Malcolm Elliott was born on 1 July 1961 and is a former English professional cyclist, whose professional career has lasted from 1984 to 1997 when he retired and from 2003 up to 2011 when he made his comeback in British domestic racing.
15 Facts About Malcolm Elliott
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Malcolm Elliott rode and finished the Tour de France in 1987 and 1988.
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Malcolm Elliott was brought up in the Wadsley area of Sheffield.
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Malcolm Elliott joined Rutland Cycling Club in Sheffield at 15 where he was selected for the British team for the world junior championship in Argentina in 1979.
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In 1980 riding for Rutland CC, Malcolm Elliott won the British National Hill Climb Championships, beating Jeff Williams by one fifth of a second.
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Malcolm Elliott raced for the UV Aube cycling club in Troyes, France, for part of 1980 season to gain experience of racing on the continent before being selected for the British team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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Malcolm Elliott's breakthrough came at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane where he first took gold in the team time trial and then again in the 184 kilometre road race by outsprinting Steve Bauer, Roger Sumich, Steve Lawrence and Russell Harrington.
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In 1988 Malcolm Elliott joined the Fagor team, led by Stephen Roche.
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Malcolm Elliott took his first stage in the Vuelta a Espana that year and another two in 1989, by which time he had switched to the Spanish Teka team riding alongside fellow British rider Darryl Webster.
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Malcolm Elliott had many wins for Chevrolet, winning the First Union Grand Prix in 1993 and 1994 and the Redlands Classic in 1993 and 1994, and two stage wins in the Tour DuPont in 1993 and 1995.
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That led Malcolm Elliott to retire at the end of 1997 aged 36.
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For 2006 Malcolm Elliott signed for Plowman Craven team and again won the National Elite Circuit Series.
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The ten-strong team, based in Stone in Staffordshire, saw Malcolm Elliott managed by Keith Lambert and the team run by Phil Griffiths.
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Malcolm Elliott left the roster after the 2011 season, but remained with the team as a sporting director.
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In 1992 Malcolm Elliott failed a dope test on stages 3 and 5 of the Tour of Andalucia, testing positive for nandrolone, an anabolic steroid.