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The ability of belief: Tandem racing secrets and techniques from GB’s stars

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This characteristic initially appeared in Biking Weekly journal on 5 September. Subscribe now and by no means miss a difficulty. 

“You could possibly put one of the best two cyclists on this planet on a tandem and so they’re in all probability not going to go that fast,” says Neil Fachie. It’s a curious speculation, but when anybody is aware of what it takes to journey quick, Fachie does. He’s a 20-time tandem world champion and double Paralympic gold medallist, lauded as top-of-the-line stokers – the particular person on the again of the bike – within the sport. As he stands in entrance of Biking Weekly’s dictaphone, moments after turning into the kilometre time trial nationwide champion, the 40-year-old has the Paralympics on his thoughts. This 12 months’s Video games in Paris are his fourth as a tandem bike owner, and final weekend noticed Fachie earn his third silver medal within the kilo alongside his pilot, Matt Rotherham.

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