Brian Walton (cyclist)

Brian Clifford Walton ( born December 18, 1965 in Ottawa ) is a retired Canadian professional racing cyclist.

Brian Walton was one of the most successful and versatile cyclist Canada from the late 1980s to the 1990s, on the road and on the track. He is regarded as the biggest ever cyclist from British Columbia.

Success on the road

1987 Walton was Canadian champion in the road race in the amateurs. In 1988 he competed at the Olympic Games in Seoul and was 13th in the team time trial and 33 in the road race; In the same year he won the Tour de Gastown and came in second in the United Texas Tour. He then became a professional. In 1989 he won the British Milk Race and 1991 at the Tour of Bavaria. He was second in the Herald Sun Tour in 1993 and won the overall title in 1994 at the Tour of Willamette. In 1995 he won the road race at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. In 1997 and 1998 he was Canadian Vice-Champion in the time trial and road race in 1998. The following year, he won at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg the gold medal in the road race. In 2000, he finished at the Canadian Road Championships again a third place. Overall, he won ten national titles.

Successes on the track

1993 and 1994, Walton was Canadian champion in the points race on the track. At the Commonwealth Games in 1994 in Victoria, he won the bronze medal in the scratch and at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996, the silver medal in the points race; four years later he was at the Games in Sydney ninth in this discipline. Several times he also finished top places in runs of the UCI Track Cycling World Cup.

Honors and Professional

2006 Brian Walton was taken by the British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame. Since his retirement from cycling he works as a cycling coach. He lives and works in Philadelphia.