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'{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2012}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Ryan Bayley | image = | fullname = Ryan Bayley | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|9}} | birth_place = [[Perth, Western Australia]], [[Australia]] | height = {{height|m=1.82|precision=0}}<ref name="Beijing">{{cite web| url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/239978.shtml| title=Athlete Biography - BAYLEY Ryan | publisher=Beijing Olympics official website|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080909163547/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/239978.shtml|archivedate=2008-09-09}}</ref> | weight = {{convert|90|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}<ref name="Beijing" /> | currentteam = | discipline = Track | role = Rider | ridertype = Sprinter | amateuryears = | amateurteams = | proyears = | proteams = Team Toshiba | majorwins = {{flagiconUCI}} Keirin, [[2001 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] [[Image:gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] Sprint, [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympic Games, Athens]] [[Image:gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] Keirin, [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympic Games, Athens]] | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{AUS}} }} {{MedalSport|[[Track cycling]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Keirin Men|Keirin]]}} {{MedalGold| [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - 200m Sprint Men|Sprint]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]| Sprint}} {{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]]| Team Sprint}} {{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]| Keirin}} {{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]]| Sprint}} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Track World Championships, Men|World Championship]]}} {{MedalGold|2001 Antwerpen|Keirin}} {{MedalSilver|2001 Antwerpen|Team Sprint}} {{MedalSilver|2002 Copenhagen|Team Sprint}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Melbourne|Sprint}} {{MedalBronze|2006 Bordeaux|Team Sprint}} | updated = 4 April 2008 }} '''Ryan Neville Bayley''' [[Order of Australia|OAM]] (born 9 March 1982) is a professional [[track cyclist]] and double Olympic gold medallist. ==Biography== Born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], Bayley started competitive cycling in 1997 at fifteen years of age. He is a member of the ''Albany Cycling Club'' and employed by the [[Australian Institute of Sport]]. Bayley won gold medals for the Sprint and [[Olympic sprint|Team Sprint]] track cycling events at the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Manchester]]. His greatest success as a track cyclist came in the [[Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], where he won [[gold medal]]s in the [[Sprint (cycling)|sprint]] and [[Keirin]] events. Following Bayley's failiure to win a medal at the [[2007–2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]] round in [[Sydney]] in December 2007, he was criticized by [[Martin Barras]], the national coach, for not developing his tactics. He was still employing the same final kick which achieved success in Athens, the opposition had learnt to attack early to counter this.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/12/02/1196530481151.html|title=New tactics needed by Olympic star| author=Rupert Guinness| publisher=The AGE| date=3 December 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22858531-11088,00.html| title=Barras warns sprint king to modify tactics| author=Leo Schlink| publisher=Herald Sun| date=3 December 2007}}</ref> In February 2008, tension was brewing between Bayley and his rival for Olympic selection, [[Shane Perkins]]. Both were deemed by the judges to be riding improperly at the [[Australian National Track Championships]]. Bayley crashed when Perkins moved down on him during a race, burning a hole in the back of his skinsuit. The relationship between the two riders was given another dimension, when Perkins announced his engagement to Bayley's younger sister, [[Kristine Bayley]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/tension-between-bayley-and-perkins-spills-on-to-the-track/2008/02/07/1202234066830.html| title=Tension between Bayley and Perkins spills on to the track| publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald| date=8 February 2008}}</ref> Bayley was finally selected to ride at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], as Perkins had not competed in any Team Sprint events.