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Doug Dailey Personal information Full name Douglas James Dailey Born 1944
Liverpool, England, United KingdomTeam information Discipline Road Role Rider Amateur team(s) Life member Kirkby Cycling Club Major wins 
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2 January 2008Douglas James Dailey[1] MBE (born 1944)[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.
Biography
Dailey was born in Orrell Park, Liverpool.[2] He 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.[2] He lives in Ruthin, North Wales.[4]
Dailey was the logistics coordinator at the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2008, he was responsible for ensuring that all of British Cycling's kit, scientific equipment, medical back-up and the athletes themselves all arrived safely in Beijing. Dailey began sending equipment out 3 months earlier, in May, to ensure everything ran smoothly.[4]
Dailey was made an MBE for services to sport in the Queen's New Year Honours list in 2008.[3][5] In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[6]
Palmarès
- 1963
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
- 1967
- 1st Mersey Roads Two Day
1969 Winner of Raleigh Dunlop Tour of Ireland, while riding with Kirby CC
- 1972
- 1st British National Road Race Championships, Amateur
- 1973
- 1st Tour of Ireland
- 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
- ^ "New Year Honours: full list". London: The Times. 2007-12-29. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3105734.ece.
- ^ a b c d "Dailey’s lifetime service to cycling is rewarded". Liverpool Daily Post. 2008-01-02. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/community-sport/2008/01/02/dailey-s-lifetime-service-to-cycling-is-rewarded-64375-20303867/.
- ^ a b "New Year Honours For Cookson and Dailey". British Cycling. 2007-12-29. http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/bcf/News2007/20071229_new_year_honours.asp.
- ^ a b "Cycling's Taff at the top". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/cycling/7533548.stm.
- ^ "New Year Honours for sports stars". BBC News. 2007-12-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/front_page/7163068.stm.
- ^ "50 Cycling Heroes Named in British Cycling's Hall of Fame". British Cycling. 2009-12-17. http://new.britishcycling.org.uk/sport/article/bc20091216-Hall-of-fame-fifty.
Categories:- 1944 births
- Living people
- English cyclists
- Cyclists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic cyclists of Great Britain
- British cycling road race champions
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
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