Simon Cope (born 22 March 1966)[1] is an English former professional cyclist from Sevenoaks, Kent. Cope began cycling in 1978 and rode as professional from 1983 to 1999.[2] He had success at the British National Derny Championships for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. Cope was also the National Circuit Race Champion 1997. He subsequently became a coach working on British Cycling's Olympic Academy Programme,[3] spending five years as coach of their women's road and endurance academy. After his post at British Cycling was abolished due to funding cuts, he spent the 2012 season as a directeur sportif at the American Team Exergy team.[4] He also managed the Wiggle–Honda team during the 2013 season[5] and was a directeur sportif with Madison Genesis in 2014.[6] In January 2015, he was named as the directeur sportif of the new UCI Continental level team, WIGGINS.[7]
Palmarès
- 1993
- 3rd British National Circuit Race Championships (professional)
- 1999
- 1st
British National Derny Championships
References
- ^ "Simon Cope". Cycling Website.
- ^ "Riders". Pacific Flanders CRT.
- ^ "Halfords BikeHut Cycle Team". Road Cycling UK. 11 January 2001.
- ^ Robinson, Mark (28 January 2015). "Simon Cope joins Team Exergy Twenty12". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ Bull, Nick (15 December 2014). "Former Wiggle-Honda DS Simon Cope to manage Team Wiggins?". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan (14 March 2015). "Interview with Team WIGGINS manager Simon Cope". Tour Series. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Bradley Wiggins unveils new team to be sponsored by Sky". TheGuardian.com. 8 January 2015.
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