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    PARALYMPI PREVIEW

    Aug 19, 2021 8 minutes
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    DAME SARAH STOREY (43)

    Paralympic medals: 14 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze

    World titles: 40

    Events in Tokyo: pursuit, time trial, road race

    Classification: WC5

    If she wins all three gold medals (in the pursuit, road race and time trial), Dame Sarah Storey will become the most gold-medal adorned Paralympic British athlete of all time, far beyond Jason Kenny’s new status and will match Michael Phelps’ total lifetime medal haul of 28 Games’ medals.

    There is not one endurance paracycling race that she has entered without winning. Storey seems destined to acquire three more golds, all while running a domestic road racing team, Storey Racing, being able to recount the birthdays of every rider she’s had on the team and being active travel coordinator for Sheffield. Her abilities are near limitless.

    LORA FACHIE (32) PILOTED BY CORRIN E HALL (30)

    Paralympic medals: 1 gold, 1 bronze

    World titles: 5

    Events in Tokyo: pursuit, time trial, road race

    Classification: WB

    The more experienced of Great Britain’s endurance tandems are looking to maintain their status as Paralympic champions in the women’s B 3,000m individual pursuit and better their bronze in the time trial and medal in the road race.

    The individual pursuit is arguably their best event. In Rio they beat

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