My 2012 Review
UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships Los Angeles, USA – ©Christina Kelkel 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 the Para-Cycling World Track Championships. They turned out to be an interesting championship,... Read More
Scott Contessa Epic Announce New Squad for 2013
Phil and Anna Weaver of Epic Cycles opened their doors on a sunny Sunday morning to welcome the class of 2013. Team Scott Contessa Epic formed in 2011 and with 8 junior riders on the squad for the 2012 Road Season and they managed to secure victory in the National Womens Team Series in their first year. Today (25 November 2012) the team was announced with a 10 strong line up for the 2013 season retaining talented juniors from last year and introducing... Read More
Mark wins silver in the C1 Individual Time Trial!
Image – © Gareth Fuller/PA Wire Mark wins silver in the C1 Individual Time Trial! Mark Colbourne has added yet another Paralympic medal to his collection after winning silver in the C1 Individual Time Trial! He won his third medal of his first Paralympic Games after completing the 16km course in 25:29 minutes, but Michael Teuber of Germany picked up gold finishing with a time of 25:16 minutes. The Welshman can now add his new silver medal to... Read More
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 as he overlapped his opponent and punched the air in victory as the... Read More
Jody Cundy 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 his fans what he could really do. He was cheered on by the fiercely patriotic crowd who were relieved to see the 33 year old looking focussed and putting... Read More
Mark Colbourne’s First Paralympic Gold Medal
Mark on the podium celebrating gold Mark Colbourne today set a new world record as he won his first ever Paralympic gold medal in the C1 Individual 3km Pursuit! The Welshman punched the air with delight as he smashed the world record he set in the qualifying heat this morning and proudly waved a GB flag in the air on his lap of honour. He beat China’s Li Zhang Yu with a time of 3:53:88 to follow the silver medal he won yesterday in the C1-2 1km... Read More
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 to pull away from the gate, his back wheel didn’t release on time and it slipped, bringing Jody to... Read More
Mark Colbourne Wins Great Britain’s First Paralympic Medal
Para-Cycling Track at London 2012 Paralympic Games – Mark Colbourne 1k TT C1-2-3 © Christina Kelkel Mark Colbourne wins Great Britain’s first Paralympic medal as he takes Silver in the 1Km Time Trial on Day 1 of London Paralympic Games! Mark Colbourne has achieved what would have been thought impossible three years ago after breaking his back in a paragliding accident; winning a silver medal in the 1km Time Trial, setting a new... Read More
Para-Cycling Explained
A simple guide to para-cycing classification. Read More
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 “Hello!” video as a thank you for the overwhelming support we’ve received from the British public, and it was a fantastic... Read More
