Morgan Newberry
 Morgan Newberry winning the silver medal at the 2024 World Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 May 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | ||||||||||||||
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Morgan Newberry (born 28 May 1999) is a British para-cyclist who competes in road and track events.
Career
[edit]In 2019, Newberry joined Sarah Storeys' ŠKODA DSI Cycling Academy.[2]
In February 2024, Newberry competed at the 2024 British National Track Championships and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit C1–5 event.[3]
She helped design a prosthetic arm to aid in balance and stability for riders with below elbow limb differences.[4][5] She debuted the prosthetic arm at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in September 2024.[6] During the Road World Championships she won a silver medal in the road race C5 event.[7][8]
Personal life
[edit]Newberry was born with a congenital limb difference in her left arm.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morgan Newberry". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Morgan Newberry: 'Riding for Sarah Storey's ŠKODA academy has shaped me as an athlete'". The Daily Telegraph. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Huge medal haul for Loughborough athletes at the British National Track Championships". lboro.ac.uk. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Bains, Roshini (28 August 2024). "Paralympians help develop 'world-first' prosthetic arm for amateur and pro cyclists". eurekamagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ Alexander, Dan (28 August 2024). ""World-first" prosthetic arm for cyclists developed with help of GB Paralympians". road.cc. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Derbyshire para-cycling star hopes prosthetic she helped design will inspire others to take up sport". inyourarea.co.uk. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Two gold, two silver for Para-cyclists on penultimate day of 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships". britishcycling.org. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ "GB's Storey retains women's C5 world road title". BBC.com. BBC. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Morgan Newberry at ProCyclingStats
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