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Disability Grand Prix of Wales 2006 3rd of May, 2006; Sponsored by Federation Disability Sport Wales & Welsh Cycling
Dave Mellor, GB Paralympic Team Manager, talks to the organiser Neil Smith and Welsh Minister for sport Alun Pugh. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page. The Newport velodrome in Wales last night was host to many of the World's Best Paralympic cyclists as Great Britain and Australia came head to head in front of a host of VIPs including Alun Pugh (Welsh Minister for Sport) and the Mayor of Newport. A warm up event to the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester on Friday, there were World and British records as the riders didn't hold back in a long night of racing.
Barney Storey and Anthony Kappes are
presented with their trophy at the end if the nights racing. More pictures in
the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
The Irish go for a long one but GB's
Barney & Anthony use their record breaking speed to get them on the line. More
pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page. The British World record holders took the
event two nil and their World Record in the qualifying showed how good their
form is prior to Friday. After the event, Barney calmly described how the tandem
started to slip a little on the track as they sped around it at 70kph adding
that with more grip at Manchester, who knows whether the record will be broken
again...perhaps. Barney then paid tribute to the progress that his stoker
Anthony has made in the past year since arriving on the scene prior to last
years Paralympic World Cup.
The Aussies, expert riders in the handicap event, hold on to beat the two teams from GB in one of the final events of the night. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page. The other multi rider event was a Scratch
race and what an entertaining event that was. It may have only been 20 laps but
perhaps that's why so many riders were willing to have a go. In the end though,
a British rider who resides in the States, Mark Bristow held off the challenge
of Aussie Peter Brooks in a side by side sprint.
The field in the Scratch race, final event of the night, get under way with the race being won by Mark Bristow. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
There are a large squad of Aussies on hand to take on the Brits and the Irish. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
Another trophy for Athens Paralympic star, Darren Kenny who's after some rainbow strips this year .... More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
Australia's Jane Armstrong on her way to a winner's trophy at Newport. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
Australia's Kieran Modra & Robert Crowe. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
The very swish looking plates awarded to the winners on the night. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page.
Presentation by Alun Pugh, Aileen McGlynn and Ellen Hunter of tandems to young stars of the future. More pictures in the galleries -- links at the top of the page. KEY TO
CATEGORIES Trophy
Winners (British unless noted) Mark Bristow LC1,
11.916 Christoper Scott
CP4, 12.677 Darren Kenny CP3,
12.591 Anthony Kappes &
Barney Storey BVI 10.578 (WR) |
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