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{{short description|English cyclist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Stuart Dangerfield
| image         =
| fullname      = Stuart Dangerfield
| nickname      = Dangermouse
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1971|9|17|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Willenhall]], [[England]]
| height        = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight        = {{convert|64|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| currentteam   =
| discipline    = Road
| role          = Rider
| ridertype     = Time triallist
| amateuryears1 = 1984-
| amateurteam1  = Wolverhampton Wheelers
| amateuryears2 = 1992-1995
| amateurteam2  = Leo RC
| amateuryears3 = 1996
| amateurteam3  = Parker International RT
| proyears1     = 1997
| proteam1      = Wheelbase CC
| proyears2     = 1998
| proteam2      = Fastrack RT
| proyears3     = 1999
| proteam3      = Bio RT-MDT
| proyears4     = 2000-2003
| proteam4      = Camel Valley CC
| proyears5     = 2004-2006
| proteam5      = scienceinsport.com
| majorwins     = [[British National Time Trial Championships|British National Time Trial Champion]] (1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005)

[[British National Hill Climb Championships|British National Hill Climb Champion]] (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997)

}}

'''Stuart Dangerfield''' (born 17 September 1971, and from [[Willenhall]] in [[Staffordshire]], now the [[West Midlands (county)|West Midlands]]) is an [[England|English]] retired [[racing cyclist]] who was prominent in [[United Kingdom|British]] [[individual time trial]] events during the 1990s and early 21st century. He was the British national time trial champion six times, jointly holding the record for most wins with [[Alex Dowsett]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/nationalroadchampionships/article/20150625-roadchamps-Report---British-Cycling-National-Road-Championships---Time-Trials-0 |title=Dowsett, Simmonds and Davies take British time trial titles |last1=Allen |first1=Eddie|date=25 June 2015 |website=[[British Cycling]] |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

Dangerfield won his first [[Cycling Time Trials|RTTC]] national  time trial championship in 1992 in the hill-climb event - a victory he repeated in 1993, 1995, 1996 and 1997. In 1997, he was also a {{convert|25|mi|km|adj=on}} time trial champion; he also won the event four consecutive times from 2000 to 2003. He won his first national {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} championship in 2001, with repeat victories in 2003 and 2004. In 2001 he broke {{convert|10|mi|km}} competition record with a time of 18'19" (32.76&nbsp;mph), knocking eight seconds off the previous record, set by [[Graeme Obree]] in 1993.

At world championship level, he has represented [[Great Britain]] in the individual time trial event at Holland 1998, [[Brittany]] 2000, [[Portugal]] 2001 and [[Belgium]] 2002. He also represented England at the [[Commonwealth Games]] in [[Canada]] 1994, [[Malaysia]] 1998 and [[Manchester]] 2002.

Dangerfield was little known outside club cycling circles in Britain, having grown up in the shadow of firstly [[Chris Boardman]] and then [[David Millar]]. However, Millar's admission to using the illegal drug [[Erythropoietin|EPO]] and consequent expulsion from the Great Britain squad for the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] meant that Dangerfield was called up into the Olympic squad to race the time trial. An injury to GB cyclist [[Jeremy Hunt (cyclist)|Jeremy Hunt]] also saw Dangerfield entered into the men's road race. Dangerfield finished 30th in the time trial, but did not finish the road race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/stuart-dangerfield-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041635/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/stuart-dangerfield-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Stuart Dangerfield Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports-reference.com |date= |accessdate=6 November 2008}}</ref>

At the Commonwealth Games in 2002 Dangerfield was disqualified for riding in the slipstream of a rider who had caught and passed him.<ref name="bbc1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/commonwealthgames2002/low/cycling/newsid_2156000/2156121.stm |title=BBC SPORT &#124; Commonwealth Games 2002 &#124; Cycling &#124; Australia ride to magnificent treble |publisher=News.bbc.co.uk |date= 27 July 2002|access-date=6 November 2008}}</ref>

Dangerfield retired from time trialling competition in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/ten-years-in-time-trialling-how-theyve-changed-32730 |title=Ten years in time trialling: How they've changed |last1=Jones |first1=Andy|date=13 November 2013 |website=[[Cycling Weekly]]|access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>

==Palmares==
;1990
: 3rd [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
;1991
: 3rd [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
;1992
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
;1993
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
;1994
: 1st North Road Hardriders Time Trial
: 2nd [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
: 7th Commonwealth Games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Participants/Participants?ID=104144 |title=M2006 &gt; Athletes &gt; Display |publisher=Melbourne2006.com.au |date= |accessdate=6 November 2008}}</ref>
;1995
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
;1996
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
: 2nd Bol Isle of Man<ref name=ca>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=2578 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160107045421/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=2578 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=7 January 2016 |title=Stuart Dangerfield |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->  |website=Cycling Archives |access-date=25 June 2015}}</ref>
;1997
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Hill Climb Championships]]
: 2nd [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
;1998
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 6th Commonwealth Games<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.yorkpress.co.uk/2002/7/29/282862.html |title=York Press - Wegelius edged out of the medals |publisher=Archive.yorkpress.co.uk |date= |accessdate=6 November 2008}}</ref>
;1999
: 1st Stage 4 Tour de Saudi Arabia
: 3rd [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
;2000
: 1st Isle of Man Mountain Time Trial
: 1st [[Joseph Sunde Memorial]]<ref name=ca />
;2001
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 1st Isle of Man Mountain Time Trial
;2002
: 3rd [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
;2003
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 2nd Bol Isle of Man<ref name=ca />
;2005
: 1st [[File:MaillotReinoUnido.PNG|20px]] [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 2nd [[Joseph Sunde Memorial]]<ref name=ca />
;2006
: 4th [[British National Time Trial Championships]]
: 6th Commonwealth Games<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mco-tt-2006.html |title=Sports 123: Road Cycling: Commonwealth Games 2006: Men: Time Trial |publisher=Sports123.com |date= |access-date=6 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719105248/http://sports123.com/rcy/results/mco-tt-2006.html |archive-date=19 July 2008  }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{British National Time Trial Championships (men)}}

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