# Geoff Cooke (cyclist)

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 Crumpsall, Manchester. He competed in the Sprint and Tandem Sprint events at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Cooke represented England at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, 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 Sydney.
He held the post of British Cycling'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 with 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

### 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
    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

### 2023

    1st BMCR National Omnium Champs Newport
    1st BC National Circuit Race Darley Moor
    1st BC National Track Championships Sprint
    1st BC National Track Championships
500m Time Trial
    1st BC National Track Championships 40 lap Scratch Race
    1st BC National Track Championships 40 lap Points Race
    1st World masters Championships 40 lap Points Race
    2nd World masters Championships sprint

### 2nd World masters Championships 500m Time Trial

    2nd World masters Championships 20 Lap Scratch Race
2024
National Masters Track Championships Newport
    1st Sprint 500m Time trial 40 Lap Points Race and 30 lap Scratch
World masters Track Championships Roubaix France
    1st Scratch Race, Points Race, 500m Time Trail and 2000m Pursuit race (new world best time 80+)