Brian Walton (cyclist)

Brian Walton

Brian Walton riding in the Canadian road champion jersey for 7-Eleven in the 1988 Tour de White Rock, White Rock, BC.
Personal information
Born	(1965-12-18) December 18, 1965 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Medal record Men's Cycling Representing  Canada Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Points Race

Brian Walton's official 7-11 team press photo from 1989.

Brian Clifford Walton (born December 18, 1965) 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.^[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 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

References

External links

• Canadian Olympic Committee
• BC Sports Hall of Fame
• Cadence Cycling
• 2000 Summer Olympics Bio