Brian Walton (cyclist)

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Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver	Atlanta 1996	Points Race

Brian 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, where he raced professionally for North American pro teams 7-Eleven, Motorola, and Saturn. He represented Canada internationally at the Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games, and 3 Olympic Games (1988, 1996, 2000). He won a silver medal in the Men's Points Race 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Brian was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

Brian Walton riding in the Canadian National Road Champion jersey for team 7-Eleven in the 1988 Tour de White Rock, White Rock, BC.

Brian is now a partner at Cadence Performance Cycling Center in Philadelphia.

[edit] Teams

• 1987-1991 Team 7-Eleven
• 1991-1993 Team Motorola
• 1993-2000 Team Saturn
• 2000-2003 Team Snow Valley (Coach)

[edit] 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 Overall Winner Milk Race (Tour of Britain)
• 1988 Overall Winner International Dortmund Ritter
• 1991 Overall Winner International Tour of Bavaria
• 1991 Winner Stage 6 (Time Trial) Tour of Pays Basque (over Miguel Indurain)
• 10 Time Canadian National Champion-Road and Track
• 6 Time Winner Tour de White Rock

[edit] References

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

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