David Edwards (cyclist)
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| Full name | David Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
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21 April 1993 Alice Springs, Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tablelands Cycle Sports | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nick Formosa | ||||||||||||||||||
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David Edwards (born 21 April 1993) is an Australia cyclist, who pilots Kieran Modra in tandem cycling. He made his Paralympic debut at the 2016 Rio Paralympics
Personal
Edwards was born in Alice Springs, NT[1][2] on 21 April 1993. He grew up in Karana Downs, QLD and attended Atherton State High School.[1] He is currently a student at Griffith University studying Psychology.[1] Edwards currently cycles for Tablelands cycle sports and is coached by Nick Formosa.[1] He also has two older sisters (Angela Brun and Emily Edwards)and two younger half brothers(Charlie and Jamie Edwards).
Career
Edwards started competing in 2006 (aged 13)[3] and first competed for Australia in 2010.[2]
Individual
Edwards competed individually. Edwards first competed (at an international level) in 2010 at Liege – La Gleize and Rothays Regio – Tour International and before gaining his first international podium finish during the 2011 U19 UCI World Cycling Championships in Copenhagen (3rd Place).[3][4] He has since competed in Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon’s Cup Tour of Thailand (3rd place),[5] Oceania Continental Championships (5th place)[5] and most recently won the 2015 U23 Oceania Continental Championship road race.[6] In 2013, Edwards was invited to join the French cycling team (AGR2 La Monidale U23).[3]
Pilot
Since serving as a sighted pilot for Modra, the pair have won multiple events. These events include; the 2016 Australian para-cycling Tandem National Championships with a winning time of 4mins 17.929secs[7] alongside Gold in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championship in Tandem 4 km Pursuit with a time of 4min 12.324secs.[8] The pair will make their Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. At the Games, they won a bronze medal in the Men's Road Time Trial B.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "David Edwards". Cycling Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- 1 2 "David Edwards". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- 1 2 3 "David Edwards". M5 Management. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Cyclist David Edwards wins bronze medal in junior men's time-trial at world championships". Fox Sports. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- 1 2 "David Edwards". ProCycling Stats. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Queensland Para-Cyclists claim Rio selection with 100 days to go". Queensland Academy of Sport. Queensland Academy of Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Para-Cycling Pursuit & Sprint Titles Decided in Adelaide". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Tandem Gold to Modra & Edwards at Para Track Worlds". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ↑ "Kieran Modra". Rio Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
External links
- Australian Paralympic Committee Profile
- David Edwards – Professional Cyclist
- David Edwards at Cycling Quotient
- David Edwards at Cycling Archives