Dave Le Grys
Encyclopedia
Dave Le Grys is an English
track cyclist, World Masters
track champion, and cycling
coach who has competed at international level for his country, winning a silver medal in the tandem sprint with Trevor Gadd
at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
. He represented Great Britain
at the Olympic Games, world championships and grand prix and was a multiple national champion from 1973 to 1987, and was an élite professional.
Having turned professional in 1982, Le Grys retired from cycling in 1987 for 10 years but carried on coaching. He became the British Cycling Federation
's national track coach in 1989, but retired in July 1994 in protest at Paul McHugh's omission from England's 1994 Commonwealth Games
squad. He was also involved with marathon running and duathlons. He returned to competitive cycling 1997.
He won the 1000m time trial in the 50–54 age group at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships at Manchester Velodrome
. At the 2007 Championships, held at the Dunc Gray Velodrome
in Sydney
, he won gold in the 500m Time Trial (50-54 age group) and silver in the 750m Team Sprint
World cycling speed record
National veteran sprint champion
National masters sprint champion
National masters 750m TT champion
National masters 500m TT champion
World masters sprint champion
World masters 750m TT champion
World masters 500m TT champion
World masters Olympic sprint champion
19 times World masters champion to date
European Masters Champion 500m TT 2008, 2009
European Team Sprint Champion 500m TT 2008, 2009
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
track cyclist, World Masters
World Masters
The World Masters, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mita/Sky World Masters, was a snooker tournament held in January 1991. Conceived by promoter Barry Hearn, the tournament had a similar format to the Grand Slam events in tennis, with men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's...
track champion, and cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
coach who has competed at international level for his country, winning a silver medal in the tandem sprint with Trevor Gadd
Trevor Gadd
Trevor Gadd is a former English track champion, representing Great Britain and England at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Championships....
at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
1978 Commonwealth Games
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec...
in Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He represented Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
at the Olympic Games, world championships and grand prix and was a multiple national champion from 1973 to 1987, and was an élite professional.
Having turned professional in 1982, Le Grys retired from cycling in 1987 for 10 years but carried on coaching. He became the British Cycling Federation
British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...
's national track coach in 1989, but retired in July 1994 in protest at Paul McHugh's omission from England's 1994 Commonwealth Games
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...
squad. He was also involved with marathon running and duathlons. He returned to competitive cycling 1997.
He won the 1000m time trial in the 50–54 age group at the 2006 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships at Manchester Velodrome
Manchester Velodrome
Manchester Velodrome is an indoor cycle-racing track or velodrome in Manchester, northwest England. It opened in September 1994 and is the leading indoor Olympic-standard track in the United Kingdom. It houses the National Cycling Centre and British Cycling...
. At the 2007 Championships, held at the Dunc Gray Velodrome
Dunc Gray Velodrome
The Dunc Gray Velodrome is located at Bass Hill approximately 5 kilometres north west of the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. The Dunc Gray Velodrome was opened on 28 November 1999 and is named after Edgar "Dunc" Gray, the first Australian to win a cycling Gold Medal at the Olympic Games...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, he won gold in the 500m Time Trial (50-54 age group) and silver in the 750m Team Sprint
Coaching
- 1982 to 1986 Eastern Centre of Excellence Track Coach and Manager
- 1986 Qualified club coach ABCC
- 1989 to 1994 BCF National Track Coach
- 1990 Qualified Senior coach ABCC
- 1992 Represented GB in Olympic Games as coach
- 1998 Coach and manager for biggest professional cycling team in UK, Team Brite
- 1999 Mastercoach cycling/triathlon/athletetic coach www.mastercoach.co.uk
- 2001 Coachwise coach of the year award
- 2000 to 2004 Club coach for DataPhonics RT Development squad for 13 to 23-year-olds.
Palmarés
1978 Silver medal, tandem sprint, Commonwealth GamesWorld cycling speed record
- 126 mph, 1986
National veteran sprint champion
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 & 2001
National masters sprint champion
- 2002, 2004 & 2005
National masters 750m TT champion
- 2002 & 2003
National masters 500m TT champion
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
World masters sprint champion
- 1997, 2001 & 2002
World masters 750m TT champion
- 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2002
World masters 500m TT champion
- 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
World masters Olympic sprint champion
- 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
19 times World masters champion to date
European Masters Champion 500m TT 2008, 2009 European Team Sprint Champion 500m TT 2008, 2009