Dave Brailsford
Coach
The future looks bright for British cycling...to be grateful that they are there. Brailsford agrees that the established stars are going to be looking over their shoulders for the next two and a half years - "without a doubt" - and he revels in it. "The good thing is, you have internal... In this article: Chris Hoy, Andy Tennant, Dave Brailsford, Bradley Wiggins, Ben Swift, Geraint Thomas, World Cup, and Great Britain |
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BBC News | October 26, 2009
GB athletes given 10-medal target
...Beijing Under the stewardship of performance director Dave Brailsford, cyclists including Sir Chris Hoy and Victoria Pendleton racked up 14 medals in Beijing, eight of them gold - smashing their UK Sport target of six medals. But De Vos,...
In this article: Britain, BBC Radio 5, UK Athletics, Tokyo, Beijing, London Olympics in 2012, and Christine Ohuruogu
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sportinglife | October 30, 2009
HOY LOOKING GOOD
...evening's second round. British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford earlier suggested Hoy - the first Briton to win three golds at one Games in 100 years in Beijing last year - is in the shape of his life. And, as if to prove it,...
In this article: Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton, China, Jason Kenny, British Cycling, Gong Jinjie, and Guo Shuang
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Guardian | October 31, 2009
Boardman stands down from fab four
The quartet of coaches headed by Brailsford and nicknamed the "fab four", who guided Britain's cyclists to a record gold-medal haul in Beijing is now a trio, with psychiatrist Steve Peters and head coach Shane Sutton remaining in post.
In this article: Chris Boardman, Geraint Thomas, World Cup, British Cycling, Chris Hoy, Tour de France, and Jason Kenny
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Hoy looks to 2012 as Beijing glow fades
...of mental fatigue after the Beijing high. "You can never continue at the same intensity that you have during an Olympic Games, you can't have the same level of feeling," Brailsford said. "It's different at a World Cup, and it was...
In this article: Beijing, Chris Hoy, London, Bradley Wiggins, World Cup, Great Britain, Lizzie Armitstead, and Rebecca Romero
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | November 01, 2009
Great Britain's cyclists are back in business says Dave Brailsford at Track World Cup
...cyclists are back in business says Dave Brailsford at Track World Cup Great Britain's cyclists are back in business, says Dave Brailsford at Track World Cup Any suggestions that Great Britain's track cyclists have been soft-pedalling...
In this article: Great Britain, Beijing, Lizzie Armitstead, World Cup, Andy Tennant, Ben Swift, Wendy Houvenaghel, and Ed Clancy
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Daily Express | June 11, 2009
Olympic hero Hoy collects knighthood
...an MBE for services to healthcare. David Brailsford, the man who led Britain's cyclists to eight golds at Beijing, collects a CBE from the Prince of Wales during the Buckingham Palace ceremony. Double gold cyclist Bradley Wiggins also...
In this article: Chris Hoy, Beijing, Keirin, Jason Kenny, David Brailsford, Ben Ainslie, Ellen Hunter, and Aileen McGlynn
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Sir Chris Hoy makes super return at National Track Championships at the Manchester Velodrome
...be relatively simple. Is it worth the time and effort chasing a non-Olympic title? Only Thomas and Brailsford can really answer that, but what is beyond doubt is that Thomas, riding to his maximum, would be a key man in the team pursuit...
In this article: Chris Hoy, Geraint Thomas, Manchester Velodrome, Great Britain, Jason Kenny, Tour de France, and Ross Edgar
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Tour de France 2009: Team Sky target Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish
...team in their debut Tour next year Photo: GETTY IMAGES Sky team manager Dave Brailsford revealed that he had secured the services of 17 of the riders he has targeted in a 25-man squad. These are thought to include Geraint Thomas, part of the...
In this article: Bradley Wiggins, Mark Cavendish, Tour de France, Britain, Tour de France 2009, Barloworld, and Chris Froome
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Great Britain's cyclists answer David Brailsford call with more gold medals
...medals Great Britain's cyclists answered Dave Brailsford's call to consign Beijing to history in the manner they know best with five gold medals at the first day of the opening World Cup meeting of the season at Manchester. Last...
In this article: Great Britain, Wendy Houvenaghel, Ed Clancy, Beijing, and Keirin
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David (Dave) John Brailsford CBE (born 29 February 1964) is British Cycling's Performance Director.
A Welsh speaker, Brailsford was born in Derby but brought up in Deiniolen, near Caernarfon in Wales, a son of an Alpine mountain guide.
Brailsford competed in France for four years as a professional cyclist before returning to the UK at 23 to study for a degree in sports science and psychology before an MBA in Sheffield Business School. He has been involved with cycling throughout his career, he was first employed by British Cycling as an advisor when Lottery funding began. He became programme director before becoming performance director.
Brailsford led the British team to victories at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. His contribution was acknowledged in being appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
British cycling's 14 medals, including eight golds, at the Olympics won him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award on 14 December 2008. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours.
- Full Name:
- David Brailsford
- Birth Date:
- February 29, 1964
- Discipline:
- Road
- Role:
- BC Performance Director
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