Racing trike
Donation protected
On New Year’s Eve, thieves broke into our flat, stole my keys then my car. My Nissan-Rio race trike was inside. They crashed it into a petrol station and set everything alight. Nothing could be salvaged. It was adapted to me- I have cerebral palsy which affects the way my legs, my torso, back, hips and my left arm are controlled by my brain, I also have poor balance and dodgy joints. I look like a twisty pretzel when I cycle. A really fast and athletic looking pretzel who trained her ass off to compete in the Rio Paralympics in 2016.
It was an expensive trike but it made me fly...I may be wonky but I had wings. Unfortunately, the insurance could not cover it. Many of you have suggested I try and fund my replacement trike this way, so here I go.
Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love my racing… there is an obscene amount of passion... it is in my eyes and my smile. I do it because I love it and I will do it till I die, not just until I get a Paralympic gold medal. I am so privileged to have been able to experience the biggest international competitions in the world. I am still improving and getting better at my discipline and there is a long way to go yet. Without a race trike I will struggle when my racing season begins in May 2017. I am a full time athlete and will have to fund my races independently this season.
If I am successful I would quite like to write each person’s name on my trike in lots of different sharpie colours. If you want to be anonymous can you just write a nickname/pseudonym/a phrase so you can be on my trike frame- even if I don’t know who you are?
If I exceed my target I will be donating the rest of the money to Neil’s Wheels, a charity who will put it towards getting other disabled people specialised sports equipment.
My sporting biography A video describing my experience in Rio along with my room-mate/team mate Karen Darke.
It was an expensive trike but it made me fly...I may be wonky but I had wings. Unfortunately, the insurance could not cover it. Many of you have suggested I try and fund my replacement trike this way, so here I go.
Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love my racing… there is an obscene amount of passion... it is in my eyes and my smile. I do it because I love it and I will do it till I die, not just until I get a Paralympic gold medal. I am so privileged to have been able to experience the biggest international competitions in the world. I am still improving and getting better at my discipline and there is a long way to go yet. Without a race trike I will struggle when my racing season begins in May 2017. I am a full time athlete and will have to fund my races independently this season.
If I am successful I would quite like to write each person’s name on my trike in lots of different sharpie colours. If you want to be anonymous can you just write a nickname/pseudonym/a phrase so you can be on my trike frame- even if I don’t know who you are?
If I exceed my target I will be donating the rest of the money to Neil’s Wheels, a charity who will put it towards getting other disabled people specialised sports equipment.
My sporting biography A video describing my experience in Rio along with my room-mate/team mate Karen Darke.
Organizer
Hannah Dines
Organizer