Medals at Para-Cycling World Champs
Paralympics New Zealand cyclists, Jayne Parsons (Kapati) and former Olympic rower, Sonia Waddell have won a silver medal at the Para-Cycling World Championships in Baie –Comeau, Quebec, Canada.
The pair who had had limited time together as a combination prior to the world champs were less than a minute behind the winners Bobbi Weldon and Lynne Bessette of Canada who finished in a time of 2hours 18 minutes 32 seconds with the Kiwis across the line in 2 hours 19 minutes 25 seconds over the 78.km road race course. Another Canadian team was third.
Parsons and Waddell compete on a tandem cycle as Parsons is blind. The able-bodied Waddell is the pilot on the front of the bike while Parsons is the stoker who sits in the rear.
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