Daniel "Dan" McLay (born 3 January 1992) is a British

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, competing in road, track and cyclo-cross, who currently rides for

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. His first season as a professional was 2015, racing for French pro-continental and

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wildcard outfit . Primarily a sprinter, McLay is also competent in the Flemish racing scene and has a particular affinity to the Northern Classics. He was named in the start list for the

2016 Tour de France The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées st ...

Career

Junior career

Born in

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, New Zealand, McLay moved to the United Kingdom as an infant and was brought up in Leicester. McLay began cycling competitively at the age of six. Following his success as under 16 rider at the

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, he represented Great Britain at the 2007

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, competing in the criterium and road race events. He says that he was not very good at sports that require coordination as a school-boy and thus this fuelled his desire to continue competing in cycling. McLay was selected to represent Britain at the Junior European Cyclo-cross Championships in 2008, where he finished last. In 2009, McLay became a member of

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's Olympic Academy. McLay went on to win the bronze medal in the Madison at the

UEC European Track Championships The European Track Cycling Championships are a set of elite level competition events held annually for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling, exclusively for European cyclists, and regulated by the European Cycling Union (UEC ...

with partner Sam Harrison. He also represented Great Britain at the 2009 Junior

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. In 2010 he became World Champion in the Junior World Madison Track Championships, with Simon Yates. In 2014 he won a stage of the

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( en, The Tour of the Future). He also came seventh in

Tour of Britain The Tour of Britain is a multi-stage cycling race, conducted on British roads, in which participants race across Great Britain to complete the race in the fastest time. The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...

stages, a strong showing given that sprinters such as

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Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel (born 11 May 1988) is a German former racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the , and squads. As a junior, he specialised in time trials, even winning a bronze medal in the World Championships for cycl ...

Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw (born 22 October 1982) is a retired Australian racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the , , , , and teams. His most notable wins are the general classification of the 2011 Tour of Qatar, and the one ...

and

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were also competing, although he said that seventh was not a representation of what he could have achieved.

Professional career

Bretagne–Séché Environnement (2015–17)

He signed for the professional continental team for the 2015 season. He won his first professional victory in Stage 3 of

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. In the first

UCI World Tour The UCI WorldTour (2009–2010: ''UCI World Ranking'') is the premier men's elite road cycling tour, sitting above the UCI ProSeries and various regional UCI Continental Circuits. It refers to both the tour of 38 events and, until 2019, an ann ...

race of his career, Paris–Nice, McLay came eighth in stage 5. His second professional win came at the 2016 Grand Prix de Denain, a French 1.HC race, weaving his way from distance through the centre of the bunch to win it on the line. His second win came a month later in the

Grand Prix de la Somme The Grand Prix de la Somme (formerly the Tour de la Somme) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May in Somme, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It al ...

, beating

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into 2nd place. Due to those two wins, McLay was selected to take part in his first

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ...

, and finished in the Top 10 in his first sprint finish. After another two top 10 finishes, McLay finished on the podium on Stage 6 behind

and

. In October 2017 McLay won the

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, pipping

Anthony Turgis Anthony Turgis (born 16 May 1994) is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. In July 2018, he was named in the start list for the Tour de France. P ...

to the line after Turgis started his celebration early following a solo attack from the front group.

EF Education First–Drapac (2018–19)

After his Tour de l'Eurométropole win, it was announced that McLay would join the WorldTour peloton by signing with for the 2018 season.

Major results

Track

;2008 : 1st MaillotReinoUnido

Scratch, National Junior Track Championships ;2009 : National Junior Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

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(with George Atkins) ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Points race A points race is a mass start track cycling event involving large numbers of riders simultaneously on track. It was an Olympic Olympic or Olympics may refer to Sports Competitions * Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 18 ...

::2nd

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::3rd

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

::3rd Scratch : 3rd Bronze medal europe

Madison, UEC European Junior Track Championships (with Sam Harrison) ;2010 :

UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships (named the UCI Juniors Track World Championships before 2016) are a set of world championship events for junior riders, for various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by t ...

::1st

Madison (with Simon Yates) ::2nd Silver medal blank

Team pursuit : National Junior Track Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Scratch ::2nd

: 2nd

, National Track Championships (with Sam Harrison)

Road

;2010 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st MaillotReinoUnido

Road race ::2nd

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

: 1st

Overall

Junior Tour of Wales The Junior Tour of Wales is an annual cycle race for junior male riders, held around Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. First held in 1981, the race is the final round of the British Cycling Junior Road Series – and as such attracts the best jun ...

: 2nd

Paris–Roubaix Juniors Paris–Roubaix Juniors (or Le Pavé de Roubaix) is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April in northern France for junior cyclists (aged 17 and 18) ahead of the senior Paris–Roubaix classic race. It is organised by the Vélo-Club d ...

