British Sports Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2013) Winner
Dave Brailsford
デイヴ・ブレイルスフォード
Deivu Bureirusufōdo
Aliases:
Sir Dave Brailsford / Sir David John Brailsford / David Brailsford
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-02-29 （Shardlow, Derbyshire, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Welsh, French
- Residence History
- Shardlow, Derbyshire → Deiniolen, near Caernarfon, Wales → Saint-Étienne, France
Career
- Occupations
- cycling coach, sports director, team principal
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- British Cycling, Ineos Grenadiers, Ineos, OGC Nice, Manchester United F.C.
- Influenced
- Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester College of Higher Education | — | Sport and Exercise Sciences and Psychology | — | 1988- | United Kingdom |
| Sheffield Hallam University | — | Business | MBA | — | United Kingdom |
Chester College of Higher Education
Sport and Exercise Sciences and Psychology
Period:
1988-
Country:
United Kingdom
Sheffield Hallam University
Business
Degree:
MBA
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Knight Bachelor | — | — | British Monarchy | 受賞 |
| 2008 | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award | — | — | BBC | 受賞 |
| 2012 | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award | — | — | BBC | 受賞 |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
2005
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2009
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
Knight Bachelor
2013
Organization:
British Monarchy
Result:
受賞
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
2008
Organization:
BBC
Result:
受賞
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award
2012
Organization:
BBC
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Pioneered the 'marginal gains' philosophy, leading British Cycling and Team Sky/Ineos Grenadiers to unprecedented success in cycling.
In Popular Culture
- Marginal gains philosophy referenced in business, education policy, and political discourse.
Quotes
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The whole principle came from the idea that if you broke down everything you could think of that goes into riding a bike, and then improved it by 1%, you will get a significant increase when you put them all together.
Source: BBC Sport interview (2012) -
Do you really know how to clean your hands? Without leaving the bits between your fingers? If you do things like that properly, you will get ill a little bit less. They're tiny things but if you clump them together it makes a big difference.
Source: BBC Sport interview (2012)
Trivia
- Raised in north Wales and learned to speak Welsh.
- Raced as a sponsored amateur in France for four years, becoming fluent in French.
- Bangor University's sports centre, Canolfan Brailsford, is named in his honour.