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Welsh Riders arrive in Italy for the UCI Paracycling World
A number of Welsh riders are with the Great Britain Cycling team to start the World Road Championships this week.
The four day event includes road time trials and road races for all categories, with the Great Britain team having a wealth of experience from previous World Championships and Paralympic Games, as well as some new faces in the largest team Great Britain has sent to a major Paracycling Road Championships.
The course in and around Bogogno, just north of Milan, includes some testing corners and undulating terrain that will certainly test all the athletes competing in some way. A sharp bend a few hundred metres away from the finish line will certainly make the road races interesting on the final approach to the finish line!
Welsh riders competing on day 1 of the competition include Paralympic Champion Rachel Morris and leading female handcyclist, who has had to endure a difficult start to the championships with a classification change to make life even more challenging for Rachel in her quest for a medal in the road time trial.
Next up in the day are Porthcawl’s Simon Richardson in his new LC2 category and National Champion Russ White from Llantwit Major LC1 category who also ride the time trial.
Day 2 of the championships will see some strong challengers in the women’s tandem events with a strong Welsh influence in the pilots, with Welsh pilot Ellen Hunter and Aileen McGlynn and a pilot who has come through the FDSW Academy Becki Rimmington with Turnham battling it out for the medals.
The Welsh riders will then switch to the road races for their categories on Day 3 and 4 of the championships.
Official results can be found on the event website – www.bogogno2009.com
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