Daniel McLay
.JPG) McLay at the 2015 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel McLay |
| Born |
3 January 1992 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Fortuneo–Vital Concept |
| Discipline | Road and track |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Endurance |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2008 | Leicestershire Road Club |
| 2009 | Univega.co.uk |
| 2011–2014 | Omega Pharma-Lotto Davo |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2015– | Bretagne–Séché Environnement |
| Major wins | |
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Infobox last updated on 1 February 2015 | |
Daniel McLay (born 3 January 1992) is a British racing cyclist, competing in road, track and cyclo-cross. His first season as a professional was 2015, racing for French pro-continental and 2014 Tour de France wildcard outfit Bretagne–Séché Environnement. Primarily a sprinter, McLay is also competent in the Flemish racing scene and has a particular affinity to the Northern Classics.
Biography
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, McLay moved to the UK as a young infant and was brought up in Leicester. McLay began cycling competitively at the age of six. Following his success as under 16 rider at the British National Track Championships, he represented Great Britain at the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival,[1] competing in the criterium and road race events.[2] He says [3] that he was not very good at sports that require coordination as a school-boy and thus this fuelled his desire to continue competing in cycling.
McLay was selected to represent Britain at the Junior European Cyclo-cross Championships in 2008, where he finished last.[4]
In 2009, McLay became a member of British Cycling's Olympic Academy.[5] McLay went on to win the bronze medal in the Madison at the European Track Championships with partner Sam Harrison. He also represented Great Britain at the 2009 Junior UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.
In 2010 he became World Champion in the Junior World Madison Track Championships (with Simon Yates)).
In 2014 he won a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir, commonly coined as The Tour of the Future. He also came seventh in Tour of Britain stages, a strong showing given that sprinters such as Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, Mark Renshaw and Adam Blythe were also competing. But, he says, seventh was not a representation of what he could have achieved.
He signed for the Bretagne-Séché Environnement professional continental team for the 2015 season.[6] He won his first professional victory in Stage 3 of the 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo.[7] In the first UCI World Tour race of his career, the 2015 Paris–Nice, McLay came eighth in stage 5.[8] His second profesional win came at the 1.HC ranked Grand Prix de Denain, weaving his way from distance through the centre of the bunch to win it on the line.
Palmarès
Track
- 2007
- National Under-16 Track Championships
- 1st
Scratch - 2nd Individual pursuit
- 2nd Points race
- 1st
- 2009
- 1st National Junior Madison Championships (with George Atkins)
- 3rd European Madison Championships (with Sam Harrison)
- 2010
- 1st
World Junior Madison Championships (with Simon Yates)
Cyclo-cross
- 2007
- 1st Round 1, National Junior Trophy Series
- 2008
- 3rd National Junior Championships
Road
- 2010
- 1st National Junior Road Race Championships
- 2nd Paris-Roubaix Juniors
- 6th Overall Driedaagse van Axel
- 1st Stage 1
- 2011
- 1st GP Waregem
- 4th Schaal Indekeu Hulshout
- 6th Dorpenomloop Rucphen
- 2012
- 1st Drie Zustersteden
- 1st GP José Dubois
- 2nd Kernen Omloop Echt-Susteren
- 2013
- 2nd Dorpenomloop Rucphen
- 4th National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 5th Ster van Zwolle
- 6th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
- 2014
- Tour de Normandie
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 3
- 1st
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir
- 2nd Dorpenomloop Rucphen
- 3rd National Under-23 Time Trial Championships[9]
- 4th Overall Paris–Arras Tour
- 1st Stage 3[10]
- 5th Grand Prix de la ville de Pérenchies
- 7th Paris–Tours Espoirs[11]
- 10th Beaumont Trophy
- 2015
- 1st Stage 3 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Otley Grand Prix[12]
- 6th Brussels Cycling Classic
- 7th Paris–Bourges
- 8th Overall Tour de Picardie
- 8th Velothon Berlin
- 2016
- 1st Grand Prix de Denain
- 10th Scheldeprijs
References
- ↑ "Daniel McLay". 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ↑ "Cyclist Rides to Golden Glory". 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival. 2007-07-25.
- ↑ "Daniel McLay". 2014 Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ↑ Bart Hazen (2008-01-11). "European Championships Cyclocross — Hoogstraten, Junior Men". Daily Peloton.
- ↑ "Great Britain Cycling Team Rider Biographies". British Cycling. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ↑
- ↑ "Cycling: Dan McLay shows his sprinting speed and opens his winning account in Africa". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "Paris – Nice 2015 – Stage 5". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Allen, Eddie (27 June 2014). "Wiggins, Pooley and Davies celebrate British time-trial championship wins". British Cycling. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Dan McLay continues to impress on continent". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
- ↑ "McLay rejoint Bretagne-Séché" [McLay joins Bretagne-Séché]. L'Équipe (in French). 13 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Wynn, Nigel; Jones, Andy (2 July 2015). "Dan McLay and Annasley Park win Otley Grand Pix races (video)". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
External links
- Daniel McLay profile at Cycling Archives
- Official website