Martyn Ashton

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Martyn Ashton (born December 2, 1974 ) is a former professional British trial bike rider .

Life

Martyn Ashton has been a trial pro since 1993. He became a four-time British champion and world champion in this discipline.

On September 1, 2013, during a stunt show at the Moto GP in Silverstone , he fell down a three meter ridge, landed on his shoulders and injured his thoracic spine. Martyn Ashton has been paralyzed and in a wheelchair since then . After this accident he continues to work as a team manager.

Awards

  • 2008 - Mountain Biking UK Hall of Fame

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b animal.co.uk: about martyn Ashton ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. Retrieved October 29, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.animal.co.uk
  2. ↑ Documentation: Martyn Ashton - Cycling Legend
  3. ↑ bikemag.com: Trials star, Martyn Ashton suffers significant spinal injury.Retrieved October 29, 2014
  4. ↑ From wheelchair to bicycle (July 4th, 2015)
  5. ↑ Martyn Ashton - Mountain bike trials legend and Road Bike Party star
personal data
SURNAME Ashton, Martyn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English trial bike rider
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1974