By Canadian Press

Canada’s Clement defends world para-cycling title in T1 men’s individual time trial

Sep 24, 2024 | 3:08 PM

ZURICH — Canadian para-cyclist Nathan Clement defended his world title in the T1 men’s individual time Tuesday at the 2024 road cycling and para-cycling world championships.

The 29-year-old from West Vancouver, B.C., completed the 11.3-kilometre course in 18 minutes 48.16 seconds, just over 85 seconds quicker than silver medallist Giorgio Farroni of Italy.

Aziz Atakhodjaev of Uzbekistan was third in 20:30.71.

Clement won silver in the discipline at the Paralympic Games in Paris earlier this month.

Clement, who lacks mobility on the left side of his body after he had a stroke when he was two years old, now has two world titles and a Paralympic silver since switching from swimming to cycling after the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Also Tuesday, Alex Hayward of Quispamsis, N.B., won bronze in the C3 men’s time trial in a time of 23:34.76.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 24, 2024.

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