First Union Grand Prix and the Redlands Classic and taking a stage in the Tour DuPont. The Tour DuPont was a cycling stage race in the United States held between 1991 and 1996 In 1997 he moved to Comptel-Colorado Cyclist but the team hit financial trouble. That led Elliott to retire at the end of 1997 aged 36.
Comeback
Elliott returned at the start of 2003 at 42. Riding as an individual for the Pinarello-Assos squad (set up by his former manager at ANC-Halfords, Phil Griffiths), he won in the Havant International GP and stages in the Irish Milk Ras. For 2006 Elliott signed for Plowman Craven team and won the National Elite Circuit Series. Plowman Craven Evans Cycles Professional Cycle Racing ( UCI Team Code: PCA) is a British UCI Continental Bicycle racing team On 24 August 24 2006 in St. Johann, Austria, he became UCI road masters world champion. St Johann in Tirol Johann in Tirol}} is a Market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI is a Cycling association that oversees competitive cycling events internationally
Career Details
| Year | Notable Results | Team | Notable Team-mates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5th Olympic Games 4,000 metres team pursuit | Amateur | N/A |
| 1981 | Amateur | N/A | |
| 1982 | 1st Commonwealth Games Road Race, 1st Commonwealth Games team time trial, Hot Spots sprints winner Milk Race, 3rd Overall Sealink International | Amateur | N/A |
| 1983 | Six stage wins in Milk Race, 3rd Milk Race, 1st Tour of the Peak, 1st Lincoln Grand Prix | Amateur | N/A |
| 1984 | 1st Sealink International, National Criterium Champion | Raleigh-Weinmann | John Wainwright, Nigel Bloor |
| 1985 | 1st Sun Tour, British Pursuit Champion | Raleigh-Weinmann | Mark Walsham, Phil Bayton |
| 1986 | Two stage wins Milk Race, 2nd Milk Race, two stage wins Sun Tour | ANC-Halfords | Joey McLoughlin, Phil Thomas |
| 1987 | Five stages and 1st Milk Race, three stages Nissan Classic, 3rd Amstel Gold Race, 3rd stage 12 Tour de France | ANC-Halfords | Adrian Timmis, Graham Jones, Steve Swart |
| 1988 | Two stages and 1st Tour of Britain, stage Vuelta a Espana, stage Vuelta a Aragon, 2nd Nissan Classic, 4th final stage Tour de France | Fagor | Stephen Roche, Sean Yates, Robert Millar |
| 1989 | Stage and Points Vuelta a Espana, Two stages Semaine Catalan, Two stages Trofeo Castilla y Leon, stage Tour of Galicia, 2nd Tour of the Americas | Teka | Raimund Dietzen, Regis Clare |
| 1990 | Two stages Tour of Cantabria, Two stages Volta a Catalunya, stage and 1st Kelloggs Tour of Britain, stage , Vuelta Al Pais Vasco | Teka | Peter Hilse, Marino Alonso |
| 1991 | Two stages, Torres Vedras, 1st Trofeo Masferrer | Seur | Viktor Klimov, Oleg Chuzda, Vassili Davidenko |
| 1992 | Stage Tour of the Mining Valleys | Seur | Piotr Ugromov, Ivan Ivanov |
| 1993 | British national road race champion, stage and overall Redlands Classic, stage, Tour of Bisbee, First Union Grand Prix | Chevrolet-LA Sheriffs | Tom Craven, Jeff Pierce |
| 1994 | Two stages Killington Stage Race, 1st Overall Redlands Classic, First Union Grand Prix | Chevrolet-LA Sheriffs | Bobby Julich, Steve Hegg |
| 1995 | Two stages Killington Stage Race, stage Tour DuPont, stage Tour de Toona | Chevrolet-LA Sheriffs | Scott Moninger |
| 1996 | 1st Killington Stage Race, Manhattan Beach GP | Chevrolet-LA Sheriffs | Roberto Gaggioli, Trent Klasna |
| 1997 | Jackson Criterium | Comptel-Colorado Cyclist | Jonathan Vaughters, Levi Leipheimer, John Peters |
| 2003 | Havant International GP | Pinarello-Assos | N/A |
| 2004 | Two stages Girvan 3-Day, two stages FDB Milk Ras | Pinarello-Assos | Julian Winn |
| 2005 | Stage FDB Insurance Ras | Pinarello-Assos | Julian Winn |
| 2006 | UCI road masters world champion, British Elite Circuit Series Champion | Plowman Craven | Tony Gibb, James Taylor |
| 2007 | Shay Elliott Memorial Race; East Midlands International Cicle Classic; Newport Nocturne | Pinarello RT | Adrian Timmis, Kevin Dawson |
| 2008 | Pinarello RT | Russell Downing, Andrew Roche |
Reference
- Sprinter, Malcolm Elliott with Jeff Connor, ISBN 0 7207 1939 9
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