David Daniell (cyclist)

{{short description|English racing cyclist}}

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{{Infobox cyclist

| name = David Daniell

| image = Dave Daniell 2012.jpg

| fullname = David Daniell

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|12|23}}

| birth_place = Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

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| currentteam = Cleveland Wheelers

| discipline = Track

| role = Rider

| ridertype = Sprinter

| amateuryears1 = 2006–

| amateurteam1 = Cleveland Wheelers

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| majorwins = Team Sprint junior world champion (2006, 2007)

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David Daniell (born 23 December 1989 in Middlesbrough{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Daniell_David_Bio.asp|title=David Daniell Bio|publisher=British Cycling|access-date=16 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104013240/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/gbr/GBRiderInfo/Daniell_David_Bio.asp|archive-date=4 January 2008|url-status=dead}}) 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/tra/News2007/20071213_David_Daneill_Award.asp|title=Award for World Champion David Daniell|publisher=British Cycling|date=13 December 2007|access-date=16 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215073910/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/tra/News2007/20071213_David_Daneill_Award.asp|archive-date=15 December 2007|url-status=dead}}

Daniell began cycling after being spotted at his school in British Cycling's Go-Ride scheme.{{cite web|url=http://www.velodrome.org.uk/davedaniellinterview.html|title=David Daniell Interview|publisher=The Velodrome|access-date=16 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014123100/http://velodrome.org.uk/davedaniellinterview.html|archive-date=14 October 2007|url-status=dead}} He was nominated for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/clu/News2006/20061116_daviddaniell.asp|title=My Journey – David Daniell|publisher=British Cycling}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and was awarded Junior Sport's Personality of the Year at the 11th annual Evening Gazette Sports Awards 2007.

His first victory in a World Cup event was in October 2008, when he beat Yevgen Bolibrukh of 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.{{cite web| url=http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/classics2008_manchester/index.htm| title=Round 1, Manchester results and standings| publisher=Tissot| year=2008| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081103053645/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/classics2008_manchester/index.htm| archivedate=3 November 2008}}

After winning 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 while riding on the road in autumn 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 before his injury.{{cite web |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/im-jumping-saddles-to-represent-scotland-148010n.23122486 |title=I'm jumping saddles to represent Scotland! |last1=Lach |first1=Stef|date=13 January 2014 |website=Evening Times |accessdate=13 April 2014}}

In 2013, he moved from Middlesbrough to East Kilbride, taking up a part-time position as a coach at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow. He has said that he aimed to qualify for the English team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but that he hoped to represent Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as he will have been resident in the country long enough.