David Robert Stone,

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(born 30 April 1981) is a British para-cyclist. Stone specialises in the Road Race and Time Trial events, winning gold medals in both events at Paralympic and World Championship level. In the

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he was appointed a

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(MBE).

Early life

David was born in

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in 1981. He started cycling aged 8, and competed in his first race aged 15, when he was spotted by the manager of the Great Britain team.

Disability

David suffers from

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. He has described cycling as an outlet of frustration, and a source of freedom and enjoyment.

Competition record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, David 1981 births Living people Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Paralympic cyclists for Great Britain Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Members of the Order of the British Empire Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in cycling

Early life

Disability

Competition record

See also

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