Britain’s oldest Olympic medallist

In a corner of the stands of Manchester Velodrome sits an old man who’s watching the racing of the National Championships with knowledge and enthusiasm like everyone else. But he’s not like everyone else. There’s a clue, faded and worn, on his blue blazer pocket of his status. At 88, Alan Newton is the oldest living British Olympic cycling medallist.

Newton, Donald Burgess, George Newberry and Ronald Stretton won bronze in the team pursuit at the