| Name: |
Daniel Davies |
| Age: |
21 |
| Birthplace: |
Neath, S. Wales |
| Category: |
Espoir / U23 |
| Height: |
185cm |
| Weight: |
75kgs |
| Preferred discipline: |
Time Trial |
| Other Interests: |
Music – dance / RnB / Hip-Hop |
| Fav. food: |
Tortellini |
| Fav. drink |
Michelob Ultra |
| Current bike: |
15 year old steel Raleigh!! |
My Background
I have always taken an active part in sports. From the age of 8, I have enjoyed a range of sports, representing my school and local teams in football, cricket, tennis, basketball and swimming.
I first started cycling when I was about 10 whilst with my parents around local trails. This sparked my initial interest; by the age of 13 I was hooked, had joined Matlock Cycling Club and was developing my off-road skills.
I then rode a couple of cyclo-cross events and in 2001 I rode the National Cross Country Mountain Bike Series. In 2002 I had my first coach, who introduced me to circuit racing and time trials. Although mountain biking was still my main aim at the start of 2003, I was getting more and more interested on the road side of the sport, particularly time trials.
It was about that time I realised that it may be possible to make cycling my career. I then started to focus a bit more on the road. During 2003 I mostly rode Time Trials, a few local Road Races and some of the National Junior Series Road Races.
Towards the end of the season I was selected for the Welsh Junior Team for the Junior Tour of Ireland, Wales, and an International 2 Day Race in Koksijde, Belgium. From then on the focus has been primarily on Road Racing, however Time Trialling is still my strongest attribute.
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