Rebecca Rimmington (born 14 January 1983 in

Grantham, England Grantham () is a market and industrial town in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, situated on the banks of the River Witham and bounded to the west by the A1 road. It lies some 23 miles (37 km) south of the Lincoln and ...

) is an English sportsperson, a competitive

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and former tandem pilot for blind and

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riders. At the 2009 UCI World

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Road Cup in

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, Rimmington piloted

Lora Turnham Lora Marie Fachie, (née Turnham; born 4 September 1988) is a visually impaired English racing cyclist who competes in para-cycling tandem road and track events. She is a double world champion, with pilot Corrine Hall, in the tandem road race ...

to a bronze medal in the Tandem Road Race. , Rimmington is a member of the Zwift Academy

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team and is set to compete in the 2018

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Clubs and sponsors

:2018 Zwift Academy :2016–2017 Team WNT Pro Cycling :2015 Ikon–Mazda :2014 Merlin Cycles :2013–2014 Trainsharp Race Team :2009–2010 Melton Olympic :2007–2009 VC St Raphael :2006–2007 Melton Olympic

Major results

World Paracycling Championships

:2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Melanie Easter :2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships Time Trial - Tandem with Melanie Easter :2007 – 4th, Paracycling World Championships 3km Pursuit - Tandem with Melanie Easter :2007 - 10th Paracycling World Championships Kilo - Tandem with Melanie Easter :2009 – , 3rd, Paracycling World Championships Road Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - MaillotReinoUnido

British Paracycling Road Race Champion - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - World Paracycling Road Ranking Number 1

Paracycling World Cup

:2010 – , Gold, Paracycling World Cup Road Race, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - , Silver, Paracycling World Cup Time Trial, Segovia - Tandem with Lora Turnham

Paracycling Europa-Cup

:2007 – , Bronze, Paracycling Europa-Cup Gippengen - Tandem with Melanie Easter :2009 – , Silver, Paracycling Europa-Cup Piacenza Stage Race- Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 – , Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bayonne Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham :2010 - , Gold, Paracycling Europa-Cup Bilbao Stage Race - Tandem with Lora Turnham

Other Paracycling achievements

: 2020 - Married Si Wilson.

References

External links

* * * 1983 births Living people English female cyclists People from Grantham English female triathletes {{England-cycling-bio-stub