Italian and French Paralympic cyclists train on World Cycling Centre’s track

April 15, 2008 in News Report

Two members of Italy’s paralympic cycling team trained at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle, Switzerland, this week.

Fabrizio Macchi and Fabio Triboli, who will compete in the individual pursuit at the Paralympic Games in Beijing in September, trained on the WCC’s track on April 9 and 10.

The two athletes have also qualified for the Paralympic Games in the road disciplines, and will compete in Beijing in both the road race and the individual time trial.

French para-cyclist, Sébastien Serrière, will train at the WCC from April 14th – 18th. Serrière, who competed in the 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney and the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, aims to qualify for his third Paralympic participation.

The Paralympic Games in Beijing will take place from 6th – 17th September.