Jim Hendry (cyclist)

Jim Hendry
Personal information
Full nameJames David Hendry[1]
Born(1939-10-10)10 October 1939[2]
Died20 August 2023(2023-08-20) (aged 83)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional team
1966Mottram Cycles[2]

James David Hendry MBE (10 October 1939 – 20 August 2023) was an English professional cyclist who rode between 1965 and 1969. Hendry began coaching in the 1960s before holding several voluntary management and coaching positions. He became British Cycling's Director of Racing in 1979 and was responsible for the selection and Management of Great Britain cycling teams. He was appointed British Cycling's Chief Executive in 1988 and was later general secretary.[3] Hendry was made an MBE for his services to cycling in the Queen's Birthday Honours in 2007. He was British Cycling's honorary archivist.[1][4][5] Hendry died on 20 August 2023, at the age of 83.[6]

  1. ^ a b Carlton Reid (17 June 2007). "Jim Hendry gets MBE". Bike Biz.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Jim Hendry". Cycling Website. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012.
  3. ^ "50 Years Of British Cycling - The Eighties". British Cycling. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sports Community recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours". UK Sports. 21 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Top Honour For Hendry". British Cycling. 17 June 2007. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Obituary: Jim Hendry MBE". British Cycling. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.