Dame Sarah Storey, Britains most successful female Paralympian and Sheffield’s Active Travel Commissioner has won the women’s C5 road race at the Yorkshire Para-Cycling International.
The win marked the started of the Yorkshire 2019 UCI Road World Championships cycling event.
Steve Bate and Adam Duggleby won the B-class tandem, while William Bjergfelt won the men’s C5 race.
Dame Sarah Storey was named the Active Travel Commissioner for the Sheffield City Region in April this year. Her role involves “championing active travel and working alongside Mayor Jarvis to create a region in which more people travel on foot, by bike or by public transport.”
She said: “I’m proud and excited to be the first Active Travel Commissioner for the Sheffield City Region. I believe active travel is a less stressful way of moving about, and helps to create the foundation of a happier workforce and a happier population.”
You can keep up to date with the Yorkshire 2019 World Championship on the official website and by following their Twitter account.