Douglas James Dailey MBE

Order of the British Empire

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 (born 1944) is an English

England

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 racing cyclist

Bicycle racing

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, former national road race champion

British National Road Race Championships

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 and the logistics manager of British Cycling

British Cycling

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; he has also been the national coach and an administrator.

Biography

Dailey was born in Orrell Park

Orrell Park

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, Liverpool

Liverpool

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. He represented his country on many occasions including the 1972 Olympic Games

1972 Summer Olympics

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 and several editions of the Tour of Britain

Tour of Britain

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. He was given the Merseyside Golden Cycle award in 1969 and 1984. 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. Dailey is also former manager of Kirkby Sports Centre. He lives in Ruthin

Ruthin

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, North Wales.

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

British Cycling

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's kit, scientific equipment, medical back-up and the athletes themselves all arrived safely in Beijing

Beijing

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. Dailey began sending equipment out 3 months earlier, in May, to ensure everything ran smoothly.

Dailey was made an MBE

MBE

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 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

British Cycling Hall of Fame

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.

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

British National Road Race Championships

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, Amateur

1973

1st Tour of Ireland

Tour of Ireland

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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

British National Road Race Championships

The British National Road Race Championships cover different categories of British road bicycle racing events, normally held annually.-History:...

, Amateur

1977

3rd Girvan 3 day

1979

2nd Girvan 3 day