World stars compete in Manchester Paralympic World Cup
Friday, 13th of May, 2005; British Cycling's Larry Hickmott reports
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Right: Ireland's Pat McQuaid from the UCI was present to award medals
In a fantastic night of racing at the Manchester Velodrome, the Great Britain team of riders were sensational, with many World records and historic victories over Gold medallists from Athens.
When I spoke to many of the GB riders afterwards, they were full of praise for the backing they now have from Team GB and UK Sport with funding having been approved, a team enhanced and at the World Cup there were no less than three GB mechanics and many more staff from GB helping to look after the riders so all they had to concentrate on was their racing where they did very well with many gold medals and world records.
Anthony Kappes and Barney Storey captured 200m sprint cycling gold at the Visa Paralympic World Cup – and smashed the world record in the process. Visually-impaired Kappes only took up cycling a few months ago after being inspired by Britain’s golden bounty at the Athens Paralympics. But alongside pilot Storey, he beat Australia’s five-times Paralympic champion Kieren Modra to gold and took his world record in the process.
“It’s a bit much to take in,” he admitted. “I was inspired by the performance of the British team in Athens and decided I wanted to give it ago. I never imagined that just a few weeks later I’d be here and a world record holder.”
Storey was full of praise for Kappes, although he later also joined forces with Dan Gordon to set another world record in the 1km time trial. "It's tremendous what he has done in such a short space of time," he said.
"When I came to the track I really fancied our chances. Manchester is one of the fastest tracks in the world and during the warm-up I knew we'd go fast, just perhaps not that fast!" Double Paralympic champion Darren Kenny won four golds with a world record in his 200m sprint – shading nearly half a second off his previous best.
And less than an hour later he beat Spain’s Maurice Eckhard to win the 3km pursuit and followed that with wins in the 1km time trial and team sprint, alongside Richard Waddon and Mark Bristow. “It’s been a good night,” said Kenny. “My plan was always to get the world record in the 200m and I’m glad I did that.”
Left: The wonders of these athletes, Qi TANG from China pictured, are very humbling as they not only continue to ride a bike despite missing limbs, but also race them hard despite disabilities that would have most people giving up riding a bike altogether.
The World Cup at Manchester was certainly an event where the crowd saw more than just world class performances -- they also witnessed world class courage and determination to compete at all costs and deserve the support of everyone in the sport.
Visually impaired cyclist Ian Sharpe and pilot Paul Hunter won the 4km pursuit beating their Canadian rivals in a new British record of 4.28.09. There was also success for Hunter's wife Ellen, who piloted Glasgow's Aileen McGlynn to gold against Australia in the tandem sprint - reversing the result of their race in Athens last September. Britain’s Matthew Plested, racing in his first international competition, enjoyed a night to remember with a double gold haul in the 200m sprint and 1km time trial while Germany’s Michael Tauber continued his all-conquering week.
Tauber has broken three world records in the last seven days and he took golds in the 200m sprint, 3km pursuit and 1km time trial. China’s strong team also smashed two world records, Tang Qi won the women’s 500m time trial and Fang Fu the 2km pursuit.
The stands may not have been packed all the way round to see some of the worlds top athletes performing some stunning feats but those people that were there were right behind all the riders.
Great Britain's Barney Storey and Anthony Kappes celebrate a great victory over the Aussies in the match sprint. It was quite an awesome event to watch to see these tandems racing each other around the board track at Manchester as the riders, male and female, rode the fine line between going as fast as they could to win whilst trying to keep the tandem upright on the tight track. They deserve every bit of applause they get!
A Spanish rider competes with all the courage and determination he can muster despite missing both an arm and a leg.... words defy describing such a performance and all credit to him for the rides he came up with...
Ellen Hunter and Eileen McGlynn are urged on to victory in the Kilometre time trial by National Paralympic coach Marshal Thomas.
Janelle Lindsay and Lindy Hou came all the way from Australia to compete at Manchester and despite losing to Ellen Hunter and Eileen McGlynn, were pleased to be here competing and the one thing that struck me about the atmosphere was one of camaraderie between the riders ... and to underline how GB is right behind their team, the Aussies (at least one we heard talking afterwards) were also quite jealous of the backing the GB team are now getting ....
Mark Bristow had come all the way from America where he now lives with his wife and two young children to race for GB and went away with several memorable victories.
A World class cycling event would not be complete without the BBC and as well as Hugh Porter in the commentary box urging the crowd and riders on, there was Clare Balding with TV crew gathering footage for a special on BBC TV.
