Simon Cope

Simon Cope (born 22 March 1966)[1] is an English former professional cyclist from Sevenoaks, Kent. Cope began cycling in 1978 and rode as professional from 1983 to 1999.[2] He had success at the British National Derny Championships for two consecutive years in 1999 and 2000. Cope was also the National Circuit Race Champion 1997. He subsequently became a coach working on British Cycling's Olympic Academy Programme,[3] spending five years as coach of their women's road and endurance academy. After his post at British Cycling was abolished due to funding cuts, he spent the 2012 season as a directeur sportif at the American Team Exergy team.[4] He also managed the Wiggle–Honda team during the 2013 season[5] and was a directeur sportif with Madison Genesis in 2014.[6] In January 2015, he was named as the directeur sportif of the new UCI Continental level team, WIGGINS.[7]