David Le Grys (born 10 August 1955) is an

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track champion, and

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coach who has competed at international level for his country.

Cycling career

He represented

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and won a

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in the tandem sprint with

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, at the

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. He represented

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at the Olympic Games, world championships and grand prix and was a multiple national champion from 1973 to 1987, and was an élite professional.

Palmarès

;

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silver medal :1978 tandem sprint ;

British National Individual Sprint Championships The British National Individual Sprint Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling ...

:1982, 1986, 1987 ;

British National Tandem Sprint Championships The British National Tandem Sprint Championships are held annually, organised by British Cycling British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federation) is the main national governing body for cycle sport in Great Britain. It administers mo ...

:1976 ;

British National Keirin Championships The British National Keirin Championships are held annually as part of the British National Track Championships The British National Track Championships are held annually and organised by British Cycling (formerly the British Cycling Federatio ...

:1987 ; World cycling speed record :110 mph, 1986

Coaching

Having turned professional in 1982, Le Grys retired from cycling in 1987 for 10 years but carried on coaching. He became the British Cycling Federation's national track coach in 1989, but retired in July 1994 in protest at Paul McHugh's omission from England's

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

squad. In 1986 he set both the British absolute speed record at 110 mph behind a pace car with faring and the World roller cycling speed record at 126.6 mph. He was also involved with marathon running and duathlons. Best marathon 2 hours 36 minutes. *1982 to 1986 Eastern Centre of Excellence Track Coach and Manager *1986 Qualified club coach ABCC *1989 to 1994 BCF National Track Coach *1990 Qualified Senior coach ABCC *1992 Represented GB in Olympic Games as coach *1998 Coach and manager for biggest professional cycling team in UK, Team Brite *1999 Mastercoach cycling/triathlon/athletetic coach www.mastercoach.co.uk *200
Coachwise
coach of the year award *2000 to 2004 Club coach for DataPhonics RT Development squad for 13- to 23-year-olds.

Masters cycling

Le Grys returned to competitive cycling 1997. He won the 500m time trial in the 50–54 age group at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships at

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. At the 2007 Championships, held at the

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, he won gold in the 500m Time Trial (50-54 age group) with a WR of 34.01 and silver in the 750m Team Sprint. Le Grys has won 25 World Masters titles in the sprint, team sprint, 750 and 500m time trials. 2013 was a good year for Le Grys, he won three European Masters track championships, two World Masters Track Championships, Essex Sports Personality of the year and married Tracy Baker, former wife of Essex cyclist Gary Baker. Open heart surgery 2015 at Papworth Hospital repairing leaky heart valve (Mitral valve) and back Surgery 2016 Royal London Orthopaedic Hospital Back racing again and has medalled in World Masters in USA (Los Angeles) 2017 and British Masters Championships 2017-2018, however was well below the fitness/strength he is used to. "Legro" as he is known to most is focussing now is the latter part of his life running training camps in Majorca

Palmarès

; National veteran sprint champion :1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001 ; National masters sprint champion :2002, 2004 & 2005 2010, 2012 ; National masters 750m TT champion :2002 & 2003 ; National masters 500m TT champion :2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ; Cycling World Champion Rainbow Stripes

World masters sprint champion :1997, 2001 & 2002 2013 ; Cycling World Champion Rainbow Stripes

World masters 750m TT champion :1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002 ; Cycling World Champion Rainbow Stripes

World masters 500m TT champion :2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 ; Cycling World Champion Rainbow Stripes

World masters Olympic sprint champion :1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 ''25 times World masters champion to date'' ; European Masters Champion 500m TT 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 ; European Team Sprint Champion 500m TT 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2017

References

External links

Dave Le Grys Training Camp website
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Athlete Biography on athletebio.com
*http://www.veloveritas.co.uk/2012/03/26/davelegrysinterview/ * {{DEFAULTSORT:Le Grys, Dave 1955 births Living people English male cyclists Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games English cycling coaches Sportspeople from Harlow Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling