Posted on 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 cyclistClassificationImpairmentClubResides
Sarah EllingtonC2Loss of muscle power (Incomplete paraplegia)AucklandAuckland
Emma Foy and Hannah van Kampen (sighted pilot)BV/IVisual impairment (Foy only)Marsden Wheelers(Whangarei)/ Ramblers(Hawkes Bay)Cambridge/ Cambridge
Stephen HillsT2Neurological (Right Side Hemiplegic)New PlymouthNew Plymouth
Eltje MalzbenderT1Neurological (Traumatic Brain Injury)Morrinsville WheelersCambridge
Rory MeadH2Loss of muscle Power - Quadriplegic (Spinal Cord Injury)n/aUSA
Nicole MurrayC5Limb deficiency (left wrist amputee)WaikatoOtorohanga
Fraser SharpC2Neurological (Ataxia)Tauranga Road Cycling ClubTauranga

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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