The
2014 Union Cycliste Internationale Para-Cycling World Championships are coming
to Greenville, South Carolina!!! This Olympic-sanctioned event is heralded as
the “Superbowl of para-cycling” and will bring 400 athletes from more than 40
countries to the Upstate for five days of action-packed competition. This will
be the first time in sixteen years that this prestigious competition takes
place in the USA!
The
championships kick off on August 27th with a Parade of Nations and
the Opening Ceremony. It starts at 6pm and is taking place on the TD Stage at
the Peace Center Amphitheatre. The next four days will be filled with relays,
time trials and road races occurring at the BMW Performance Center Track and at
the Millennium Campus. Races at the Millennium Campus will be accessible from
Carolina Point Parkway, and admission and parking is free.
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| Oskars Gailišs from Latvia |
We are
proud to have a silver medalist from the 2013 UCI Para-Cycling European Cup in
Belgrade joining us in Greenville for the championships, Oskars Gailišs
from Latvia! Ten years ago he underwent a 6-hour surgery after injuring his leg
in an accident, and for six months he couldn’t stand. Yet he has overcome dire
predictions of doctors who said he would never walk without crutches again, and
today has a successful bicyclist training school in Latvia and travels to
Para-Cycling events aroung the world. We’ll be cheering Oskars on during the
five day event, and hope you’ll join us!
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| Oskars Gailišs on the podium with the silver |
Everything you need to know is on the official website.
For the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling World Championship schedule
of events click here.
To learn more about Oskars Gailišs you can check out this
youtube video (in Latvian)
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