Paracycling Worlds Final Day

Craig Collis-McCann was the highest-finishing Briton on day four of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, claiming fourth in the MT2 road race as Great Britain ended the championships with eight medals.

Paracycling Worlds Final Day

Collis-McCann avoided the crash which ended team-mate David Stone’s hopes of a medal, and won the battle for fourth as he crossed the line just over a minute after the leading trio, which included winner Ryan Boyle of the USA. Elsewhere, Karen Darke registered a 7th-place finish in the WH3 race, while Hannah Dines battled to 5th in the WT2 contest despite struggling with the technicality of the course.

Collis-McCann’s fourth place was one of seven that Britain recorded across the four days of competition, and the Great Britain Cycling Team’s Head of Para-cycling, Jon Pett, is determined that those near misses can turn into positives for the team.

He said: “While the fourth places that we’ve had this week have been disappointing, they are something we need to learn from and build upon as we move forward. All the performances we’ve put in have been good, but sometimes in road racing you fall foul of a crash, or the course not quite suiting your skillset. But we have plenty to take away from this as we look ahead to Tokyo.”

Earlier in the week, Dame Sarah Storey claimed WC5 gold in both the time trial and road race, Katie Toft won two silvers in the WC1 category and there were medals for Lora Fachie and Corrine Hall (WB time trial – bronze), Steve Bate and Adam Duggleby (MB time trial – silver) Ben Watson (MC3 time trial – bronze) and Jaco van Gass (MC3 road race – silver).