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Daniel 'The Power' McLay 
Personal information Full name Daniel McLay Born 3 January 1992 Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) Weight 74 kg (160 lb; 11.7 st) Team information Discipline Road and track Role Rider Rider type Endurance Amateur team(s) 2008
2009Leicestershire Road Club
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15 December 2009Daniel McLay (born 3 January 1992) is a British racing cyclist, competing in road, track and cyclo-cross.
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Biography
Born in New Zealand, McLay began cycling competitivley at the age of six. Following his success as under 16 rider at the British National Track Championships, he represented Great Britain at the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival,[1] competing in the criterium and road race events.[2]
McLay was selected to represent Britain at the Junior European Cyclo-cross Championships in 2008, where he finished last.[3]
In 2009, McLay became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy.[4] McLay went on to win the bronze medal in the Madison at the European Track Championships with partner Sam Harrison. He also represented Great Britain at the 2009 Junior UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.
Palmarès
- 2006
- 1st
Omnium, British National Track Championships - U14
- 2007
- 1st Snaaskerke Niewelingen Race (Belgium) - U16
- 1st Stage 3, Assen Youth Tour (Holland) - U16
- 1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships - U16
- 2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships - U16
- 2nd Points race, British National Track Championships - U16
- 1st Round 1, National Trophy Cyclo-Cross Series - Junior
- 2008
- 1st Stage 4, Junior Tour of Wales
- 1st Assen Youth Tour
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st Wim Hendriks (Belgium)
- 1st Scratch race, British National Track Championships - Junior
- 3rd British National Cyclo-cross Championships - Junior
- 2009
- 3rd Madison, European Track Championships (with Sam Harrison)
- 1st British National Madison Championships (Junior) with George Atkins
- 2010
- 2nd Junior Paris–Roubaix
- 1st Madison, Junior World Track Championships (with Simon Yates))
References
- ^ "Daniel McLay". 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival. http://www.olympics.org.uk/eyof07/athlete.aspx?at=6570&sp=AT. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ "Cyclist Rides to Golden Glory". 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival. 2007-07-25. http://www.olympics.org.uk/eyof07/news.aspx?NE=2019.
- ^ Bart Hazen (2008-01-11). "European Championships Cyclocross - Hoogstraten, Junior Men". Daily Peleton. http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=15924.
- ^ "Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Biographies". British Cycling. http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/gbcyclingteam/article/Gbrst_gb-cyclingteam-Great-Britain-Cycling-Team-Rider-Biographies--0. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
External links
- Daniel McLay profile at Cycling Archives
- Dan McLay's blog
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