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David
Nicholas

Para-cycling

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Australian Paralympian David Nicholas

Key Facts

Date of Birth
1 December 1991
Currently resides
Bathurst, NSW
Start competing
2008
Australian debut
2010
Australian Paralympian David Nicholas

David's Story

Rising track and road cycling star David Nicholas made the best possible start to his international career when he won gold in the 3000m individual pursuit and silver in the 1000m time trial at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen. Born with cerebral palsy affecting his speech and motor skills, David began his sporting career as a T38-classified athlete in middle- and long-distance running. Although his dad competed in cycling at club level, David had never thought to pursue it until it was suggested as a form of rehabilitation for a dislocated knee. It did not take long …

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