Germain Burton

{{Short description|English racing cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Germain Burton

| image = Antoing - Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux, étape 1, 3 avril 2015, départ (C151).JPG

| caption =

| full_name = Germain Maurice William Burton

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|01|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England

| height = 1.65 m

| weight = 55 kg

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|JLT}}

| discipline = Track & Road

| role = Rider

| ridertype = All-rounder{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7950461/Germain-Burton-QandA.html |title=Germain Burton: Q&A |last1=MacLeary |first1=John |date=12 September 2010 |website=telegraph.co.uk |accessdate=6 September 2014}}

| amateuryears1 = 2007–2013

| amateurteam1 = De Ver Cycles{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/points?person_id=10397&year=2013&d=4 |title=Individual/Points |publisher=British Cycling |accessdate=9 August 2013}}

| amateuryears2 = 2014–2015

| amateurteam2 = 100% ME{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=80479 |title=Germain Burton |author= |website=Cycling Archives |accessdate=6 September 2014}}

| proyears1 = 2018

| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|JLT|2018}}

| majorwins =

}}

Germain Burton (born 29 January 1995){{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/7950461/Germain-Burton-QandA.html |title=Germain Burton: Q&A |author=John MacLeary |publisher=The Telegraph |date=12 September 2010 |accessdate=9 August 2013}} is an English racing cyclist from London, who currently rides for {{UCI team code|JLT}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/zuvvi/media/bc_files/gb_team/Germain_Burton_Biog.pdf |title=Germain Burton Bio |publisher=British Cycling |date=24 July 2013 |accessdate=9 August 2013}}

Germain Burton is the son of Mia and Maurice Burton, who was the first black British champion in cycling. He rides for a team sponsored by his father's bike shop, De Ver Cycles, based in Streatham, South London. He began cycling at the age of 12, joining in with the weekend club runs, and soon decided to take the sport seriously after some encouragement from his father.

He won the under 16 British National Circuit Race Championships in 2010. Burton represented Britain at the UCI Juniors Road World Championships in 2012, finishing 36th.

On 8 August 2013, at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Burton competed at the UCI Juniors Track World Championships. He was part of Britain's Team Pursuit squad which also included Ollie Wood, Jake Ragan and Tao Geoghegan Hart. They finished fourth, losing the bronze medal to Russia in the final.{{cite web |url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/gbr20130808-Day-one--UCI-Juniors-Track-World-Championships-0 |title=Fourth for Great Britain in men's team pursuit as juniors track world championships begin |author=Abby Burton |date=8 August 2013 |accessdate=9 August 2013}}

In May 2016 British Cycling confirmed that Burton had decided to leave their Olympic Development Programme.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/racing/germain-burton-leaves-british-cycling-development-programme-224134 |title=Germain Burton leaves British Cycling Olympic Development Programme |author= |date=6 May 2016 |website=Cycling Weekly|access-date=10 May 2016}}