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}} Steven James Burke MBE (born 4 March 1988〔(Steven Burke Biography ) British Cycling; Accessed 16 August 2008〕) is an English track and road cyclist who rides for the WIGGINS cycling team. 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. In 2012, Burke was part of the Great Britain team that won the Olympic and World championships in the Team Pursuit discipline. Burke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to cycling. ==Early life== 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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Burke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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