Simon Cope Cyclist
Simon Cope (born 22 March 1966) is an English former professional cyclist from Sevenoaks, Kent. Cope began cycling in 1978 and rode as professional from 1983 to 1999. He was 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, spending five years as coach of their women's road and endurance academy. He also managed the Wiggle Honda team during the 2013 season. In January 2015, he was named as the directeur sportif of the new UCI Continental level Team Wiggins.