Mark Stewart (born 25 August 1995) is a Scottish
road
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and
track cyclist
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History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it wa ...
, who currently rides for
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* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
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. Representing Great Britain and Scotland at international competitions, Stewart won the bronze medal at the
2016 UEC European Track Championships in the team pursuit.
Career
He was announced as part of the team's squad for the 2017 season. In November 2018 it was announced that he would ride for in the 2019 season.
Following the travel restrictions brought about by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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in 2020, Stewart based himself in New Zealand, having been in the country to visit his partner
Emma Cumming
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...
, 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
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.
Personal life
Hegyvary is married to New Zealand cyclist Rushlee Buchanan.
Major results Road
;2010
:6th National Time Trial Championships
Track
;2 ...
in the madison; he also won a silver medal in the road race at the Road Championships, finishing behind
George Bennett.
Stewart's 2022 season, with his new team , started with the
New Zealand Cycle Classic where the team won the first stage a
Team time trial by 22 seconds. Teammate
Regan Gough
Regan Gough (born 6 October 1996) is a New Zealand professional track cyclist and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships where he won gold in the team pursuit. He wa ...
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. 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. Stewart won the tour overall to win his first Stage race. In April 2022, Stewart won the
British National Madison Championships
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with
William Perrett.
Major results
Track
;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
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Germain Burton is the son of Mia and Maurice Burton, who was the first black British champion in cycling. He rides for a team sponsored b ...
), 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
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
,
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
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Olympic or Olympics may refer to
Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 18 ...
,
UCI World Championships
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;2018–2019
: 1st
Points race
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Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 18 ...
,
Commonwealth Games
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:
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 (with
William Perrett),
National Championships
;2022–2023
: 3rd Overall Endurance,
UCI Champions League
::1st Scratch, Palma
::1st Scratch, London II
::3rd Elimination, Palma
Road
;2017
: 9th
Grand Prix Criquielion
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;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
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History
Inspired by Tour de France, the monthly publication "Car Magazine" held in August 1910 the first edition ...
: 3rd Overall
International Tour of Hellas
;2023
: 2nd
Per sempre Alfredo
: 3rd
GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
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Road ...
References
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1995 births
Living people
British male cyclists
Scottish male cyclists
Scottish track cyclists
Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Cyclists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Place of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople from Dundee