Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay (born 26 June 1963) is a British former professional cross-country, track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ...

, Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney. After retiring from competitive cycling in 2000, he was appointed British Cycling’s Regional Talent Manager for the North East. In 2004 he took over management of the membership department before being appointed Cycle Sport and Membership Director of British Cycling in 2009. A winner of several

Premier Calendar The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. It comprises a series of road bicycle races for the country's top domestic road riders. Organisation and events In 2010 points were awar ...

events, he now helps to organise some of the races. Clay is also a committee member for the

Dave Rayner David Michael Rayner (born October 26, 1982) is a former American football placekicker in the National Football League. He was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan ...

fund, which assists young cyclists to race on the continent, and hopefully, turn professional.

Palmarès

;1986 :2nd Amateur

British National Road Race Championships The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. History Between 1943 and 1958, two separate bodies – the British League of Racing Cyclists (BLRC) and t ...

:2nd Overall,

series :1st Tour of the Peaks :21st World Amateur Road Race Championships (Colorado Springs USA) 1988 :7th overall 'Milk Race' Tour of Britain ;1995 :1st Professional British National Circuit Race Championships ;1996 :3rd

British National Circuit Race Championships The British National Circuit Race Championships cover several different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually. The first championships were held in 1979 for professional cyclists only. Amateur championships were ...

;1997 :3rd Overall,

series :3rd

British National Time Trial Championships The British National Time Trial Championships for cycling are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other time trial events in ...

:4th Lincoln International Grand Prix ;1998 :2nd Individual pursuit,

:1st

British National Madison Championships The British National Madison Championships were held annually as part of the British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federat ...

(with

Rob Hayles Robert John Hayles (born 21 January 1973) is a former track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until h ...

) :2nd Overall,

series :3rd Pursuit,

British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...

;1999 :2nd

(with

Russell Downing Russell Downing (born 23 August 1978) is an English former professional cyclist, who rode competitively between 1999 and 2019 for numerous teams, such as and . He is the younger brother of fellow cyclist Dean Downing, and both brothers competed ...

) ;2000 :2nd Team Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships :3rd Team pursuit,

:2nd

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clay, Jon 1979 births Living people English male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Leeds Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling English track cyclists Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games