Results (Source Paralympic World Cup Website)
Event 1: FLYING/START 200m TT WR Attempt Class B/VI (Women)
World Record = 11.675 secs
1. Lindy HOU & Janelle Lindsay AUS 11.876
2. Aileen McGLYNN & Ellen Hunter GBR 12.158
Event 2 : F/S 200m TT Sprints Quals Class B/VI (Men)
World Record = 10.749
1. Anthony KAPPES/Barney Storey GBR 10.721 New World Record
2. Kieran MODRA/David Short AUS 10.909
3. Achim MOLL/Torsten Goliasch GER 11.285
4. Brian COWIE/Murray Solem CAN 11.935
Event 3 : F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class LC 1 (Men)
World Record = 11.830
1. Mark BRISTOW GBR 11.967
2. Peter BROOKS AUS 12.462
Event 4: F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class LC 3 (Men)
1. Mathew PLESTED GBR 13.563
2. Laurent THIRIONET FRA 14.071
Event 5 : F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class LC 4 (Men)
1. Michael TEUBER GER 15.169 New World Record
2. Juanjo MENDEZ ESP 15.831
Event 6: F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class CP 4 (Men)
1. Chris SCOTT AUS 12.301 New World Record
2. Richard WADDON GBR 13.212
Event 7: F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class CP 3 (Men)
1. Darren KENNY GBR 12.700 New World Record
2. Maurice ECKHARD ESP 15.800
Event 8: F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class LC 1 (Women)
1. Ju Fang ZHOU CHN 12.578 New World Record
2. Feng Zhen AN CHN 12.919
Event 9 : F/S 200m TT WR Attempt Class LC 3 (Women)
1. Qi TANG CHN 15.208 New World Record
2. Alison JONES USA 16.200
Event 10 : Tandem Sprint Final Match A Class B/VI (Women)
1. Aileen McGLYNN/ Ellen Hunter GBR 13.191
2. Lindy HOU/Janelle Lindsay AUS
Event 11a: Tandem Sprint 3/4 Final Match A Class B/VI (Men)
1. Achim MOLL/Torsten Goliasch GER 11.956
2. Brian COWIE/Murray Solem CAN
Event 11b: Tandem Sprint 1/2 Final Match A Class B/VI (Men)
1. Anthony KAPPES/Barney Storey GBR 11.111
2. Kieran MODRA/David Short AUS
Event 12 : 4,000 Pursuit Final Class B/VI (Men)
1. Ian SHARPE/Paul Hunter GBR 4:28.09
2. Stephane COTE/Pierre-Olivier Boily CAN 4:37.17
Event 13 : 3,000 Pursuit Final Class LC 1 (Men)
1. Peter BROOKES AUS 3:43.976
2. Gary WILLIAMS GBR 3:49.295
Event 14 : 3,000 Pursuit Final Class LC 4 (Men)
1. Michael TEUBER GER 4:13.464
2. Juanjo MENDEZ ESP Ct 1:05.996
Event 15 : 3,000 Pursuit Final Class CP 4 (Men)
1. Chris SCOTT AUS 3:44.005
2. Richard WADDON GBR Caught in 2:24.006
Event 16: 3,000 Pursuit Final Class CP 3 (Men)
1. Darren KENNY GBR 4:01.986
2. Maurice ECKHARD ESP Caught in 3:23.049
Event 17 : Tandem Sprint Final Match B Class B/VI (Women)
1. Aileen McGLYNN/Ellen Hunter GBR ** 12.755
2. Lindy HOU/Janelle Lindsay AUS
Event 18a: Tandem Sprint 3/4 Final Match B Class B/VI (Men)
1. Achim MOLL/Torsten Goliasch GER ** 11.523
2. Brian COWIE/Murray Solem CAN
Event 18b: Tandem Sprint 1/2 Final Match B Class B/VI (Men)
1. Anthony KAPPES/Barney Storey GBR ** 11.446
2. Kieran MODRA/David Short AUS
Event 19 : 2,000m Pursuit Final Class LC 1 (Women)
1. Ju Fang ZHOU CHN 2:35.973
2. Feng Zhen AN CHN 2:47.191
Event 20 : 2,000m Pursuit Final Class LC 3 (Women)
1. Qi TANG CHN 3:12.569
2. Alison JONES USA 3:19.016
Event 23 : Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class LC 1 (Men)
1. Mark BRISTOW GBR 1:12.772
2. Peter BROOKS AUS 1:14.146
Event 24 : Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class LC 3 (Men)
1. Mathew PLESTED GBR 1:24.656
2. Laurent THIRIONET FRA 1:26.107
Event 25: Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class LC 4 (Men)
1. Michael TEUBER GER 1:26.275
2. Juanjo MENDEZ ESP 1:33.554
Event 26 : Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class CP 4 (Men)
1. Chris SCOTT AUS 1:10.615
2. Richard WADDON GBR 1:15.740
Event 27 : Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class CP 3 (Men)
1. Darren KENNY GBR 1:16.212
2. Maurice ECKHARD ESP 1:31.668
Event 28 : Standing Start 500m TT Final Class LC 1 (Women)
1. Ju Fang ZHOU CHN 38.551 New World Record
2. Feng Zhen AN CHN 40.176
Event 29 : Standing Start 500m TT Final Class LC 3 (Women)
1. Qi TANG CHN 49.421 New World Record
2. Alison JONES USA 49.821
Event 30 : Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class B/VI (Men)
1. Dan GORDON/Barney Storey GBR 1:04.829 New World Record
2. Ian SHARPE/Paul Hunter GBR 1:05.818
3. Stephane COTE/Pierre-Olivier Boily CAN 1:08.031
4. Brian COWIE/Murray Solem CAN 1:09.372
5. Kieran MODRA/David Short AUS 1:10.950
6. Achim MOLL/Torsten Goliasch GER 1:11.659
Event 31 : Standing Start 1,000m TT Final Class B/VI (Women)
1. Aileen McGLYNN/ Ellen Hunter GBR 1.11.270
2. Lindy HOU/Toireasa Gallagher AUS 1:13.562
Event 32 : Team Sprint Final Mixed Classes (Men)
1. Richard WADDON, Darren KENNY & Mark BRISTOW GBR 52.930
New World Record
2. Peter BROOKS, Chris SCOTT & Laurent THIRIONET Rest of World 58.168
