Jon Clay

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Jonathan Clay, better known as Jonny Clay (born 26 June 1963)^[1] is a British former professional cross-country, track and road racing cyclist. A silver medalist in the individual pursuit at the 1998 Commonwealth Games,^[2] Clay was also part of the team pursuit line up which took the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Jonny Clay

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Clay
Born	(1963-06-26) 26 June 1963 (age 61) Leeds, West Yorkshire  England
Team information
Discipline	Track, Road & Cross-country
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1986	Raleigh - Weinmann
1987	Raleigh - Banana
1988	P.M.S. - Dawes
1989	Raleigh - Banana
1990–1991	Banana Falcon
1992	Banana Met Helmets
1993–1995	Orange
1998	Brite Voice
1999	Linda McCartney Racing Team
Medal record Representing  Great Britain Men's track cycling Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Pursuit

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.^[3]

A winner of several Premier Calendar events, he now helps to organise some of the races.^[4] Clay is also a committee member for the Dave Rayner fund, which assists young cyclists to race on the continent, and hopefully, turn professional.^[5]

Palmarès

1986

2nd Amateur British National Road Race Championships

2nd Overall, Premier Calendar 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

1997

3rd Overall, Premier Calendar series

3rd British National Time Trial Championships

4th Lincoln International Grand Prix

1998

2nd Individual pursuit, 1998 Commonwealth Games

1st British National Madison Championships (with Rob Hayles)

2nd Overall, Premier Calendar series

3rd Pursuit, British National Track Championships

1999

2nd British National Madison Championships (with Russell Downing)

2000

2nd Team Pursuit, UCI Track Cycling World Championships

3rd Team pursuit, 2000 Summer Olympics

2nd British National Road Race Championships

References

1. "British Olympic Association profile". Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
2. "Athlete search". Commonwealth Games Federation.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "British Cycling Senior Management Team". British Cycling.
4. "Otley Town Centre Races 2008". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.
5. "Dave Rayner Fund Dinner Photos". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008.

External links

• "Cycle Base".
• Jon Clay at Cycling Archives (archived)