Kris Bosmans (born 15 April 1980 in
Elsene
(French, ) or (Dutch, ), is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the munici ...
) is a
Belgian cyclist competing in
paracycling
Para-cycling (or Paracycling) is the sport of cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disabilities. It is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include road and track races. ...
class C3, road and track disciplines.
Career in sports
Kris Bosmans started in cycling sports at the age of 15. He had his first successes in the youth league. In 1998 he suffered a stroke and needed two years to recover. Since then, his right leg, left foot and left hand are handicapped.
In 2008 Bosmans watched a documentary about the
paracyclist Jan Boyen who won a bronze medal at the
Summer Paralympics 2008. This inspired him to try to become a paracyclist. In 2011 he became the world champion of street racing at the UCI Paracyling Street Racing event. In 2012 he started at the
Summer Paralympics in
London
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; in the street race he ended ranked 5th.
''Wereldkampioen Kris Bosmans pas vijfde in wegrit Paralympics.''
Since 2010 he has competed at the Belgian National Championships, becoming the Belgian National Champion several times.
References
External links
Kris Bosmans - Cœur Handisport
Belgian track cyclists
Belgian male cyclists
1980 births
Paralympic competitors for Belgium
UCI Para-cycling World Champions
Living people
People from Ixelles
Cyclists from Brussels
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