Doug Dailey
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[1] MBE (born 1944)[2] 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.[3]
Biography
Dailey was born in Orrell Park, Liverpool.[2] 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.[2] 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.[4] Dailey is also former manager of Kirkby Sports Centre.[2] He lives in Ruthin, North Wales.[5]
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.[5] Dailey was made an MBE for services to sport in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2008.[4][6] In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[7] Dailey is credited with discovering several important British cyclists, including Chris Froome.[8]
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.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ a b "New Year Honours For Cookson and Dailey". British Cycling. 29 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008.
- ^ a b "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.
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