Geoff Cooke (born 26 July 1944) is a British cycling coach. He was a BCF National Cycling Coach from 1979 to 1989, a BC National Youth Sprint Coach from 2003 to 2009.

Biography

Cooke was born in

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. He competed in the Sprint and Tandem Sprint events at the 1972 Olympic Games in

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. Cooke represented England at the

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, where he won the Gold medal in the tandem sprint event. Along with winning the Commonwealth Championship he has won World Masters titles 46 times including winning the sprint championship for seven consecutive years between 1996 and 2002, and 64 times national champion. 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. 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

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. He held the post of

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's national cycling coach for 10 years, 1979-1989. Between 2006 and 2009, Cooke took part in the reality TV show '' The Games'' as a cycling coach to the participating celebrities. Cooke was also involved in coaching cycling for DARE UK.

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 Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation). The main events are various track cycling disciplines for elite athletes to determine the British national cha ...

with Eric Thompson Winner Nottingham Track League ;1968 :1st Tandem Sprint,

British National Tandem Sprint Championships The British National Tandem Sprint Championships are held annually, organised by British Cycling British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers mo ...

-with Ian Alsop ;1972 :1st Tandem Sprint British National Track Championship with Dave Rowe ;1974 :1st Tandem Sprint,

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 ;2015 :1st National masters Sprint, 500m TT and Scratch race :2nd National Masters Track Champs 2000m pursuit :1st LVRC Circuit Championships Curborough Circuit Litchfield; :1st World Masters Sprint, Time Trial and Scratch Race :1st World masters over 65 Team Pursuit ;2016 :1st National Masters Sprint and 500m TT :1st National Masters Scratch Race :2nd LVRC National Crit Championship Stourport on Seven circuit Winner Geoff Wiles :1st World masters Championships Sprint and 500m TT :2nd World masters Championship Scratch race :2nd World masters Championship over 65 Team pursuit :3rd World master Championship over 65 Team Sprint :1st LVRC National Sprint Newport :1st LVRC National 500m Time Trial Newport :1st LVRC National 10k Scratch Race Newport :1st LVRC National overall Track Champion over 70 years ;2017 :1st World masters Games Auckland and Cambridge New Zealand Criterium, Sprint, 500m TT Scratch Race and Points Race :1st National masters Championship 500m TT, Sprint, Scratch Race and Points Race :2nd LVRC National Crit Championships Birmingham business centre Winner Geoff Wiles :2nd 2017 World masters Championships LA over 65 Team Pursuit. Winners USA. Team Steve Davies, Murv Wilson, Bob Barber, self :3rd 2017 World masters Championship LA Scratch Race French 1st USA 2nd :1st 2017 World masters Championship LA 500m TT :1st 2017 World masters Championship LA Sprint :1st 2017 World masters Championship LA Points Race :1st LVRC Nationals Sprint Derby :1st LVRC Nationals 500m TT Derby :1st LVRC Nationals Points Race Derby :3rd LVRC Nationals Scratch Race Derby :1st LVRC overall Track Champion over 70 years 2017 Derby ;2018 :1st LVRC Track League Derby 'C' Group :1st National masters Championship Sprint,500m TT and Scratch race :2nd National masters Championship Point Race Winner

Geoff Wiles Geoff Wiles (born 18 June 1944) is an English former professional racing cyclist. He won the national road championship as a professional in 1976 and competed for his country as an amateur. He organised cycling and other races, helped form BMX ...

:1st World masters Championship LA Sprint :1st World masters Championship LA 500m TT :1st World master Championship LA Points Race :3rd World masters Championship LA Scratch Race winner Colin Claxton New Zealand :1st LVRC National Sprint Derby :1st LVRC National 500m TT Derby :1st LVRC National Scratch Race Derby :1st LVRC National Points Race Derby :3rd LVRC National Pursuit Derby winner Geoff Wiles 2nd Graham Truelove ;2019 :1st National masters championships 500m TT and Sprint :2nd National masters Championships Scratch race winner Geoff Wiles :1st LVRC National Sprint Newport: :1st LVRC National 500m TT Newport :1st LVRC Points Race Newport :2nd LVRC Pursuit Newport Winner Geoff Wiles :1st World masters Championships Manchester over 65 Team Sprint Team Dave Hughes Peter Humphries Geoff Cooke :1st World masters Championships Manchester Scratch Race :1st World master Championships Manchester Sprint :2nd World master Championship Manchester 500m TT Winner James Kioss USA ;2021 :1st BC National masters Criterium Championship Leicester :1st BMCR National Sprint Newport :1st BMCR National 500m TT Newport :1st BMCR Points Race 40 laps Newport :1st BMCR Scratch Race 40 Laps Newport :3rd BMCR TEAM Pursuit 4000 m Newport Bushhealthcare team :3rd Sprint BC National masters Championships Winner Dave Hughes 2nd Pete Humphries :1st 500m TT BC National masters Championships :1st Scratch Race 8k BC National masters Championships :1st Points Race 10k BC National masters Championship ;2022 :1st Sprint BC National Masters Championship, Newport :1st 500m Time trail BC National Masters Championship, Newport :1st 2000m Pursuit BC National Masters Championship, Newport :1st 8000m Scratch Race BC National Masters Championship, Newport :1st 10,000m Points Race BC National Masters Championship, Newport :1st Sprint World masters Championships, LA USA :1st 500m Time Trial World masters Championship LA USA :1st 5000m Scratch Race World masters Championships LA USA :1st 10000m Points Race World masters Championships LA USA :3rd 2000m Pursuit World maters Championships LA USA :1st Sprint British masters Cycle Racing Nat Championships Newport :1st Keirin British maters Cycle Racing Nat. Championships Newport :1st 40k Points Race BMCR National Championships Newport :1st 500m Time Trial BMCR National Championships Newport :1st 40k Scratch Race BMCR National Championships Newport

References

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