Edward Newell was a member of the famous Bath Road Cycling Club, in Hayes, London, a club that can boast such notable former members as the 9th Marquess of Queensbury, the man who was responsible for modern-day boxing rules; William Hinds, the founder of Hammer Films; and Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford, the founders of Aston Martin cars. Whilst the cycling career of Edward Newell was of little of note, he was called up to the 1920 Great Britain Olympic road race team after taking part in the North Road 50-mile Invitational race, in which the 12 best men in the country over the distance were invited to take part. His performance was good enough to gain him selection onto the Olympic team two weeks later. In 1921 Newell was named as a reserve for the England team at the first official Amateur World Road Championship in Denmark, but did not take part.
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