Geoff Cooke (cyclist)

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
References
1944 births
Living people
English male cyclists
English track cyclists
National team coaches
Cyclists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Manchester
Olympic cyclists for Great Britain
Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games