Steven Burke

Steven Burke
MBE
Personal information
NicknameThe Colne Cyclone
Born (1988-03-04) 4 March 1988
Burnley, Lancashire, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Team information
Current teamTeam Wiggins Le Col
DisciplineTrack, Road
RoleRider
Rider typeTrack Endurance
Amateur team
2007Team 100% ME
Professional teams
2010Motorpoint–Marshalls Pasta
2011Team UK Youth
2012Team IG–Sigma Sport
2013Node 4–Giordana Racing
2014Haribo-Beacon
2015–2018WIGGINS
Major wins
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2012, 2016)
World Championships
Team pursuit (2012)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
2012 London Team pursuit
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team pursuit
2008 Beijing Individual pursuit
World Championships
2012 Melbourne Team pursuit
2010 Ballerup Team pursuit
2013 Minsk Team pursuit
2015 Yvelines Team pursuit
2016 London Team pursuit
2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
European Championships
2010 Pruszków Team pursuit
2011 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
2013 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Team pursuit

Steven James Burke MBE (born 4 March 1988) is a former English track and road cyclist, who rode for the now disbanded Team Wiggins Le Col cycling team. 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.