British Cycling Paracycling Team Roster
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The British Cycling Paracycling Team exists exclusively for Paralympic disciplines, with the aim to develop world-class athletes who will contend for and win Paralympic medals. Currently the only Paralympic events are road (road race, time trial, handcycling relay) and track (kilo, individual pursuit, tandem sprint, team sprint).
There are three tiers to the British Paralympic Programme including - Talent Team, Academy and Podium Programme. Throughout the three Paralympic Programmes, the aim is to create competition for places and strength in depth. Team riders are selected in Autumn, with a review period six months later. There is a 'no closed door policy' and riders who are performing at a high level can be invited to guest with the programme at other times of the year. Some will go on to join the programme.
Here are the definitive details of all the members of the British Paracycling Team, from development to management.
Team Management
The British Cycling Paracycling Team headed by Paracycling Performance Manager Gareth Shepherd, who is supported by Lead Coach Chris Furber, Endurance Coach Tom Stanton and Coach Jayne Ellis.
Paralympic Podium Programme
The Paralympic Podium Programme is dedicated to supporting mature, highly skilled elite athletes as they aim to win medals in major competitions, such as World Cups, Champsionships and Paralympic Games.
Many of the athletes are members of professional trade teams in addition to their membership of the programme. For many, riding for a Trade team is an essential part of their preparation for major events, giving them access to the volume of racing and level of competition necessary to achieve the technical and physical conditioning required for major championships.
Many athletes live close to the programme's base in Manchester, though their racing commitments take them round the world.
All athletes involved share common levels of professionalism, dedication and the will to succeed in their chosen disciplines. They are supported by an equally committed and focused staff, including team managers, coaches, mechanics, masseurs, sports scientists and a number of administrators.
Paralympic Podium Programme Team Members
AILEEN MCGLYNN OBE
DOB 22/06/1973
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Visually Impaired
CLASSIFICATION B/Vi
EVENTS Kilo, Sprint, Pursuit
ANTHONY KAPPES MBE
DOB 01/03/1973
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Partially sighted - Retinitis Pigmentosa (congenital)
CLASSIFICATION B/Vi
EVENTS Tandem Kilo, Tandem Sprint
BARNEY STOREY MBE
DOB 13/03/1977
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY n/a
CLASSIFICATION able bodied pilot
EVENTS Tandem Kilo, Tandem Sprint
CRAIG MACLEAN
DOB 31/07/1971
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY n/a
CLASSIFICATION able bodied pilot
EVENTS Kilo, Sprint
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JODY CUNDY MBE
DOB 14/10/1978
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Below knee amputation
CLASSIFICATION C4
EVENTS Kilo, Team Sprint, Individual Pursuit
NEIL FACHIE
DOB 12/03/1984
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Retinitis Pigmentosa - congenital eye condition
CLASSIFICATION B/Vi
EVENTS Kilo, Sprint
RACHEL MORRIS
DOB 25/04/1979
RESIDENCE Surrey
DISABILITY Regional Pain Syndrome - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Type 2)
CLASSIFICATION H3
EVENTS Road Race, Time Trial
RIK WADDON
DOB 27/02/1977
RESIDENCE Chorley
DISABILITY Cerebal Palsy
CLASSIFICATION C3
EVENTS Road Race, Time Trial, Kilo, Pursuit, Team Pursuit
SHAUN MCKEOWN
DOB 02/03/1980
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Cerebal Palsy
CLASSIFICATION C3
EVENTS Road Race, Time Trial, Pursuit
LORA TURNHAM
DOB: 04/09/1988
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Visually impaired
CLASSIFICATION B/Vi
EVENTS Pursuit, Kilo, Time Trial, Road Race
DARREN KENNY OBE
DOB 17/03/1980
RESIDENCE Dorset
DISABILITY Traumatic brain injury and partial spinal lesions
CLASSIFICATION C3
EVENTS Kilo, Pursuit, Team Sprint, Road Time Trial, Road Race
DAVID STONE MBE
DOB 30/04/1981
RESIDENCE Birmingham
DISABILITY Cerebal Palsy
CLASSIFICATION T2
EVENTS Road Race, Road Time Trial
SARAH STOREY OBE
DOB 26/1/1977
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Part-formed left hand
CLASSIFICATION C5
EVENTS Road Race, Time Trial, 500m Time Trial, Pursuit
Paralympic Academy Programme
The Paralympic Academy Programme aims to deliver riders to the Paralympic Podium Programme who are ready to win medals at World Championships and Paralympics.
Since its inception, the programme has taken talented riders and helped take them to new levels. Riders live the lives of full-time professional bike riders seven days a week. They are required to be disciplined, committed and focused.
They are required to live close to the programme's base in Manchester and the challenges thrown at them have to be tackled against a background of high levels of self-discipline and year-round performance expectations. Of course, for the aspiring professional cyclist, sacrifices of lifestyle are a small price to pay in return for a chance to chase personal goals.
As with the whole cycling programme, from Talent Team through to Paralympic Podium Programme there is a gradual move from skills training to physical conditioning. The first year in the Academy is usually heavily skills-focused, but as rider progress they will find themselves experiencing the progressive workload increases that they will have to handle if they are to succeed at the very highest levels.
Of course, many of the riders on the Programme will have progressed via the Talent Team, but there are still opportunities to join the Programme direct, if you have the talent and the drive.
Paralympic Academy Programme Team Members
JON-ALLAN BUTTERWORTH
DOB: 06/02/1986
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Above elbow amputation
CLASSIFICATION C5
EVENTS Kilo
HELEN SCOTT
DOB: 25/07/1990
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY n/a
CLASSIFICATION able bodied pilot
EVENTS Kilo, 3km Pursuit
TERRY BYRNE
DOB 07/06/1984
RESIDENCE Blackpool
DISABILITY Below knee amputation
CLASSIFICATION C4
EVENTS Kilo, Team Sprint
RUSS WHITE
DOB 23/03/1974
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Right arm amputee
CLASSIFICATION C5
EVENTS Time Trial, Kilo
MARK COLBOURNE
DOB: 09/11/1969
RESIDENCE South Wales
DISABILITY Broken back at T12 vertebrae
CLASSIFICATION C1
EVENTS Time Trial, Road Race
KAREN DARKE
DOB: 25/06/71
RESIDENCE Manchester
DISABILITY Paralysed from T3 (chest down)
CLASSIFICATION H3
EVENTS Time Trial, Road Race
Paralympic Talent Team
British Cycling's Talent Team Programme is designed for the most inexperienced competitors. Support is provided on a part-time basis.
Paralympic Talent Team Members
CRYSTAL LANE
DOB 13/09/1985
RESIDENCE Exeter
DISABILITY Under developed left arm/hand and missing 4 fingers
CLASSIFICATION C5
EVENTS Track and Road
BRIAN ALLDIS
DOB 08/07/1986
RESIDENCE Bury St Edmunds
DISABILITY Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
CLASSIFICATION H3
EVENTS Time Trial, Road Race
