![]() Burke at the 2017 Tour of Alberta | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Jack Burke |
Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 12 June 1995
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb; 10.9 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Scott Sports |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | General Classification |
Amateur teams | |
2011–2015 | NCCH–Dec Express |
2023– | Arbo Headstart on Fahrrad |
Professional teams | |
2016 | H&R Block Pro Cycling [1] |
2017 | Aevolo |
2018 | Jelly Belly–Maxxis |
2019 | Leopard Pro Cycling |
2020 | Team Vorarlberg Santic [2] |
2021 | Union Raiffeisen Radteam Tirol [3] |
2022 | Team Felbermayr–Simplon Wels |
Jack Burke (born 12 June 1995) is a Canadian bicycle racer, ski mountaineer, author, and podcaster. He has been without a regular team since 2022, riding as an amateur but with support of sponsors.
After some victories as a junior, including a stage, and fourth overall at the 2013 Tour de l'Abitibi, Burke's career was disrupted by a positive drug test. The result of this was overturned in 2014 with Burke cleared of all wrongdoing. [4] [5]
Burke returned to cycling and competed with some success on various UCI Continental teams, including a stage win at the 2018 Tour de Beauce. In late 2022, Burke was hit by a car while training and sustained a broken back, bleeding on his brain and permanent scaring to his face. To help pay for his medical bills he started to write a training guide which turned into his first book How To Become A Pro Cyclist, which Burke subsequently developed into a podcast. [6] [7]
As well as traditional road racing, Burke has competed in other disciplines. He has twice won the Ötztal Cycling Marathon, [8] [9] and competed in a 2024 event in the ski mountaineering World Cup in Cortina, having used the sport for winter training. [10]
In 2024, Burke gained headlines for breaking Strava "King of the Mountain" times on prominent cycling climbs including the Mortirolo, the Stelvio, [11] and L'Alpe d'Huez. [12]