: 6th Overall Driedaagse van Axel ::1st Stage 1 ;2011 : 1st

Grand Prix de Waregem The Grand Prix Waregem was a cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2U from 2005 to 2007. The race was considered to be the Under 23 version of Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Ac ...

: 6th

Dorpenomloop Rucphen Dorpenomloop Rucphen is a men's one-day cycle race which takes place in the Netherlands and was rated by the UCI as 1.2 and forms part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which w ...

;2012 : 1st De Drie Zustersteden : 1st Grand Prix José Dubois : 2nd

Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren The Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren was a one-day cycling race that was held annually in the Netherlands from 2008 to 2017. It was rated a category 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing ...

;2013 : 2nd

: 4th

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th

Paris–Chauny Paris–Chauny is a one-day cycling race held in France. It was first held in 1922 and has been part of the UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2 The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, class ...

: 5th Ster van Zwolle : 5th Textielprijs Vichte : 6th Overall Paris–Arras Tour ;2014 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Ronde van Oost-Vlaanderen ::1st Stage 2 :

Tour de Normandie Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandy, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940–1955 and 1960–1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professi ...

::1st

Points classification ::1st Stage 3 : 1st Stage 3

: 2nd

: 3rd

, National Under-23 Road Championships : 4th Overall Paris–Arras Tour ::1st Stage 3 : 5th

Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies The Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies is a road bicycle race held annually in France. It is organized as a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour. Winners References

UCI Europe Tour races Cycle races in France 1977 establishments in France ...

: 7th

Paris–Tours Espoirs Paris–Tours Espoirs ( en, Paris–Tours Prospects) is a French single-day road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is organised by the Amaury Sport Organisation. The race is held as a 1 ...

: 10th

Beaumont Trophy The Beaumont Trophy is a cycle road race first run in 1952. The Trophy was presented to the Gosforth Road Club by Rex Beaumont who was a local cycle wholesaler on Tyneside. The Gosforth Road Club had been created in July 1951 as an offshoot of ...

;2015 : 1st Otley Grand Prix : 1st Stage 3

: 6th Brussels Cycling Classic : 7th

Paris–Bourges Paris–Bourges is a French road bicycle racing, road bicycle race. The race originally started in Paris and ran to the town of Bourges in the Centre (French region), Région Centre. However, in recent year with the length of races shortened it ha ...

: 8th Overall

Tour de Picardie The Tour de Picardie was a professional multi-stage cycle road race that was held between 1936 and 2016 in Picardy, France. In its last twelve editions, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a s ...

: 8th

Velothon Berlin Velothon Berlin (officially Garmin Velothon Berlin, formerly ProRace Berlin) was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May, between 2011 and 2015, in Berlin, Germany. It was part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 1.1 race. It was part of the ...

;2016 : 1st

Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. For 10 years from 2005 the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions whi ...

: 1st

: 4th

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: 5th Overall

: 10th Overall

Boucles de la Mayenne The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race ...

: 10th

Scheldeprijs The Scheldeprijs is a cycling race in Flanders and the Netherlands which starts in Terneuzen, crosses the Scheldt River, and finishes in Schoten. Until 2018 it was held entirely in Belgium. The event, ranked as a 1.HC race on the UCI Europe Tour, ...

;2017 : 1st

: 1st Trofeo Playa de Palma : 3rd Trofeo Felanitx–Ses Salines–Campos–Porreres ;2018 : 1st Stage 4

Circuit de la Sarthe The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Ho ...

;2019 : 1st Stage 1

Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...

: 1st Stage 2

Tour of Guangxi The Tour of Guangxi (officially known as the GREE-Tour of Guangxi for sponsorship purposes) is an annual professional cycling stage race held in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The race consists of multi-stage and is part of the UC ...

;2020 :

Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week ...

::1st Stages 5 & 6 : 8th

Bretagne Classic The Bretagne Classic, also called Bretagne Classic Ouest–France, is an elite cycling classic held annually in late summer around the Breton village of Plouay in western France. The race was originally named Grand–Prix de Plouay and, from 19 ...

;2021 : 2nd Ronde van Limburg : 6th

: 7th

Elfstedenronde The Elfstedenronde is a one-day road cycling race held annually in Belgium. It was held originally from 1943 until 1989, and returned in 2017 as the Bruges Cycling Classic. The race has also been called the Tour des Onze Villes and the Circuit des ...

: 8th Overall

: 9th

Circuit de Wallonie Circuit de Wallonie is a cycling race held annually in Belgium since 1966. It has been part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycli ...

;2022 : 4th

Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne is an annual single-day road cycling race in Belgium. It is held one day after Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, on the last Sunday of February or the first of March, and completes the opening weekend of the Belgian cycling season ...

: 4th

Heistse Pijl The Heistse Pijl is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in June around the municipality of Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. Since 2016, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of r ...

: 7th

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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