2013 So Far – Ready for Spring

2013 So Far - Ready for Spring

January 2013 started off by eating grapes, in fact 12 of them, one for each chime of the clock ringing in the New Year. I was in Majorca and this was a Spanish tradition to bring good luck. It was nice to get back into a routine of training and have no distractions. Also the [...]

Jody Cundy update after road traffic accident

Following a road traffic accident yesterday lunchtime whilst training in Majorca near Santa Maria Del Cami, we can confirm Jody only suffered minor injuries, including a bruised hand and cuts to his knee and elbow. He was able to finish his training ride and will remain on the island until the end of his training [...]

My 2012 Review

My 2012 Review

It’s almost over. All the hype and build up to 2012, the Olympics, the Paralympics, and here we are about to head into 2013. What a year for sport, and amazing to have played a small part in it! Back in February my season kicked off in sunny Los Angeles, where I was racing at [...]

Jody Takes Bronze in the 4km Pursuit!

Jody Cundy ( GBR ) - Men's C4 4km Individual Pursuit - © Christina Kelkel

Jody Cundy smashed his Columbian rival in the C4 4km Individual Pursuit to win his first medal at a Paralympic home games!   He took just 5 laps out of 16 to chase down Diego German Duenas Gomez and secure a bronze. The double Beijing gold medallist was on a mission to claim his medal [...]

Jody Cundy to Ride for Bronze

Jody to Ride for Bronze

Jody Cundy will ride for bronze in the Men’s C4 4km Pursuit Finals this afternoon after qualifying third with a new personal best time of 4:42.005. After being denied the chance to ride in the 1km Time Trial yesterday, Jody was determined to give it his all on the track today and vowed to show [...]

Heartbreak for Jody Cundy

Jody prepares in the gate before the gate fails.

Jody Cundy has been denied the chance to defend his Paralympic 1km Time Trial title after officials decided not to allow a restart following what appeared to be a fault with the gate. He looked every inch the strong, confident rider ready to defend his title in front of the home crowd. As he attempted [...]

Hello!

Hello!

Mark Colbourne and I have produced a video featuring the Para-cycling team. As myself, Mark and the rest of the Para-cycling team are unable to attend the Opening Ceremony tonight due to the cycling events starting tomorrow, we wanted to share a little video with you to say “Hello!” We shot, directed and edited the [...]

Jody’s Paralympics Schedule

  Jody Cundy MBE (Cycling, Track): 31/08/12 – C4/C5 1km Time Trial Final 01/09/12 – C4 4km Pursuit Qualification in the morning and Final in the afternoon if qualified (02/09/12 – C1-5 Mixed Team Sprint Qualification in the morning and Final in the afternoon if qualified. Please note that Jody is currently reserve rider)   [...]

Meet the Superhumans

Meet the Superhumans

Time to meet the Superhumans if you haven’t already they including Cycling Shorts very own Jody Cundy MBE. Channel 4 launched its biggest ever marketing campaign on Tuesday July 17 to promote coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games with a ‘roadblock’ premiere of its Meet the Superhumans film across 78 television channels. The 90 [...]

Jody Cundy MBE – 2012 Race Leg Design Unveiled

Jody Cundy MBE -  2012 Race Leg Design Unveiled

Click SL (slideshow) or FS (fullscreen) All Images © Christina Kelkel   Earlier today at a press conference Jody unveiled his 2012 Paralympics prosthetic cycling leg design complete with new graphics. The leg carries the Union Jack Flag design used on the Team GB kit along with Jody’s medal tally down the back of the [...]