Sarah Storey officially selected for ninth Paralympic Games
Dame Storey is one of 23 riders announced in Team GB's squad for Paris next month
![Dame Sarah Storey with a gold medal in Tokyo](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YhLL3KUtwNKMYw7nT7yjxB-415-80.jpg)
Seventeen-time gold medallist Dame Sarah Storey will compete in her ninth Paralympic Games next month.
The 46-year-old, who won three gold medals in Tokyo in 2021, has been officially announced as part of the 23-rider Team GB squad for the Paris Games, which was revealed today by British Cycling.
Alongside Storey, track cyclist Jody Cundy will make his eighth appearance at the Paralympics, while tandem riders Neil and Lora Fachie have also been selected, together with their respective pilots.
Storey will defend her time trial and road race titles in the C5 category in Paris. At the last Paralympics, she became Great Britain's most successful Paralympian of all time; she made her debut as a swimmer in 1992, before first competing as a cyclist in 2008.
"I couldn't have imagined going to eight Games, let alone winning medals at every Games, and 17 of those medals being gold," she said in 2021.
In a recent interview with the International Paralympic Committee, Storey said she now feels "as fit as I have ever been" going into her ninth Games. "For me, it would be amazing to win again and say I have won medals at nine consecutive summer Games. I don't think anyone has ever done that," she said.
Also a former swimmer, Cundy's eighth Paralympic appearance will see him compete in the C4-5 kilometre time trial, an event in which he has won 15 consecutive world titles, and the mixed team sprint.
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
The 45-year-old was part of the trio that won gold in the team sprint in Tokyo, setting the world record in the final.
"I think getting to Paris is an achievement in itself," the eight-time Paralympic gold medallist told Cycling Weekly earlier this year. "If I still love the sport, and I'm still capable of doing it, I will keep doing it. As long as GB still want me on the squad, I will keep doing it."
The track cycling events at the Paris Paralympics will take place between 29 August and 1 September. They will be followed by the road cycling events, held between 4 and 7 September.
The full Team GB cycling squad is listed below.
Team GB Paralympics squad
Men’s B
James Ball piloted by Steffan Lloyd – MB 1,000m time-trial, MB individual pursuit
Steve Bate piloted by Chris Latham – MB individual pursuit, MB road race, MB time-trial
Neil Fachie piloted by Matt Rotherham - MB 1,000m time-trial, MB individual pursuit
Men’s C2
Matt Robertson – C2 individual pursuit, C2 time-trail, C1-3 road race
Men’s C3
Fin Graham - C1-3 1,000m time-trial, C3 individual pursuit, mixed team sprint, C3 time-trial, C1-3 road race
Jaco van Gass – C1-3 1,000m time-trial, C3 individual pursuit, C3 time-trial, C1-3 road race
Ben Watson - C3 time-trial, C1-3 road race
Men’s C4
Archie Atkinson – C4 individual pursuit, C4-5 1,000m time-trial, C4 time-trial, C4-5 road race
Jody Cundy – C4-5 1,000m time-trial, mixed team sprint
Men’s C5
Blaine Hunt - C5 individual pursuit, C4-5 1,000m time-trial, C4-5 road race
Women’s B
Lora Fachie piloted by Corrine Hall – WB 1,000m time-trial, WB individual pursuit, WB time-trial, WB road race
Lizzi Jordan piloted by Danni Khan - WB 1,000m time-trial, WB individual pursuit, WB time-trial, WB road race
Sophie Unwin piloted by Jenny Holl - WB 1,000m time-trial, WB individual pursuit, WB time-trial, WB road race
Women’s C1
Fran Brown – C1-3 time-trial, C1-3 road race, C1-3 time-trial
Women’s C2
Daphne Schrager – C1-3 individual pursuit, C1-3 road race, C1-3 time-trial
Women’s C4
Kadeena Cox – C4-5 time-trial, mixed team sprint
Women’s C5
Dame Sarah Storey – C5 time-trial, C4-5 road race
Thank you for reading 20 articles this month* Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription
Join now for unlimited access
Try first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is the host of The TT Podcast, which covers both the men's and women's pelotons and has featured a number of prominent British riders.
An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides.
He's also fluent in French and Spanish and holds a master's degree in International Journalism.
-
Kaden Groves seals hat-trick with victory on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España
Australian stamps dominance in Wout van Aert's absence
By Tom Davidson Published
-
Meet Elouan Gardon: Team USA Paracycling’s youngest member and newly minted Paralympic medalist
Eighteen-year-old Elouan Gardon powered to winning bronze - and Team USA Paracycling's first medal this Paralympics - in the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit C5 category over the weekend.
By Kristin Jenny Published
-
Meet Elouan Gardon: Team USA Paracycling’s youngest member and newly minted Paralympic medalist
Eighteen-year-old Elouan Gardon powered to winning bronze - and Team USA Paracycling's first medal this Paralympics - in the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit C5 category over the weekend.
By Kristin Jenny Published
-
The Paris Paralympics start this week: Here’s how and when to watch all the paracycling action
The Paris Paralympics start this weekend and paracycling begins straightaway with its first event on August 29.
By Kristin Jenny Published
-
Gaza adaptive athletes find hope on two wheels with Paris Paralympics on the horizon
A Palestinian paracycling team based in war-torn Gaza now uses its bikes to transport food and supplies to local neighborhoods while keeping the Paralympic dream alive
By Kristin Jenny Published
-
Dame Sarah Storey is looking for female riders to join Skoda DSI Cycling Academy
Three amateur cyclists aged 18-24 sought for year-long programme
By Adam Becket Published
-
Dame Sarah Storey nominated for BBC's Sports Personality of the Year as Cavendish and the Kenny's miss out
Britain's most successful Paralympian is nominated alongside the likes of Raheem Sterling, Emma Raducanu and Adam Peaty
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Last updated
-
Sarah Storey's success has 'challenged me' to work towards Paralympic success says Skoda DSI Academy rider
The academy is designed to help develop the next big talents in the sport of cycling
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
-
Icons of cycling: The Buxton CC Mountain Time Trial
One of Britain’s toughest events, cycling’s finest have tested their legs at the Buxton CC mountain TT. This year's event takes place on Good Friday, March 30 2018
By Cycling Weekly Published
-
Sarah Storey withdraws from Para-cycling track world champs due to yellow fever outbreak in Rio
14-time Paralympic champion Dame Sarah Storey withdraws from the 2018 Para-cycling World Championships as she cannot have vaccine for yellow fever, which is currently affecting Rio de Janeiro
By Nigel Wynn Published