Storey's road race victory was the narrowest of her Paralympic career and earned her a second gold of Paris 2024
Sarah Storey said she is not afraid to lose a bike race but that is easy to say when you have never lost one at the Paralympics.
“The key is not to be afraid to lose a bike race,” said Storey, who is one of over 1,000 elite athletes on UK Sport’s National Lottery-funded World Class Programme, allowing them to train full time, have access to the world’s best coaches and benefit from pioneering medical support – which has been vital on their pathway to the Paris 2024 Games.
“Using that experience, the nippiness of a 19-year-old, I’m still nippy for a 46-year-old but I have to use it wisely.” “Heidi took a little bit of a gap which is fine because that’s a big acceleration that she had made. “I had a little bit of speed because I was trying to pre-empt it. It was just a matter of holding her while she continued her acceleration, it was a long way out.
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