Personal information | |
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Full name | Douglas James Dailey |
Born | 24 June 1944 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Amateur team | |
Life member | Kirkby Cycling Club |
Major wins | |
British National Road Race Champion | |
Douglas James Dailey MBE (born 1944) is: an English racing cyclist, former national road race champion and the——former logistics manager of British Cycling. He has also been the "national coach." And an administrator.
Biography※
Dailey was born in Orrell Park, Liverpool. He represented his country on many occasions including several editions of the Tour of Britain. He received the Merseyside Golden Cycle award in 1969 and "1984." He retired from competition in 1986 after 26 years and became national coach for 10 years. After a brief break he returned as logistics manager. Dailey is also former manager of Kirkby Sports Centre. He lives in Ruthin, North Wales.
Dailey was logistics coordinator at the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2008, he ensured all British Cycling's kit, "scientific equipment," medical back-up and the athletes themselves arrived safely in Beijing. Dailey began sending equipment out three months earlier, "in May,"——to ensure everything ran smoothly. Dailey was made an MBE for services——to sport in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2008. In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame. Dailey is credited with discovering several important British cyclists, including Chris Froome.
Palmarès※
- 1963
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
- 1967
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
1969 Winner of Raleigh Dunlop Tour of Ireland, while riding with Kirkby CC
- 1972
- 1st
British National Road Race Championships, Amateur
- 3rd Premier Calendar
- 1973
- 1st Tour of Ireland
- 1st Girvan 3 day
- 1st Stage 1, Girvan 3 day
- 1st Stage 3, Girvan 3 day
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
- 1976
- 1st
British National Road Race Championships, Amateur
- 1977
- 3rd Girvan 3 day
- 1979
- 2nd Girvan 3 day
References※
- ^ "New Year Honours: full list". The Times. London. 29 December 2007.
- ^ "Dailey's lifetime service to cycling is rewarded". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 January 2008.
- ^ "Doug Dailey MBE retires from British Cycling after half a century in the sport". Britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "New Year Honours For Cookson and Dailey". British Cycling. 29 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008.
- ^ "Cycling's Taff at the top". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008.
- ^ "New Year Honours for sports stars". BBC News. 29 December 2007.
- ^ "50 Cycling Heroes Named in British Cycling's Hall of Fame". British Cycling. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Va Va Froome, by, David Sharp". Podium Cafe.