Douglas James Dailey

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(born 1944) is an

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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 Orrell Park is a district of Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is a small residential area of northern Liverpool between the larger neighbouring districts of Aintree and Walton-on-the-Hill. It is part of the Liverpool Walton Parliamentary con ...

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. He represented his country on many occasions including several editions of the

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 ...

. 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

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, North Wales. Dailey was logistics coordinator at the

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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

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. Dailey began sending equipment out three months earlier, in May, to ensure everything ran smoothly. Dailey was made an

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 The British Cycling Hall of Fame was established in 2009 as part of British Cycling's 50th anniversary celebrations. On 17 December 2009, the names of fifty one people involved in cycling to be inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame wer ...

. Dailey is credited with discovering several important British cyclists, including

Chris Froome Christopher Clive Froome ɹɪs fɹuːm (born 20 May 1985) is a Kenyan/British Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He has won seven Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: four editions of the Tour de ...

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 The British Cycling Premier Calendar Road Race Series is a season-long competition run by British Cycling. It comprises a series of road bicycle races for the country's top domestic road riders. Organisation and events In 2010 points were awar ...

;1973 :1st

Tour of Ireland The Tour of Ireland (Irish: Turas na hÉireann, known from 1985 to 1992 as the Nissan Classic) was a bicycle stage race held in August, which ran for 35 editions over a 56-year period. Irish rider Seán Kelly recorded the most wins, four. Th ...

: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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dailey, Doug 1944 births Living people English male cyclists British cycling road race champions Members of the Order of the British Empire Sportspeople from Liverpool