The Para-cycling Road World Championships road races started on the third day of the event and cyclists from across the world took to the roads in Alexandra Park in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, to battle for the world title today.
Photos courtesy of Andrew McFadden.
Day three
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- Arms in the air, Pieter de Preez celebrates winning his fourth world title as the won the Para-cycling Road World Championship road race in Pietermaritzburg today. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- South Africa’s Pieter du Preez placed second in the men’s H1 road race at the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Italy yesterday. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Time-trial winner Christiane Reppe took her second medal from the Para-cycling Road World Championships as she won the road race today.
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- Germany’s Andrea Eskau delivered the country’s second gold medal as she won the H5 category road race at the Para-cycling Road World Championship in Pietermaritzburg today.
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- Hands held high, Andrea Eskau celebrates her win at the Para-cycling Road World Championship. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Jetze Plat celebrates as he wins at the Para-cycling Road World Championships today.
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- The sun shone for athletes as they took to the road to contend for the Para-cycling Road World Championship road race title in Pietermaritzburg today.
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- Some of the hand cyclists during the third day of the Para-cycling Road World Championship in Pietermaritzburg today. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- South Africa’s Toni Mould secured her first medal at the Para-cycling Road World Championship as she finished behind Canada’s Shelley Gautier in the T1 category road race. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Carol Cooke won her category at the Para-cycling Road World Championship in Championships held at Alexandra Park Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Tim de Vries claimed his first career world championship medal when he finished first in the H5 handcycling race at the Para-cycling Road World Championship in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Andrew McFadden
Day four
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- Kerstin Brachtendorf (front) beat Mariela Analia Delgado to win the 60.7km women’s C5 road race in a time of 1:41:58 at the Para-cycling Road World Championship in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Lauro Cesar (Brazil) earned his first world championship gold medal when he won the C5 category road at the Para-cycling Road World Championships in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- A tandem team make their wat along a tree-lined avenue in Pietermaritzburg as they compete at the fourth day of the Para-cycling Road World Championship in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Arms in the air, a tandem team celebrate at the Para-cycling Road World Championship on Sunday. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- The Para-cycling Road World Championship came to an end with the handcycle team relay, which was won by Italy’s Paolo Cecchetto, Luca Mazzone and Alessandro Zanardi. They were flanked by the United States and Germany. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Women battled it out for top honours at the Para-cycling Road World Championship C5 category title in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Shawn Morelli (United States) won the C4 road race on the fourth day of the Para-cycling Road World Championships, which took place in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Andrew McFadden
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- Action on the fourth and final day of the Para-cycling Road World Championship started at 8am withthe men’s C1 to C3 classes in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. Photo: Andrew McFadden
