Geoff Cooke (cyclist)
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| Full name | Geoffrey Turner Cooke | ||||||||||||
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26 July 1944 Manchester, England | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Current team | Bushhealthcare | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Track | ||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprinter | ||||||||||||
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| 1960–2014 | Nottingham Phoenix, Long Eaton CC, Beeston RC, Velo Club Europa, Raleigh Factory Racing, Cycling4life – Jaguar, Sherwood Pines – Bush Healthcare | ||||||||||||
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Geoff Cooke (born 26 July 1944), is former BCF National Cycling Coach 1979 89. BC National Youth Sprint Coach 2003 2009 Now working for Derbyshire Institute Of Sport as Head Cycling Coach
Biography
Cooke was born in Crumpsall, Manchester. He competed in the Sprint and Tandem Sprint events at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.[1][2] Cooke represented England at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, where he won the Gold medal in the tandem sprint event.[3] He was winner of Commonwealth Championship in 1974, and is a 31 times World Masters Champion, including winning the sprint championship for seven consecutive years between 1996 and 2002,[4] and 52 times national champion.[5]
Cooke broke the European record in the 500m TT for riders aged 60–64, whilst on the way to winning the gold medal at the 2008 European Masters Track Cycling Championships, with a new time of 37.244 seconds.[6] Cooke retained his title in 2009, albeit in the 65–69 age category, he also won the sprint and later on the same year took gold in the sprint and 500m TT, and silver in the scratch race at the World Masters Track Championships in Sydney.[7]
He held the post of British Cycling's national cycling coach for 10 years.
In 20062009, Cooke took part in the reality TV show The Games as a cycling coach to the participating celebrities.[8]
Cooke was also involved in coaching cycling for DARE UK.[9]
Palmarès
- 1960
- East midlands Division Schoolboy road Champion (Nott'm Forest Circuit)
- 1961
- 3rd National tandem sprint with Ron Davidson
Winner Nottingham Track League
- 1963-1966
- 1st Tandem Sprint, British National Track Championshipswith Eric Thompson
Winner Nottingham Track League
- 1968
- 1st Tandem Sprint, British National Tandem Sprint Championships -with Ian Alsop
- 1972
- 1st Tandem Sprint British National Track Championship with Dave Rowe
- 1974
- 1st Tandem Sprint, 1974 Commonwealth Games With Ernie Crutchlow
- 1st National Tandem Sprint with Ernie Crutchlow
Winner of the 'Leon Meredith Shield' as overall UK Track Champion
- 1975
- 1st National Tandem Sprint British National Championship with Ernie Crutchlow
- 1976
- 1st National Tandem Sprint with Paul Medhurst
- 1977
- 2nd National Tandem Sprint with Paul Medhurst
- Grand Prix wins 3 GP of Manchester (Fallowfield) 1 GP of Westminster (Paddington) 2 GP of Merseyside (Kirkby)
- 1978
- Retired from competitive Cycling
- 1979/89
- National Sprint/track coach
- 1995
- LVRC National sprint Champion Welwyn Garden City , 2nd 500m tt 3rd sprint World masters track Championship Manchester England
- 1996
- 1st 500m TT, World Masters Track Championships, 50-54 Category
- 1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 50-54 Category
- 1st LVRC Sprint Championship Salford Park Birmingham
- 1997
- 1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 50-54 Category
- 1998
- 1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 50-54 Category
- 1999
- 1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category
- 2000
- 1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 55-59 Category
- 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
- 2007
- 1st European Masters Sprint and TT
- 1st British National Championships 1st Sprint and TT
- 2008
- 1st Track TT, European Masters Track Cycling Championships, 60-64 Category (new European record)
- 1st World Masters Games Australia Sprint and TT 2nd Scratch Race
- 1st World Masters Championships Sydney Sprint and TT 2nd Scratch race
- 1st East Midlands Regional Sprint Championship (all ages)First won in 1961
- 2009
- 1st Track TT, European Masters Track Cycling Championships, 65-69 Category
- 1st Sprint, European Masters Track Cycling Championships, 65-69 Category
- 1st Track TT, World Masters Track Championships, 65-69 Category
- 1st Sprint, World Masters Track Championships, 65-69 Category
- 2nd Scratch race, World Masters Track Championships, 65-69 Category
- 2010
- 1st UK National Masters Championships Sprint and TT
- 1st European Masters Championships Sprint and TT
- 1st World Masters Championships Sprint and TT 65-69
- 2011
- UK National Masters Championship Sprint and TT
- 1st European Masters Championship 500m TT - 2nd Sprint
- 1st World Masters Championship Sprint and TT 65 - 69
- 2012
- 1st National Masters Championship Sprint and TT
- 1st World Masters Championship 500m TT - 2nd Sprint 65 -69
- 2013
- 1st National masters Championship Sprint and 500M TT
- 1st European Masters Championship 500M TT and Sprint
- 1st World Masters Championship 500M TT and Sprint (Number 28)
- 2014
- 1st National masters Championships Sprint,500m TT and Scratch Race
- 1st World masters Championships Sprint, 500m TT and Scratch Race
- 1st League of Veteran Racing Cyclists Sprint and 500m TT
- Veterans Achievement Award Forest Town Track League
References
- ↑ "Geoff Cooke Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "Athlete Profiles: Geoff Cooke". British Olympic Association.
- ↑ "Athlete profiles". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Cycling: Geoff's Masterful performance". Manchester Evening News. 2004-09-15.
- ↑ "Our Team". seefeeldo.co.uk.
- ↑ "2009 – European Masters Track Cycling Championships". British Cycling. 2009-07-27.
- ↑ "2009 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships, Sydney - AUS, CM". CyclingNews. 2009-10-21.
- ↑ "The Games:Meet the Team". Channel 4.
- ↑ "National Champion". DARE Sport. 14 July 2004.