Education
He was a member of the British Team Pursuit squad which finished tenth at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
He was a member of the British Team Pursuit squad which finished tenth at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Newton is an alumnus of the University of Teesside in Middlesbrough. The team included Matt Illingworth, Rob Hayles and Bryan Steel. Despite his focus on pursuing a track career at world class level, Newton"s all-round ability has also seen him take many wins in top international amateur road races throughout his career.
Newton broke his collarbone on 6 March 2008 when a car door was opened in his path whilst he was training on the road, putting him out of contention for the upcoming World Championships at the end of March.
This put him on the backfoot at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he contested the points race. Joan Llaneras built up an impressive lead to take the gold, leaving Newton to battle it out with Roger Kluge for silver.
A late attack by Kluge left Newton unable to respond, but he was happy to take a bronze medal at his fourth Olympic Games. At the first round of the World Cup Classics series, in Manchester on 1 November 2008, Newton was on top form and dominated the points race.
Track
Road.