Great Britain Para-Cycling Team duo Corrine Hall and Lora Turnham’s remarkable world championship-winning performance has been voted British Cycling Ride of the Year 2013.
Hall and Turnham’s time-trial victory at September’s UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships took 41% of the vote with Chris Froome’s Tour de France win second with a total of 16.9%. Becky James’ keirin world title ride completed the top three with a 9.5% share.
Voting was open to the general public who were given the task of choosing the British Cycling Ride of the Year from 10 nominations.
Twenty-five-year-old Turnham - who has a hereditary sight loss condition - and Hall were over nine seconds faster than second-place New Zealand in Baie Comeau, Canada.
The pair had only been riding together on the tandem since March after a training camp in Mallorca.
Two gold medals at June’s UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Sergovia, Spain started the gold rush and were followed by another victory in the world cup round in Canada a week before the world championships.
And the talented pair completed a superb season with their first rainbow jerseys despite the early setback of a dropped chain.
The British Cycling Ride of the Year award celebrates the achievements of British riders competing across the world.
Their performances in world-class competition not only demonstrate their ability and dedication to the sport, but act as an inspiration for cyclists of all abilities.
Results
| Hall and Turnham win para-cycling world crown | 41.0% |
| Chris Froome reaches summit with Tour de France win | 16.9% |
| Becky James writes herself into history with keirin world title win | 9.5% |
| Kenta Gallagher wins first world cup event |
8.8% |
| Dannielle Khan wins sprint title at junior track world championships |
6.6% |
| Liam Phillips wins BMX world championship with vintage display | 5.3% |
| Simon Yates climbs to Tour of Britain stage win | 5.2% |
| Helen Wyman defends European cyclo-cross crown | 3.0% |
| Rachel Atherton storms to world title in South Africa | 2.7% |
| Tao Geoghegan Hart shines in Paris-Roubaix Juniors | 1.0% |
