Mark Stewart (cyclist)

Mark Stewart (born 25 August 1995) is a Scottish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling. Representing Great Britain and Scotland at international competitions, Stewart won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.[4]

Mark Stewart
Stewart at the 2016 Tour of Britain.
Personal information
Full nameMark Stewart
Born (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995
Dundee, Scotland
Team information
Current teamBolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2020Vet4Farm (guest)
2020Southland Cycling (guest)
2021Trust House (guest)
Professional teams
2017An Post–Chain Reaction
2019–2021Ribble Pro Cycling[1][2]
2022–Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling[3]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
2018 ApeldoornPoints race
European Championships
2016 YvelinesTeam pursuit
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastPoints race

Career

He was announced as part of the An Post–Chain Reaction team's squad for the 2017 season.[5] In November 2018 it was announced that he would ride for Ribble Pro Cycling in the 2019 season.[6]

Following the travel restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Stewart based himself in New Zealand,[7] having been in the country to visit his partner Emma Cumming,[8] following the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships held in Germany. Due to this, Stewart competed in both the New Zealand National Track Championships in December 2020, and the New Zealand National Road Championships in February 2021. At the Track Championships, Stewart won a gold medal in the omnium, and a silver medal with Adrian Hegyvary in the madison; he also won a silver medal in the road race at the Road Championships, finishing behind George Bennett.[9][10]

Stewart's 2022 season, with his new team Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling, started with the New Zealand Cycle Classic where the team won the first stage a Team time trial by 22 seconds.[11] Teammate Regan Gough held yellow going into Stage 2 where a group of 13 riders got an advantage of 15 minutes on the peloton Stewart was part of this group. By finishing second on the stage he moved in to the lead of the General classification.[12] He managed to hold the lead all the way to the end even taking a greater lead overall by winning the uphill finish in stage 4.[13] Stewart won the tour overall to win his first Stage race.[14][15] In April 2022, Stewart won the British National Madison Championships with William Perrett.[16]

Major results
2014
1st Points race, National Track Championships
2015
2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cambridge
1st Scratch
3rd Madison (with Germain Burton)
3rd Team pursuit, 2014–15 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Cali
National Track Championships
1st Team pursuit
1st Scratch race
2016
2016–17 UCI Track Cycling World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Glasgow
3rd Madison, Apeldoorn (with Oliver Wood)
1st Points race, Fiorenzuola d'Arda
3rd Team pursuit, UEC European Track Championships
2017
UEC European Under–23 Track Championships
1st Individual pursuit
1st Omnium
9th Grand Prix Criquielion
2018
1st Points race, Commonwealth Games
2018–19 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2nd Points race
2nd Team pursuit
3rd Points race, UCI Track World Championships
2019
1st Points race, 2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup, Minsk
2nd Scratch race, National Track Championships
2020
1st Omnium, New Zealand Track Championships
2021
2nd New Zealand National Road Race Championships
2022
1st Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st Mountains classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
1st British National Madison Championships (with William Perrett)
3rd Overall International Tour of Hellas

References
  1. "Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. "Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. "Michael Vink et Mark Stewart chez Black Spoke en 2022". velo-club.net. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. "European Track Championships 2016 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines" (PDF). europeantrack2016.veloresults.com. October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. "An Post-Chain Reaction present team for 2017 – News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. "Mark Stewart to join Ribble Pro Cycling for 2019". Ribble Pro Cycling. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  7. Macpherson, Graeme (26 January 2021). "Mark Stewart on operating outside 'the system' and making most of hand he's dealt in New Zealand". The Herald. Herald & Times Group, Newsquest. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. "Two international riders bolster Team Trust House". New Zealand Cycle Classic. Stealth CMS. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  9. Hood, Ed (11 December 2020). "Mark Stewart – 2020 New Zealand Omnium Champion!". VeloVeritas.co.uk. VeloVeritas. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  10. "George Bennett claims long-awaited New Zealand road race title". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. "Cycling: Regan Gough takes yellow jersey, as Black Spoke Pro Cycling win NZ Cycle Classic opening stage". Newshub. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  12. "New Zealand Cycle Classic: Young Nelson rider Keegan Hornblow wins stage two". Stuff. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  13. "Black Spoke's Mark Stewart claims another NZ Cycle Classic stage win". Stuff. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  14. "Black Spoke Pro Cycling's Mark Stewart has taken out the 2022 New Zealand Cycle Classic - 09-Jan-2022 - NZ Cycling news". home.nzcity.co.nz. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. "2022 NZCC Winner". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  16. "DAME LAURA KENNY AND NEAH EVANS RIDE TO VICTORY AT THE NATIONAL MADISON CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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