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.shaneperkins.com/| title=Shane Perkins update| publisher=shaneperkins.com| date=5 July 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bicycle.net/2008/aussies-kelly-and-ogrady-line-up-for-record-fifth-olympics-in-beijing| title=Aussies Kelly and O’Grady Line Up For Record Fifth Olympics in Beijing| date=27 June 2008}}</ref> Bayley qualified in 12th place in the sprint event and eventually finished 11th, he was eliminated from the Keirin in the second round, placing 8th overall; he blamed himself for poor tactics. Bayley was also a member of the Team Sprint squad along with [[Dan Ellis (cyclist)|Daniel Ellis]] and [[Mark French]], they qualified for the final ride-off for the bronze medal. After a strong start, they faded and finished fourth, missig out on a medal by 0.008 of a second.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/CT/C73D2/CTM401100.shtml#CTM401100| title=Results: Men's Team Sprint Finals| publisher=Beijing Olympics official website|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080818091553/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/CT/C73D2/CTM401100.shtml#CTM401100|archivedate=2008-08-18}}</ref> Bayley now lives in Brisbane with his partner Kristin, and their daughter Aurora Rosalie Bayley (born November 2010). ==Awards and honours== Bayley was awarded the [[Order of Australia]] Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List. Other awards include: *2000 Male Junior Cyclist of the Year *2000 Australian Male Junior Track Cyclist of the Year *2001 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year *2004 Australian Male Track Cyclist of the Year *2004 Australian Cyclist of the Year ==Career highlights== {{Palmares start}} ;2000 :1st Sprint, [[UCI Track World Championships, Men|World Track Championships]] - Junior :1st Team Sprint, [[UCI Track World Championships, Men|World Track Championships]] - Junior ;2001 :1st {{flagiconUCI}} Keirin, [[2001 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] :2nd Team Sprint, [[2001 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] :2nd Keirin, Moscow (RUS) :2nd Team Sprint, Moscow (RUS) ;2002 :1st Sprint, [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Manchester]] :1st Team Sprint, [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Manchester]] ;2003 :3rd Team Sprint, [[Cape Town]] (RSA) :2nd Kilo, [[Australian National Track Championships]], Sydney :3rd Keirin, Sydney (AUS) :2nd Team Sprint, Sydney (AUS) ;2004 :3rd Sprint, [[UCI Track World Championships, Men|World Track Championships]] : [[Image:gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] Sprint, [[2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] : [[Image:gold medal olympic.svg|15px]] Keirin, [[2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] ;2005 :1st Sprint, Oceania Games, [[Wanganui]] :1st Keirin, Oceania Games, [[Wanganui]] ;2006 :3rd Team Sprint, Los Angeles (USA) :3rd Sprint, [[Australian National Track Championships]], [[Adelaide]] :1st Keirin, [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Melbourne]] :1st Sprint, [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Melbourne]] :3rd Team Sprint, [[Commonwealth Games]], [[Melbourne]] :3rd Team Sprint, [[UCI Track World Championships, Men|World Track Championships]], [[Bordeaux]] :2nd Keirin, [[2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], Sydney ;2007 :1st Sprint, [[Australian National Track Championships]], Sydney :3rd Team Sprint, [[Australian National Track Championships]], Sydney :3rd Team Sprint, [[2006–2007 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], [[Manchester]] :1st Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, [[Invercargill]] :2nd Keirin, European Track Championships, [[Invercargill]] :1st Team Sprint, Oceania Cycling Championships, [[Invercargill]] :1st Team Sprint, Sydney (AUS) ;2008 :3rd Keirin, [[2007–2008 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics|World Cup]], Los Angeles {{Palmares end}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.cycling.org.au/default.asp?id=8902 Australian Cycling Federation Profile] {{Footer Olympic Champions Keirin Men}} {{Footer Olympic Champions Track Individual Sprint Men}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Bayley, Ryan | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian racing cyclist | DATE OF BIRTH = 9 March 1982 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Perth, Western Australia, Australia | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bayley, Ryan}} [[Category:1982 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Track cyclists]] [[Category:Australian male cyclists]] [[Category:Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic cyclists of Australia]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Australia]] [[Category:Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia]] [[Category:Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia]] [[Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia]] [[Category:Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Perth, Western Australia]] [[Category:Australian Institute of Sport cyclists]] [[Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in cycling]]'