August 25 2015
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Champion cyclists come home by Ann Morgan
It only takes 0.03 seconds to make the difference between qualifying or not when you are competing at world championship level cycling.
Mullet muster echoes the past
Cold and rainy weather did little to deter Kaipara fishers taking part in ‘mullet muster’.
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Funding volunteer organisations
Tandem paracyclist Emma Foy and her seeing pilot Laura Thompson are back from the UCI World Cup in Germany and UCI Paracycling Road World Championships in Switzerland
Two volunteer–run organisations were presented with a cheque of $1200.
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Donating for daffodils Staff at ANZ bank are adding a splash of yellow amidst the blue at the Dargaville branch for Daffodil Day on Friday, August 28.
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Visually impaired tandem para-cyclist and world record-breaker Emma Foy, from Dargaville, and her riding partner Laura Thompson have returned home from the European World Cup and the world champs campaign. “Racing on the international paracycling scene is very exciting. The level of competition is very strong and the courses are always varied and challenging which makes for exciting racing. Our time trial which was 31km at the road world championships came down to 0.03 seconds. “Laura and I raced in the final stage of the Union Cycliste International World Cup in Germany where we competed in the Tandem Women’s Time Trial and
placed second. We then moved on to Switzerland for the UCI Paracycling Road World Championships,” said Emma. “We placed second for both races we competed in — the Tandem Women’s 25 kilometre Time Trial and the 90 kilometre Road Race. This was our most successful road worlds so far. “The track worlds are our final stepping stone before the Rio 2016 Paralympics held in September next year.” The placings add to their previous competition successes in which they achieved two gold medals, a silver and bronze in just over two years of competition. “Emma is very a dedicated and
talented athlete which makes it a very rewarding and fun role for me as her seeing pilot,” said Laura. “The fact that Emma always gives that little bit more makes me want to work harder for her as well. “We both train full time so it is always great to get out on the tandem and turn all the hours of hard work into results. We do this for each other, our families, our communities and our country. With Rio being only 12 months away we are looking forward to the challenge that awaits us.” The pair are now back into track training again for the UCI Track Cycling World Championships which will be held in Italy in March next year.
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