City of Bryan and Texas A&M to host Paralympics Cycling this weekend
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Watch the nation’s top Para-Cyclists compete this weekend in Bryan.
The City of Bryan and Texas A&M University will host the U.S. Paralympics Cycling Road Open April 6-7 at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus.
The race will serve as the selection event for the nation’s top Para-Cyclists to qualify for the European leg of the 2024 UCI Para-Cycling World Cup season, which is one of the most important factors for qualification for the Paralympic Games Paris 2024 this summer.
The event is free, family friendly and open to the public.
Paralympic cycling was developed in the early 1980s as tandem cycling for visually impaired athletes, with a sighted pilot at the front. Since then, the sport has grown to accommodate other disabilities, expanding the types of bikes used: standard bicycles, handcycles, tricycles and tandems. There’s a bike for each different type of disability, adapted to suit the athlete’s needs.
For more information, go to the city’s website or check them out on Facebook.
