Final cyclists selected to ParalympicsGB for Rio 2016
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) today announced the final two riders that will make up the ParalympicsGB cycling team at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Kadeena Cox and Louis Rolfe will both now make their Paralympic debuts at the Rio 2016, and Cox is believed to be the first British athlete set to compete in two sports at a Games since 1992.
Cox is a sprinter and won the world title in the C4 500m time-trial at the 2016 Para-cycling Track World Championships in Italy, an event she will compete in at Rio. She will also compete in the road race. She said:
“I’m delighted to be selected and be on the plane to Rio. I’ve already won a world title in cycling earlier this year and I’ll be giving everything I’ve got to add a Paralympic gold medal to my collection.”
Louis Rolfe will compete in the team sprint alongside Jody Cundy and Jon-Allan Butterworth, a discipline that the trio broke the world record and won gold in at the 2016 Para-cycling Track World Championships. He will also compete in the individual pursuit on the track and time –trial on the road. He said:
“I can’t believe that I’m going to be going to my first Paralympic Games in Rio. It’s been a dream of mine ever since I started cycling to be selected for a Paralympics. I’m really looking forward to competing against the best in the world and showing what I’m capable of.”
Today’s announcement takes the number of selected athletes to 259 from 19 sports.
Selected athletes are:
Kadeena Cox
Home Town: Leeds
Trains: Manchester
Louis Rolfe
Home Town: Cambridge
Trains: Manchester/Cambridge
