New Zealand Para Cycling Team is ready for the 2019 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships
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Wednesday 4th September, 2019
The 2019 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships (Emmen, Netherlands) runs from 12 – 15 September. The event is an opportunity for nations to gain valuable UCI points to secure athlete slots for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The New Zealand Para Cycling Team includes:
Para cyclist | Classification | Impairment | Club | Resides |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Ellington | C2 | Loss of muscle power (Incomplete paraplegia) | Auckland | Auckland |
Emma Foy and Hannah van Kampen (sighted pilot) | BV/I | Visual impairment (Foy only) | Marsden Wheelers(Whangarei)/ Ramblers(Hawkes Bay) | Cambridge/ Cambridge |
Stephen Hills | T2 | Neurological (Right Side Hemiplegic) | New Plymouth | New Plymouth |
Eltje Malzbender | T1 | Neurological (Traumatic Brain Injury) | Morrinsville Wheelers | Cambridge |
Rory Mead | H2 | Loss of muscle Power - Quadriplegic (Spinal Cord Injury) | n/a | USA |
Nicole Murray | C5 | Limb deficiency (left wrist amputee) | Waikato | Otorohanga |
Fraser Sharp | C2 | Neurological (Ataxia) | Tauranga Road Cycling Club | Tauranga |
Find below the detailed schedule for the event:
Thursday 12 September
- Fraser Sharp – Men C2 Individual Time Trial
- Nicole Murray – Women C5 Individual Time Trial
- Sarah Ellington – Women C2 Individual Time Trial
- Emma Foy / Hannah van Kampen – Women Tandem Individual Time Trial
Friday 13 September
- Stephen Hills – Men T2 Individual Time Trial
- Eltje Malzbender – Women T1 Individual Time Trial
- Rory Mead – Men H2 Individual Time Trial
Saturday 14 September
- Nicole Murray – Women C5 Individual Road Race
- Sarah Ellington – Women C2 Individual Road Race
- Emma Foy / Hannah van Kampen – Women Tandem Individual Road Race
- Fraser Sharp – Men C2 Individual Road Race
Sunday 15 September
- Rory Mead – Men H2 Individual Road Race
- Stephen Hills – Men T2 Individual Road Race
- Eltje Malzbender – Women T1 Individual Road Race
The 2019 UCI Para Cycling Road World Championships will not be live streamed but all the results will be shared on our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Find out more about Para cycling here.
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