Geoff Cooke (cyclist)

Geoff Cooke (cyclist)

Infobox Cyclist
ridername = Geoff Cooke


fullname = Geoffrey Cooke
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1944|7|26
country = GBR
height =
weight =
currentteam =
discipline = Track
role = Rider
ridertype = Sprinter
amateuryears =
1999-2002
2006
2006
amateurteams = Velo Club Europa
Raleigh Factory Racing
Cycling4life - Jaguar
Sherwood Pines
proyears =
proteams =
majorwins =
updated = 11 April 2008

Geoff Cooke (born 26 July 1944, Crumpsall, Manchester), is former national cycling coach, a post he held for 10 years, he is currently the Team GB Olympic Sprint Coach. Winner of Commonwealth Championship in 1982, Cooke is a 18 times World Masters Champion and 31 times national champion [cite news|URL=http://www.seefeeldo.co.uk/ourteam.aspx|title=Our Team|publisher=seefeeldo.co.uk] . He competed in the Sprint and Tandem Sprint events at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

In 2006, Cooke took part in reality TV show, The Games, as a cycling coach to the participating celebrities. [cite news|URL=http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/games2006/eventscoaches.html|title=The Games:Meet the Team|publisher=Channel 4]

Cooke is also involved in coaching cycling for DARE UK. [cite news|URL=http://www.daresport.co.uk/Pages/News/ViewArticle.aspx?NewsID=28|title=National Champion|date=14 July 2004|publisher=DARE Sport]

Palmarès

;1963:1st Sprint, British National Track Championships

;1968:1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships, Amateur, with Ian Alsop;1974:1st Tandem Sprint, Commonwealth Games

;1996:1st 500m TT, World Masters Track Championships:1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships

;2001:1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category

;2002:1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category

;2003:1st Scratch Race, British National Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category:1st Sprint, British National Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category:1st Track TT, British National Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category:2nd Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category

;2004:1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 60-64 Category

;2005:1st 10km points, World Masters Track Championships:1st Track TT, World Masters Track Championships:1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships

;2006:1st Track TT, World Masters Track Championships:1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships

References

* [http://thecgf.com/games/athlete.asp Commonwealth Games Federation athlete profiles]
* [http://www.olympics.org.uk/athleterecord.aspx?at=883 British Olympic Association athlete profiles]

External links

* [http://www.daresport.co.uk/Pages/News/ViewArticle.aspx?NewsID=25 Article By Geoff Cooke following his involvement in 'The Games'] , DARE UK


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