David Daniell (cyclist)

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]

David Daniell
Personal information
Full nameDavid Daniell
Born (1989-12-23) 23 December 1989
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Team information
Current teamCleveland Wheelers
DisciplineTrack
RoleRider
Rider typeSprinter
Amateur team
2006–Cleveland Wheelers
Major wins
Team Sprint junior world champion (2006, 2007)

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
British National Track Championships
2nd Sprint (U16)
5th 500m TT (U16)
2006
UCI Junior Track World Championships
1st Team Sprint (with Jason Kenny & Christian Lyte)
23rd 1km time trial
European Track Championships
1st 1km time trial, Junior
5th Team Sprint, Junior
British National Track Championships
2nd 3km Pursuit (Junior)
2nd Keirin (Junior)
3rd 1km time trial (Junior)
7th Sprint (Junior)
17th Team Sprint (with Jason Kenny & Dave Le Grys)
2007
1st 1km time trial, 2008–2009 UCI Track World Cup, Round 1, Manchester
European Track Championships
1st Sprint, Junior
2nd Team Sprint, Junior
11th Keirin, Junior
British National Track Championships
1st Sprint (Junior)
1st 1km time trial (Junior)[7]
2nd Keirin (Junior)
UCI Junior Track World Championships
2nd Keirin
5th Kilo
8th Team Sprint
2009
2nd Under-23 Team Sprint, European Track Championships
UCI Track Cycling World Cup
2nd 1km time trial
32nd Team Sprint
12th 1km time trial, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2010
2nd Keirin, Commonwealth Games
7th Kilo, UCI Track Cycling World Championships
2011
British National Track Championships
2nd Keirin
2nd Sprint
2nd Team Sprint
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References
  1. "David Daniell Bio". British Cycling. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  2. "Award for World Champion David Daniell". British Cycling. 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  3. "David Daniell Interview". The Velodrome. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
  4. "My Journey – David Daniell". British Cycling.
  5. "Round 1, Manchester results and standings". Tissot. 2008. Archived from the original on 3 November 2008.
  6. Lach, Stef (13 January 2014). "I'm jumping saddles to represent Scotland!". Evening Times. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  7. "BC National Junior and Youth Track Championships". British Cycling. 19 August 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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