Career
He represented Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, beating his pre-Olympics personal best in the individual pursuit by 11 seconds to take the bronze medal. He stood on the podium alongside his cycling idol, gold medalist Bradley Wiggins. Burke was born in Burnley and lived in Colne, Lancashire during his early life, attending Park High School and later Nelson and Colne College (which named its sports centre after him).
Born into a cycling family, both Burke"s grandfather Brian Wesson and his mother Sharon have both competed at national level
He began attending Manchester Velodrome as a teenager, previously being more interested in Football. He was consistently beating Mark Cavendish in sprints during training in 2007.
4000m team pursuit 3:52.499 Team Great Britain, 2 August 2012, London
4000m team pursuit 3:51.659 Team Great Britain, 3 August 2012, London.
