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  • Essay / Biography: Lora Turnham's journey and achievements

    Lora has always had a keen interest in sport. Lora was first introduced to cycling in 2009 while studying at the University of Birmingham and took up the sport. Lora Turnham suffers from hereditary vision loss which affects both her two brothers and her mother. When she was five, she lost her sight and was left with light perception and relies on her guide dog Libby (23), a black Labrador, to get around. In 2010, Lora graduated from the University of Birmingham. Lora is currently in Manchester, training with the British cycling team. Lora Turnham won her first World Championships medal in June 2010, after just six weeks on the bike, which remains one of her most memorable sporting moments. In 2011, she won a silver medal in the same event. In 2012 in London, she finished seventh due to a mechanical problem. Lora hopes to inspire other people. Lora comes from a sporting background. His two siblings, Roy and Mark, represented England in cricket. Roy is also a member of the Paralympic football team.Achievements:2012- UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup, Segovia, Spain, Gold – Time Trail (with Fiona Duncan)B Time Trail (with Fiona Duncan): Win GoldParalympic Games of London: B 3km Pursuit (driven by Fiona Duncan): 4thB 1km Time Trail (driven by Fiona Duncan): 4thB Road race (driven by Fiona Duncan): 8thB Time Trail- Road (driven by Fiona Duncan): 7th 2011- UCI Para-Cycling World Championships, Montichiari, Italy, Silver - Pursuit (with Fiona Duncan)UCI Para-cycling World Cup, Sydney, Australia:B Time Trail (with Fiona Duncan): silverB Race Race (with Fiona Duncan): bronzePara-cycling World Cup UCI 2010, Segovia, Spain, Gold – Time Trail (with Fiona Duncan) B Tim...... middle of paper ...... concentrate harder than someone who can see when in the saddle because her balance is more difficult for her and her body is not seen. Lora Turnham overcame her pacing obstacles physically and mentally.Luke Palmer 14376360Access to printed information except braile. They use tape text readers, raised line drawings, and talking computers. Paper letters must be printed in large format to be readable. They see certain colors better, so everything has to change. Hanno Coetzee 144317735Steve Cash must have grown up with the idea of ​​no longer having a leg. His disability was controlled from a very young age, giving him acceptance of his way of living his daily life, so he physically overcame the obstacles but also the distribution and also the constant desire to be like his big brother pushing him to walk normally to try skateboarding etc. .Luke Palmer 14376360