13 Facts About Anton Cooper

Anton Cooper was born on 11 August 1994 and is a New Zealand cross-country cyclist who races for the Trek Factory Racing XC Team.

Anton Cooper is the 2015 World Under 23 Cross-country Mountain bike champion and the 2012 World Junior Cross-country Mountain bike champion.

Anton Cooper is from Woodend, a town in the Waimakariri District 26 kilometres north of Christchurch.

Anton Cooper's parents are Paul and Laila Cooper, and he has several sisters.

Anton Cooper received his education at Christchurch Boys' High School and he graduated in 2012.

Anton Cooper has since moved to the Christchurch hill suburb Westmorland, not far from the Christchurch Adventure Park.

Anton Cooper is the first New Zealander who won a world championship in cross country cycling, and it was his last race before he turned professional.

Anton Cooper then became Under 23 Cross-country world champion at the 2015 World mountain bike championships in Andorra.

In December 2011, Anton Cooper signed a sponsorship contract with the Trek Bicycle Corporation for 12 months.

Trek decided to focus on downhill racing and Anton Cooper signed a contract with the Cannondale Bicycle Corporation in December 2012 for 24 months.

Anton Cooper was outside of that requirement by eight months for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

New Zealand was given one quota place for a male mountain biker for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the general expectation that either Gaze or Anton Cooper will be chosen.

Anton Cooper suspended his 2016 campaign and returned home to New Zealand from his Northern Hemisphere summer base in Germany.