David Stone (cyclist)

David Stone
Personal information
Full name David Stone
Nationality English and British
Born 30 April 1981
Birmingham
Residence Leeds
Sport
Sport Cycling
Event(s) Road Race and Time Trial

David Stone, MBE, (born 30 April 1981) is an English and British para-cyclist.

Stone specialises in the Road Race and Time Trial events, winning Gold Medals in both events at Paralympic and World Championship level. In 2009 he was awarded an MBE.[1]

Early life

David was born in Birmingham in 1981. He started cycling aged 8, and competed in his first race aged 15, when he was spotted by the manager of the Great Britain team.

Disability

David suffers from Cerebral Palsy.[2] He has described cycling as an outlet of frustration, and a source of freedom and enjoyment.[3]

Competition record

Competition Event Result Medal
2000 Sydney Paralympics[4] Road Race 7th Place
Time Trial 7th Place
2005 World Paracycling Championships[5] Team Sprint 1st Place
Road Race 3rd Place
Time Trial 3rd Place
2006 World Paracycling Championships[6] Road Race 1st Place
Time Trial 1st Place
2007 World Paracycling Championships[7] Road Race 1st Place
Time Trial 1st Place
2008 Beijing Paralympics[8] Road Race CP1/3 1st Place
Time Trial CP1/3 1st Place
2009 World Paracycling Championships[9] Time Trial 2nd Place
2010 World Paracycling Championships[10] Road Race 1st Place
Time Trial 1st Place
2011 World Paracycling Championships[11] Road Race 4th Place
Time Trial 2nd Place
2012 London Paralympics[12] Road Race 1st Place
Mixed Time Trial T 1-2 3rd Place
2013 World Paracycling Championships[13] Road Race 1st Place
Time Trial 2nd Place
2014 World Paracycling Championships Road Race 2nd Place[14]
Time Trial 3rd Place[15]

See also

References

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  11. Reports and Results Retrieved on 2011-06-13
  12. Retrieved on 2012-09-05
  13. Retrieved on 2013-06-27
  14. "PPara-Cycling: David Stone & Karen Darke add to GB medal tally". bbc.co.uk. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  15. "Para-Cycling: Karen Darke & David Stone among medals for GB". bbc.co.uk. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.