Dolan Bikes
FounderTerry Dolan
HeadquartersOrmskirk, West Lancashire, England
ProductsBicycles
Websitedolan-bikes.com

Dolan Bikes is a British bicycle manufacturer founded by Terry Dolan. They mainly produce racing bicycles that are used by teams such as An Post–Sean Kelly.[1] Dolan bikes also owns the brands Alpina, Cougar and ADV.[2][3]

Terry Dolan started working for Harry Quinn Cycles in 1977 and in 1980 he set up his own business in Walton Liverpool when Harry Quinn closed.[4]

Dolan Bikes are famous for their track bikes and riders have won many Olympic medals on their bikes. The Alpina bars and wheels have also been used on many winning bikes – Olympic and European/World Championships. Medal winners on Dolan bikes include Chris Hoy, Bradley Wiggins, Katie Archibald and Mark Cavendish.[5][6]

Dolan builds a range of road bikes with for Road, Gravel, TT and Endurance models.[7]

Man vs Machine

On 1st December 2008, Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Lewis Hamilton were set to face off with Hamilton driving a Mercedes SLR and Hoy on a Dolan Track bike in a showcase event at the Race of Champions at Wembley. In the end the event was cancelled due to rainfall which made the track unsafe.[8][9]

Sir Chris Hoy record attempts

Scottish track racer Chris Hoy raced a Dolan bike in La Paz, Bolivia to attempt to break world kilometre record on 13 May 2007. Hoy missed out by 0.005 seconds.[10] He did break the 500m record by over a second.[11]

Charity

In 2013, Fearne Cotton, Miranda Hart, Russell Howard, Patrick Kielty, Davina McCall, David Walliams and Jimmy Carr cycled from Lands End to John O'Groats in 82 hours to raise £1m for charity on Dolan bikes.[12]

In 2008, Sir Chris Hoy sent 22 Dolan sponsored Track Bikes to help cyclists in Bolivia.[11]

References

  1. ^ Robin Wilmott (29 September 2011). "Pro Bike: Andy Fenn's Dolan Ares". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Cycling the hidden valleys of the Lakes". Gazette & Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Alpina Carbon Sprint track bar – First look". BikeRadar. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Harry Quinn". Cicli Artigianali. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ Symon Lewis (23 March 2017). "Dolan DF4 Carbon track bike review". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Dolan Track Champion tested". Road Cycling UK. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Dolan". BikeRadar. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  8. ^ Sexton, Billy. "Lewis Hamilton vs. Chris Hoy: Man vs. Machine". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Race of champions: Fans frustrated as rain stops Hamilton battle with Hoy". the Guardian. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  10. ^ Cycling News (6 June 2007). "Out of thin air". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Track ace Chris Hoy sends track bikes, kit to Bolivian cyclists". BikeRadar. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  12. ^ Hodgson, Neil (17 March 2010). "Stars take on £1m bike challenge thanks to Ormskirk cycle specialist Terry Dolan". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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