Denise Burton-Cole (née Burton; born 24 January 1956) is an English retired cyclist. During the mid-late 1970s she won national titles and a world championship bronze medal in 1975 representing Great Britain.
Denise Burton
Personal information
Born
(1956-01-24) 24 January 1956 (age 68) Leeds, England
On the track, she won the British women's national Individual pursuit championship in 1975 and 1976, and took a third place bronze medal in the discipline at the 1975 World Championships in Belgium.[1][2]
She was UK women's national road race champion in 1976,[3] and was second in 1978.[4] Rivalry between mother and daughter also caused tension: after Denise outsprinted her mother to the 1976 title, her mother refused to shake hands with her on the podium.[5]
In time-trials, she won the WCRA 10-miles and 25-miles championships in 1978. In 1982, with her mother, Burton set a British 10-mile record for women riding a tandem: 21 minutes, 25 seconds.[5]
Burton rode the 1986 Tour de France Féminin, finishing 42nd overall.[6] To prepare for the race, she rode the Tour of Norway and the Tour of Texas. She was due to ride the 1987 Tour, however had to pull out after an accident resulted in her breaking her back.[7]
Media appearancesedit
She also appeared in the first all-female edition of the BBC Television series, Superstars in 1977.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abThe Women Superstars BBC TV, 7 June 1977. Accessed: 20 July 2015.
^Museo Ciclismo: Denise BURTON. Accessed 20 July 2015.
^National Championship, Road, Elite, Great Britain (F) 1978. Accessed: 20 July 2015
^ abBoulanger, Gary. "5 Reasons Why She Was Beryl Burton And You Couldn't Have Held Her Wheel". Bike.
^"Denise Burton". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^Trevor Ward (24 March 2022). "Tour Originals". Cycling Weekly. Future PLC. p. 32.
May 02, 2024
denise, burton, cole, née, burton, born, january, 1956, english, retired, cyclist, during, late, 1970s, national, titles, world, championship, bronze, medal, 1975, representing, great, britain, personal, informationborn, 1956, january, 1956, leeds, englandteam. Denise Burton Cole nee Burton born 24 January 1956 is an English retired cyclist During the mid late 1970s she won national titles and a world championship bronze medal in 1975 representing Great Britain Denise BurtonPersonal informationBorn 1956 01 24 24 January 1956 age 68 Leeds EnglandTeam informationDisciplineRoad and trackRoleRiderMedal record Representing Great Britain UCI Track Cycling World Championships 1975 Rocourt Belgium Individual pursuit Contents 1 Family 2 Career 2 1 Cycling 2 2 Media appearances 3 ReferencesFamily editShe is the daughter of racing cyclist Beryl Burton 1937 1996 Career editCycling edit Burton followed in her mother s footsteps participating in road racing track cycling and time trials On the track she won the British women s national Individual pursuit championship in 1975 and 1976 and took a third place bronze medal in the discipline at the 1975 World Championships in Belgium 1 2 She was UK women s national road race champion in 1976 3 and was second in 1978 4 Rivalry between mother and daughter also caused tension after Denise outsprinted her mother to the 1976 title her mother refused to shake hands with her on the podium 5 In time trials she won the WCRA 10 miles and 25 miles championships in 1978 In 1982 with her mother Burton set a British 10 mile record for women riding a tandem 21 minutes 25 seconds 5 Burton rode the 1986 Tour de France Feminin finishing 42nd overall 6 To prepare for the race she rode the Tour of Norway and the Tour of Texas She was due to ride the 1987 Tour however had to pull out after an accident resulted in her breaking her back 7 Media appearances edit She also appeared in the first all female edition of the BBC Television series Superstars in 1977 1 References edit a b The Women Superstars BBC TV 7 June 1977 Accessed 20 July 2015 The Spokesman Review 25 August 1975 Museo Ciclismo Denise BURTON Accessed 20 July 2015 National Championship Road Elite Great Britain F 1978 Accessed 20 July 2015 a b Boulanger Gary 5 Reasons Why She Was Beryl Burton And You Couldn t Have Held Her Wheel Bike Denise Burton ProCyclingStats Retrieved 7 July 2022 Trevor Ward 24 March 2022 Tour Originals Cycling Weekly Future PLC p 32 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Denise Burton amp oldid 1217278887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
