Jack Burke

Jack Burke (born 12 June 1995) is a Canadian bicycle racer, ski mountaineer, author, and podcaster. He has been without a regular team since 2022, riding as an amateur but with support of sponsors.

Biography After some victories as a junior, including a stage, and fourth overall at the 2013 Tour de l'Abitibi, Burke's career was disrupted by a positive drug test. The result of this was overturned in 2014 with Burke cleared of all wrongdoing.

Burke returned to cycling and competed with some success on various UCI Continental teams, including a stage win at the 2018 Tour de Beauce. In late 2022, Burke was hit by a car while training and sustained a broken back, bleeding on his brain and permanent scarring to his face. To help pay for his medical bills he started to write a training guide which turned into his first book How To Become A Pro Cyclist, which Burke subsequently developed into a podcast.

As well as traditional road racing, Burke has competed in other disciplines. He has twice won the Ötztal Cycling Marathon, and competed in a 2024 event in the ski mountaineering World Cup in Cortina, having used the sport for winter training.

In 2024, Burke gained headlines for breaking Strava "King of the Mountain" times on prominent cycling climbs including the Mortirolo, the Stelvio, and L'Alpe d'Huez.

Major results 2013 2nd Time trial, National Junior Road Championships 4th Overall Tour de l'Abitibi 1st Stage 3 2016 2nd Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships 2017 4th Overall Tour de Beauce 6th Overall Tour of Alberta

6th Overall Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay

9th Overall Joe Martin Stage Race 2018 4th Overall Tour de Beauce 10th Overall Tour of the Gila 1st Mt Megantic Stage Tour de Beauce 2019 4th Overall Tour du Jura Cycliste 5th Time trial, National Road Championships 2022 6th Overall Oberösterreich Rundfahrt 1st Ötztaler Rad Marathon 2024 1st Overall Ötztaler Radmarathon 1st Kühtai Bergkaiser 3rd Race Across The Alps