Martin Willock (born 28 September 1954) is a Canadian former cyclist. He competed in the

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event at the

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Career

Willock was a member of the Victoria Wheelers cycling club. In 1977, he came second at a 50-lap cycling event around the streets of

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. In 1979, he came fifth at the Canadian National Championships, and later in the year, he competed at the

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. In 1980, Willock retired from professional cycling in order to build a house, but returned to the sport the following year. In 1981, Willock was in the

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n team that won the Canadian Provincial 100 km

. During the race, he suffered a flat tire. In the same year, he came second in the Whistler two-day 220 km cycle race, finishing behind his brother Bernie. In 1981, he also came seventh at the

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. In 1982, Willock retired again, this time to set up a repairs company, before once again returning the following year. Willock competed in the

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. In the same year, he finished second at the British Columbian road racing championships, and came seventh at the Tour de Québec. He competed in the

event at the

, after setting a Canadian national record of 2:04:21 in the country's Olympic trial event, which was faster than the Canadian qualifying time of 2:07:00. In 1990, Willock was a coach of the British Columbian junior provincial cycling squad. Willock was still cycling in the Victoria Cycle League in 2002.

Personal life

Aside from sport, Willock has worked as a boat builder in Sidney, British Columbia. He is the brother of Bernie Willock, who qualified for the

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but did not compete due to the American-led boycott, and the father of

Erinne Willock Erinne Willock (born October 16, 1981 in Saanich, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional road cyclist. She represented Canada at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also claimed a silver medal in the women's time trial at the 2006 Pan American Ro ...

, who competed at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Willock, Martin 1954 births Living people Canadian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Canada Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Pan American Games competitors for Canada Cyclists at the 1983 Pan American Games