Description
Richard Barnaby "Barney" Storey MBE is a British cyclist. Storey rides as a sighted pilot for blind or partially sighted athletes in tandem track cycling events. He has competed at three Paralympic Games winning three gold medals.
Storey has had Type 1 diabetes since the age of four
Storey's first appearance at the Paralympics was in 2004 in Athens. He participated in two tandem track cycling events, acting as the sighted pilot for Daniel Adam Gordon. The pair finished fourth in the sprint and fifth in the 1 km time trial.
In 2005 he won the British national title for the 200 metres tandem sprint competing with Craig MacLean. At the 2006 British National Tandem Sprint Championships held in Newcastle Storey defended the title partnered by partially sighted Paralympian Anthony Kappes; this made them the first Paralympic team to hold the able-bodied national title. Storey won gold medals in both the sprint and time trial at the 2006 World Disability Championships and defended both titles successfully in 2007.
In 2007, Storey married Paralympian Sarah Bailey
At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China, Storey competed as the pilot for Kappes in the B&VI 1?3 classification.
Born
March 13th, 1977 in England (Age 47)
Last Changes
2018/02/08
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2015/07/17
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2013/07/18
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