Mark Stewart (cyclist)

Mark Stewart (born 25 August 1995) is a Scottish road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Team Corratec–Vini Fantini.[5] Representing Great Britain and Scotland at international competitions, Stewart won the bronze medal at the 2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.[6]

Mark Stewart
Stewart at the 2016 Tour of Britain
Personal information
Born (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995 (age 29)
Dundee, Scotland
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Corratec–Vini Fantini
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2020Vet4Farm (guest)
2020Southland Cycling (guest)
2021Trust House (guest)
Professional teams
2017An Post–Chain Reaction
2019–2021Ribble Pro Cycling[1][2]
2022–2023Bolton Equities Black Spoke Pro Cycling[3][4]
2024–Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Apeldoorn Points race
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Points race

Career

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He was announced as part of the An Post–Chain Reaction team's squad for the 2017 season.[7] In November 2018 it was announced that he would ride for Ribble Pro Cycling in the 2019 season.[8]

Following the travel restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Stewart based himself in New Zealand,[9] having been in the country to visit his partner Emma Cumming,[10] 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.[11][12]

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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15] Stewart won the tour overall to win his first Stage race.[16][17] In April 2022, Stewart won the British National Madison Championships with William Perrett.[18]

On 4 July 2024, Stewart was name the travelling reserve on the Team GB men's track endurance squad for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.[19] He raced in the first two rounds of the team pursuit competition alongside Ethan Hayter, Ethan Vernon, Charlie Tanfield and Ollie Wood, together winning a silver medal. In the madison he took the place of Hayter, who had withdrawn due to a thigh strain suffered in the team pursuit.[20] Stewart partnered Wood, with whom he had medalled in the madison at the 2023 World Championships. They finished ninth after a difficult race in which Wood had a heavy crash that the Netherlands were later disqualified for.[20][21]

Major results

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Track

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2014–2015
1st   Points race, National Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Cali
2015–2016
UCI World Cup
1st Scratch, Cambridge
3rd Madison (with Germain Burton), Cambridge
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Scratch
2016–2017
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, Glasgow
3rd Madison (with Oli Wood), Apeldoorn
1st Points race, Fiorenzuola d'Arda
3rd   Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2017–2018
UEC European Under–23 Championships
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Omnium
UCI World Cup
2nd Points race, Milton
3rd Madison, Milton
3rd   Points race, UCI World Championships
2018–2019
1st   Points race, Commonwealth Games
UCI World Cup
2nd Points race, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2nd Team pursuit, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
2nd Madison, Milton
2nd Madison, Berlin
2nd Omnium, Milton
3rd Team pursuit, Milton
2nd Scratch, National Championships
2019–2020
UCI World Cup
1st Overall Points race
1st Points race, Minsk
2nd Omnium, Glasgow
3rd Madison, Hong Kong
2020–2021
1st Omnium, New Zealand National Championships
2021–2022
1st   Madison, National Championships (with William Perrett)
2022–2023
3rd Overall Endurance, UCI Champions League
1st Scratch, Palma
1st Scratch, London II
3rd Elimination, Palma
2nd   Madison, UCI World Championships (with Ollie Wood)
2023–2024
2nd   Team pursuit, Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Road

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2017
9th Grand Prix Criquielion
2021
2nd Road race, New Zealand National Championships
2022
1st   Overall New Zealand Cycle Classic
1st   Mountains classification
1st Stages 1 (TTT) & 4
1st   Overall Tour of Romania
3rd Overall International Tour of Hellas
2023
2nd Per sempre Alfredo
3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
2024
1st   Sprints classification, UAE Tour

References

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  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. ^ "BOLTON EQUITIES BLACK SPOKE". UCI. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Team Corratec". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "An Post-Chain Reaction present team for 2017 – News Shorts". cyclingnews.com. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Mark Stewart to join Ribble Pro Cycling for 2019". Ribble Pro Cycling. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Two international riders bolster Team Trust House". New Zealand Cycle Classic. Stealth CMS. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  11. ^ Hood, Ed (11 December 2020). "Mark Stewart – 2020 New Zealand Omnium Champion!". VeloVeritas.co.uk. VeloVeritas. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  12. ^ "George Bennett claims long-awaited New Zealand road race title". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Cycle Classic: Young Nelson rider Keegan Hornblow wins stage two". Stuff. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Black Spoke's Mark Stewart claims another NZ Cycle Classic stage win". Stuff. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "2022 NZCC Winner". Facebook. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  18. ^ "DAME LAURA KENNY AND NEAH EVANS RIDE TO VICTORY AT THE NATIONAL MADISON CHAMPIONSHIPS". British Cycling. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Team GB completes cycling line up for Paris 2024". britishcycling.org.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  20. ^ a b Falkingham, Katie (10 August 2024). "Wood 'rear-ended by lorry' as GB miss out in madison". BBC. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  21. ^ "Men's madison, final results". Olympics.com. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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