Anthony Kappes
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| Full name | Anthony Edward Kappes |
| Date of birth | March 1, 1973 |
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 United Kingdom
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| discipline | Track cycling, road cycling |
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| Last updated: April 17, 2014 | |
Anthony Edward Kappes , MBE , (born March 1, 1973 in Stockport ) is an English cyclist who is active on track and road . It starts in the paracycling category for the visually impaired.
Athletic career
Anthony Kappes' original goal was to work for the Royal Navy . However, after graduating from university, he lost his eyesight. In order to stay fit, he began to ride tandem and eventually started cycling in the paracyling class B&VI 1–3 (today MB). Together with his pilot Barney Storey , Kappes formed the first paracycling team to win the open British championship in 2006 in tandem racing . In the same year he became double world champion in time trial and sprint at the World Cycling Center in Aigle .
From 2008 Kappes drove together with Jon Norfolk , who interrupted his own career as a cyclist, to start in paracycling competitions. At the Paracycling Track World Cup in Manchester in May 2008, Kappes and Norfolk beat the duo Simon Jackson and Barney Storey in the sprint and 1000 meter time trial , setting a new world record of 1:02:06 minutes.
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics , Kappes started again with Storey, and they won gold in the sprint and time trial, even though Kappes had broken a shoulder blade in a fall shortly before. Four years later he drove with Craig MacLean as a pilot at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London , where the two won gold in the sprint, but were disqualified in the time trial due to two false starts .
Honors
In 2009 Anthony Kappes was named a member of the Order of the British Empire .
Professional
In 1994, Kappes graduated from the University of Plymouth with a degree in Business Administration . He is also a trained masseur.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Anthony Kappes MBE. (No longer available online.) Paralympics GB, archived from the original on April 19, 2014 ; Retrieved April 17, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Record duo sprint to tandem triumph. (No longer available online.) Bournemouth Echo, July 7, 2006, archived from the original on April 19, 2014 ; Retrieved April 17, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Elizabeth Hudson: GB cyclists continue medal haul. BBC Sport, May 9, 2008, accessed April 17, 2014 .
- ^ New Year Honors - United Kingdom. London Gazette, December 31, 2008, accessed April 17, 2014 .
Web links
- British Cycling Bio
- Listen to an interview with Anthony Kappes . Action for Blind People. September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
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| SURNAME | Kappes, Anthony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kappes, Anthony Edward (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English disabled cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1973 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockport |