GB Announce Line-Up For Paralympic World Cup

 

News Posted: 2 May 2008

A team of 16 riders will be representing Great Britain at the forthcoming Paralympic World Cup event, which is to be held in Manchester between 7th - 11th May.

The track cycling will be contended over two days of competition, the 7th and 8th of May, and is the last international para-cycling track event that the GB team will compete in before the Beijing Paralympics. The GB team have shown fantastic form already this year, smashing no less than three World Records during the Paralympic Omnium event at the recent World track Championships.

Above: GB hero Jody Cundy shaved a neat 0.5 seconds off his own world record recently

Riders:

Anthony Kappes (Piloted by Jonathan Norfolk), B/Vi - Tandem Kilo and Tandem Sprint
Darren Kenny, CP3 - 3km Pursuit, Kilo and Team Sprint
Rik Waddon, CP3 - Kilo and Team Sprint
Mark Bristow, LC1 - Kilo and Team Sprint
Gary Williams, LC1 - 4km Pursuit
Jody Cundy, LC2 - Kilo and Team Sprint
Simon Richardson, LC3 - 3km Pursuit, Kilo and Team Sprint
Russell White, LC1 - 4km Pursuit, Kilo and Team Sprint
Ian Sharpe (Piloted by Paul Hunter) B/Vi - Pursuit
Simon Jackson - (Piloted by Barney Storey), B/Vi - Tandem Kilo and Tandem Sprint

Aileen McGlynn - (Piloted by Ellen Hunter), B/ViF - Tandem Kilo and Pursuit
Sarah Storey LC1/2/CP4- Pursuit and 500m Time Trial

For more information on the Paralympic World Cup, visit http://www.paralympicworldcup.com/

 

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