Martin Willock

Martin Willock (born 28 September 1954) is a Canadian former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Career

Willock was a member of the Victoria Wheelers cycling club.^[2] In 1977, he came second at a 50-lap cycling event around the streets of Vancouver.^[2] In 1979, he came fifth at the Canadian National Championships, and later in the year, he competed at the 1979 UCI Road World Championships.^[3] In 1980, Willock retired from professional cycling in order to build a house, but returned to the sport the following year.^[4] In 1981, Willock was in the British Columbian team that won the Canadian Provincial 100 km team time trial. During the race, he suffered a flat tire.^[5] In the same year, he came second in the Whistler two-day 220 km cycle race, finishing behind his brother Bernie.^[4][6] In 1981, he also came seventh at the Gastown Grand Prix.^[7] In 1982, Willock retired again, this time to set up a repairs company, before once again returning the following year.^[4]

Willock competed in the 1983 Pan American Games.^[8] In the same year, he finished second at the British Columbian road racing championships, and came seventh at the Tour de Québec.^[4] He competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics,^[9] after setting a Canadian national record of 2:04:21 in the country's Olympic trial event,^[10][11] which was faster than the Canadian qualifying time of 2:07:00.^[11]

In 1990, Willock was a coach of the British Columbian junior provincial cycling squad.^[12] Willock was still cycling in the Victoria Cycle League in 2002.^[13]

Personal life

Aside from sport, Willock has worked as a boat builder in Sidney, British Columbia.^[10] He is the brother of Bernie Willock, who qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics but did not compete due to the American-led boycott,^[14][10] and the father of Erinne Willock, who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[14]

References

External links

• Martin Willock at Olympedia