He stood on the podium alongside his cycling idol, gold medallist Bradley Wiggins.

Burke was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours on 29 December 2012, for services to cycling.

[10] Born into a cycling family, both Burke's grandfather Brian Wesson, and his mother Sharon, have competed at national level.

[11] Despite specialising in the team pursuit, Burke has an impressive turn of speed, demonstrated by his success as a junior in the scratch and kilo events.

Burke took the decision to retire in 2019 after achieving his Olympic goal of retaining their TP title.