Former world champion to attempt Para-Cycling Hour Record on Saturday

Colin Lynch is aiming to improve on his old foe Laurent Thirionet's existing C2 record by two kilometres

A two-time para-cycling world champion will try to break an Hour Record that has stood since 1999 on Saturday (October 10) at Manchester Velodrome.

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Chris Marshall-Bell

A freelance sports journalist and podcaster, you'll mostly find Chris's byline attached to news scoops, profile interviews and feature writing across a variety of different publications. He has been writing regularly for Cycling Weekly since 2013.


Previously a ski, hiking and cycling guide in a number of places, but mostly in the Canadian Rockies and Spanish Pyrenees, he almost certainly holds the record for the most number of interviews conducted from snowy mountains.


He lives in Valencia, Spain.