Lauren Parker has detailed a horrific training ride accident that has forced the highly rated para-triathlete to change her style.
Australian para-triathlete Lauren Parker has revealed how a horror cycling accident has forced her to change her style in a bid to clinch gold in Paris.The 35-year-old admits she can be very detailed about the specifications of her equipment so she can feel at her best.
"After months of saying it … then your leg goes into the ground when you're riding at 35kph," Parker told AAP. "And in my swimming, that has changed with my position. I know I'm slower, I've lost time per 100 metres."The Seine was flowing, the race was on, and Paris had its chance to shine once more Parker, who claimed a silver and gold in the respective cycling disciplines at last year's world championships, refuses to believe she cannot leave Paris with podium finishes from all three of her races."I think I've got a one-day break between the triathlon and the cycling and it's going to be tough but I believe I can back up and recover well.
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