Career
Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Jon Norfolk now lives in Cheshire and is the Great Britain Paracycling Head Coach, formally Assistant National Sprint Coach to the Great Britain Cycling Team. He gained selection onto the Great Britain Cycling Team himself in November 2003 following a number of successful years of track sprint competition and many national titles. He went on to represent Great Britain in a numerous of international competitions including World Cup events in Sydney (Aus) and Mexico.
Following this, he began working as a tandem pilot with the paralympic athlete Anthony Kappes and took a three-year break from competition in order to qualify for the Beijing Paralympics.
In addition to his coaching role, Jon has presented in schools, community projects and has worked with corporate clients & media groups including the British Broadcasting Corporation (Blue Peter), British Broadcasting Corporation Radio commentary and Lloyds Banking Group. Able-bodied competition
As a tandem pilot.