Grant Allen (born 24 July 1980) is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 24 July 1980 Auburn, South Australia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Cycling |
| Disability class | H4 |
| Club | Port Adelaide Cycling Club |
Personal edit
Allen was born 24 July 1980 in Auburn, South Australia, where he grew up on a small farm.[2] He moved to Adelaide after finishing high school and started working in a bike shop, extending his riding experience to mountain bikes. He travelled overseas to work with bike brands shooting parts for mountain bike films and competing in events such as the Red Bull Rampage in the Utah desert.[2] In preparation for 2011 Red Bull Rampage whilst training he overshot a large jump and crashed, suffering a spinal cord injury.[2][3]
Cycling edit
After his accident, he took up handcycling and is classified as H4. He has won the Men's Road Race and Time Trial H4 events at the Australian Championships from 2017 to 2021.[4] At the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Maniago, Italy, he finished 8th in the Men's Road Race H4 and 18th Men's Time Trial H4.[4]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, he finished sixth both the Men's Road Time Trial H4 and Men's Road Race H4.[5]
Allen finished fifth in the Men's Time Trial H4 and sixth in the Men's Road Race H4 at the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau.[6]
References edit
- ^ "World And Paralympic Champions Feature Among Tokyo-Bound Para-Cyclists". Paralympics Australia. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Grant Allen". Paralympics Australia. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Williamson, Brett (31 October 2014). "Grant Allen: Extreme mountain biker finds new hand-cycling road to success after accident". ABC News. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Grant Allen". Australian Cycling Team. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Grant Allen". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "2022 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships Official Results" (PDF). RSSTiming. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
External links edit
- Grant Allen at the International Paralympic Committee
- Grant Allen at Paralympics Australia
- Grant Allen at Cycling Australia (archived)