Schenker (Ireland) Ltd assist Irish Paralympic cyclists to reach Beijing start line

Cyclists head off to Beijing with new kit safely arrived

Schenker (Ireland) Ltd. has assisted Cycling Ireland’s Paralympic cycling team in collecting, delivering and onwarding their brand new equipment for the Beijing Games.
The four bike strong Irish team, which departed for China on August 23rd, will be racing in the 1km time trial, 3km & 4km pursuit, track competitions, time trials and road races, so it was essential that their new tandem bicycles and spares arrived from the USA in time for training before they departed. At the recent 2008 World Cup in Manchester they won a bronze medal in the 3km pursuit.

Tandem supplier Co-Motion makes the tandems to order in Eugene, Oregon, USA and Schenker (Ireland) brought the frames and parts in from America in order that the training could start in earnest. The squad trains on the roads around north County Dublin and has to travel to Manchester and further a field for indoor training as Ireland does not have an indoor velodrome.

Quelle: Schenker Ireland Ltd.