title: Doug Dailey
text: # Doug Dailey
  
  Douglas James Dailey MBE (born 1944) 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.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Dailey was born in Orrell Park, Liverpool. 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. 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. Dailey is also former manager of Kirkby Sports Centre. He lives in Ruthin, North Wales.
  
  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. Dailey was made an MBE 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. Dailey is credited with discovering several important British cyclists, including Chris Froome.
  
  ## 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
  