Doug Dailey

Doug Dailey
MBE

Personal information
Full name	Douglas James Dailey
Born	24 June 1944 Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
Life member	Kirkby Cycling Club
Major wins
British National Road Race Champion

Douglas James Dailey MBE (born 1944)[1][2] is an English 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.[3]

Biography

Dailey was born in Orrell Park, Liverpool.[2] He represented his country on many occasions including several editions of the Tour of Britain. He received the Merseyside Golden Cycle award in 1969 and 1984.[2] 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.[4] Dailey is also former manager of Kirkby Sports Centre.[2] He lives in Ruthin, North Wales.[5]

Dailey was logistics coordinator at the Summer Olympics 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 Beijing. Dailey began sending equipment out three months earlier, in May, to ensure everything ran smoothly.[5] Dailey was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to sport in the 2008 New Year Honours.[4][6] In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.[7] Dailey is credited with discovering several important British cyclists, including Chris Froome.[8]

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

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

1. "New Year Honours: full list". The Times. London. 29 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008.
2. "Dailey's lifetime service to cycling is rewarded". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 January 2008.
3. "Doug Dailey MBE retires from British Cycling after half a century in the sport". Britishcycling.org.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
4. "New Year Honours For Cookson and Dailey". British Cycling. 29 December 2007. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008.
5. "Cycling's Taff at the top". BBC Sport. 17 August 2008.
6. "No. 58557". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2007. p. 15.
7. "50 Cycling Heroes Named in British Cycling's Hall of Fame". British Cycling. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009.
8. "Va Va Froome, by David Sharp". Podium Cafe.