Steven Burke Explained
Steven Burke
MBE |
| Nickname: | The Colne Cyclone[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1988 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Height: | [2] |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
| Discipline: | Track, Road |
| Role: | Rider |
| Ridertype: | Track Endurance |
| Amateuryears1: | 2007 |
| Amateurteam1: | Team 100% ME[3] |
| Proyears1: | 2010 |
| Proyears2: | 2011 |
| Proteam2: | [4] |
| Proyears3: | 2012 |
| Proyears4: | 2013 |
| Proyears5: | 2014 |
| Proteam5: | Haribo-Beacon |
| Proyears6: | 2015– |
| Proteam6: | [5] |
| Majorwins: |
- Track
Team pursuit, World Championships (2012) |
Steven James Burke (born 4 March 1988) is a former English track and road cyclist, who rode for the now disbanded cycling team.[6] He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by eleven seconds, to take the bronze medal. He stood on the podium alongside his cycling idol, gold medallist Bradley Wiggins.
During 2012, Burke was part of the Great Britain team that won the Olympic and World Championships, in the Team Pursuit discipline. He was part of the GB Team, that retained the team pursuit title at the 2016 Olympics. Burke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours on 29 December 2012, for services to cycling.
Early life
Burke was born in Burnley and lived in Colne, Lancashire during his early life, attending Park High School and later Nelson and Colne College[7] (which named its sports centre after him). Born into a cycling family, both Burke’s grandfather Brian Wesson, and his mother Sharon, have competed at national level. His dad Alvin also was a cyclist and competed in many time trials.
He began attending Manchester Velodrome as a teenager, previously being more interested in football.
Career
Despite specialising in the team pursuit, Burke has an impressive turn of speed, demonstrated by his success as a junior in the scratch and kilo events. He was consistently beating Mark Cavendish in sprints, during training in 2007.[8]
Burke has an impressive Olympic Games record having never been beaten in the Team Pursuit. Burke took the decision to retire in 2019 after achieving his Olympic goal of retaining their TP title.
Major results
Track
- 2005
National Junior Championships
1st Kilo
3rd Points race
3rd Scratch
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2006
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Junior Championships
- 2007
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Team pursuit
3rd Individual pursuit
National Championships
1st Scratch
1st Team pursuit
1st Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
3rd Team pursuit, UCI World Cup Classics, Manchester
- 2008
National Championships
1st Individual pursuit
3rd Kilo
3rd Individual pursuit, Olympic Games
- 2009
1st Individual pursuit, UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st Kilo, National Championships
- 2011
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
1st Individual pursuit, National Championships
- 2012
1st Team pursuit, Olympic Games
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2013
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2nd Team pursuit, UCI World Championships
- 2014
UCI World Cup
1st Team pursuit, London
2nd Team pursuit, Guadalajara
2nd Team pursuit, Commonwealth Games
2nd Individual pursuit, National Championships
- 2015
1st Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
3rd Kilo, National Championships
- 2016
1st Team pursuit, Olympic GamesWorld records
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Colne parade for Olympic gold cyclist Steven Burke . 25 August 2012 . . 6 March 2014.
- Web site: Athlete Biography – BURKE Steven . Beijing Olympics official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908181758/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/9/225149.shtml. 8 September 2008.
- Web site: Team 100% ME 2007 Cycling Team . . cyclingnews.com. 6 March 2014.
- Web site: Steven Burke: Rider Profile. 22 December 2010 . Cycling Weekly. 6 March 2014.
- Web site: Bradley Wiggins unveils new team to be sponsored by Sky . Fotheringham . William. William Fotheringham. 8 January 2014. theguardian.com. 8 January 2015.
- http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Burke_Steven_Bio.asp Steven Burke Biography
- Web site: FE students add to Team GB Olympic medal haul . 22 August 2016 . FE Week.
- Web site: GB RIDER PROFILE: STEVEN BURKE. Cycling Weekly. 30 July 2008. 16 August 2008.
- News: Track Worlds: Great Britain beat Australia with world record. 28 June 2015. BBC Sport. BBC. 4 April 2012.
- News: Gallagher. Brendan. London 2012 Olympics: GB pursuit quartet demolish world record in heats. 28 June 2015. The Daily Telegraph. 2 August 2012.
- News: Bevan . Chris . Olympics cycling: Team GB defend men's pursuit title . . BBC . 3 August 2012 . 9 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150809114806/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18916652 . 9 August 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
- Web site: Men's Team Pursuit First Round Results. 12 August 2016. Rio2016.com. International Olympic Committee. 12 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103842/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTM402800_Results_2016_08_12_b74a4cb2_6fd4_407d_841c_c91e2348f287.pdf. 20 September 2016. dmy-all.
- Web site: Men's Team Pursuit Final Results. Rio2016.com. International Olympic Committee. 12 August 2016. 12 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920104020/https://smsprio2016-a.akamaihd.net/_odf-documents/C/T/CTM402100_Results_2016_08_12_cdfe0bd1_96fd_4f43_8552_13cb93993524.pdf. 20 September 2016. dead. dmy-all.
