David Daniell (cyclist)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | David Daniell |
| Born |
December 23, 1989 Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Cleveland Wheelers |
| Discipline | Track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2006- | Cleveland Wheelers |
| Major wins | |
| Team Sprint junior world champion (2006, 2007) | |
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Infobox last updated on 16 December 2007 | |
David Daniell (born 23 December 1989 in Middlesbrough[1]) is an English competitive cyclist, specialising in track sprinting. A member of the British Cycling Olympic Academy, he is a Junior World Team Sprint Champion for the second year running.[2]
Daniell began cycling after being spotted at his school in British Cycling's Go-Ride scheme.[3]
Daniell was nominated BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2006[4] and was awarded Junior Sport's Personality of the Year at the 11th annual Evening Gazette Sports Awards 2007.[2]
His first victory in a World Cup event came in October 2008, when he beat Yevhen Bolibrukh of the Ukraine. He took the victory in the kilo event with a time of 1:01.996, a clear margin of over a second over the rest of the field.[5]
After taking a silver medal in the Keirin at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Daniell underwent knee surgery that kept him out of training for 15 weeks. Subsequently he badly twisted his leg whilst riding on the road in the autumn of 2012, resulting in him losing 40 percent of the cartilage in his joint. He was dropped from the British team before Christmas 2012 as he was not performing at the same level as he was before his injury.[6]
In 2013 he moved from his native Middlesbrough to East Kilbride, taking up a part-time position as a coach at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow. He has stated that he is aiming to qualify for the English team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, however he has said that he hopes to represent Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as he will have been resident in the country long enough to make the switch.[6]
Palmarès
- 2005
- 5th
500m TT, British National Track Championships (U16) - 2nd Sprint, British National Track Championships (U16)
- 2006
- 1st Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Junior (with Jason Kenny & Christian Lyte)
- 5th
Team Sprint, Junior European Track Championships - 1st Kilo, Junior European Track Championships
- 2nd 3km Pursuit, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 7th Sprint, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 23rd Kilo, UCI World Track Championships, Junior
- 3rd Kilo, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 17th Team Sprint, British National Track Championships, (with Jason Kenny & Dave Le Grys)
- 2007
- 8th Team Sprint, UCI World Track Championships, Junior
- 1st Sprint, Junior European Track Championships
- 9th Kilo, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 1st Sprint, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 2nd Keirin, UCI World Track Championships, Junior
- 2nd Team Sprint, Junior European Track Championships
- 2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships (Junior)
- 11th Keirin, Junior European Track Championships
- 5th Kilo, UCI World Track Championships, Junior
- 1st Kilo, 2008–2009 UCI Track World Cup, Round 1, Manchester
- 2009
- 12th Kilo, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2nd Team Sprint, European Track Championships
- 2nd Kilo, UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- 32nd Team Sprint, UCI Track Cycling World Cup
- 2010
- 7th Kilo, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 2nd
Keirin, Commonwealth Games
- 2011
- 2nd Keirin, British National Track Championships
- 2nd Sprint, British National Track Championships
- 2nd Team Sprint, British National Track Championships
References
- ↑ "David Daniell Bio". British Cycling.
- 1 2 "Award for World Champion David Daniell". British Cycling. 2007-12-13.
- ↑ "David Daniell Interview". The Velodrome.
- ↑ "My Journey - David Daniell". British Cycling.
- ↑ "Round 1, Manchester results and standings". Tissot. 2008.
- 1 2 Lach, Stef (13 January 2014). "I'm jumping saddles to represent Scotland!". Evening Times. Retrieved 13 April 2014.