Doug Dailey
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas James Dailey |
| Date of birth | 1944 |
| Country |  England United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| Life member | Kirkby Cycling Club |
| Major wins | |
| British National Road Race Champion |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| 2 January 2008 | |
Douglas James Dailey[1] |MBE (born 1944, Orrell Park, Liverpool)[2] is an English racing cyclist, former national road race champion and the logistics manager of British Cycling; he has also been the national coach and an administrator. He was made an MBE for services to sport in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2008.[3][4]
Dailey represented his country on many occasions including the 1972 Olympic Games and several editions of the Tour of Britain. He was given the Merseyside Golden Cycle award in 1969 and 1984.[2] He retired from competition in 1986 following a 26-year career and became national coach for 10 years. After a brief break he returned as logistics manager.[3] Dailey is also former manager of Kirkby Sports Centre. He lives in North Wales.[2]
[edit] Palmarès
- 1963
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
- 1967
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
- 1972
- 1st British National Road Race Championships, Amateur
- 1973
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ "New Year Honours: full list", The Times, 29 December 2007.
- ^ a b c "Dailey’s lifetime service to cycling is rewarded", Liverpool Daily Post, 2 January 2008.
- ^ a b "New Year Honours For Cookson and Dailey", British Cycling, 29 December 2007.
- ^ "New Year Honours for sports stars", BBC News, 29 December 2007.
