Biography: Lora Turnham's Journey And Achievements

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Lora always had a keen interest in sport. First Lora was introduced to Cycling in 2009 while she was studying at Birmingham University and she took to the sport. Lora Turnham suffers from hereditary sight loss which affects both her two brothers and her mother. When she was five years old she lost her sight and she was left with light perception and she relies on her guide dog Libby (23 years old) a black Labrador to get her around. In 2010 Lora graduated from the University of Birmingham. Lora is currently in Manchester, where she trains with the British Cycling team. Lora Turnham won her first World Championship medal in June 2010, after only being on the bike for six weeks, which remains one of her most memorable moments in sport. In 2011 she won a silver medal at the same event. In 2012 in London, she came seventh due to a mechanical problem. Lora hopes she can inspire other people. Lora comes from a sporting background. Both her siblings, Roy and Mark, represented England in cricket. Roy is also a member of the Paralympics 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 Gold London Paralympics Games: B 3km Pursuuit (piloted by Fiona Duncan): 4th B 1km Time Trail (piloted by Fiona Duncan): 4th B Road Race (piloted by Fiona Duncan): 8th B Time Trail- Road (piloted 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): silver B Road Race (with Fiona Duncan): bronze 2010 UCI Para Cycling World Cup, Segovia, Spain, Gold – Time Trail (with Fiona Duncan) B Tim... ... middle of paper ... ...oncentrate harder than someone who can see while she is out her saddle cause her balance is harder for her and her body is un seen. Lora Turnham have physically and mentally overcome her obstacles of pace. Luke Palmer 14376360 Access to printed information except for using braile. They use tape text readers , raised line drawings and talking computers. Paper letters must be printed out in a big format so that they can read. They see some of the colours better so all the stuff must change. Hanno Coetzee 144317735 Steve Cash had to grow with the whole idea of no leg anymore. His disability has mastered at a young age giving him a acceptance to his way of going about his daily life so he has physically overcome obstacles but repartition and also the constant want to be like his big brother making him push to walk normal to try skate etc. Luke Palmer 14376360

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