Amelia Cass

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Amelia Cass
Personal information
NicknameMillie
Born (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Sport Para-cycling
Disability class C2
Medal record
Women's para-cycling
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Road World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Time trial C2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Zurich Time trial C2

Amelia Cass (born 27 April 1999) is a British para-cyclist who competes in road and track events. She is a two-time medalist at the Road World Championships.

Career

Cass made her international debut for Great Britain at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in August 2023, and finished in seventh place in the individual pursuit C2 event. [1] [2] The next week she then competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial C2 event. [3]

In March 2024, Cass competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and finished in fourth place in the individual pursuit C2 event. [4] In September 2024, she then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a bronze medal in the time trial C2 event. [5]

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References

  1. "Un-para-lleled success on the track in day two of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships". britishcycling.org. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  2. "Millie Cass gets call to ride the World Track Championships". britishcycling.org. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  3. "UCI Cycling World Championships 2023: Sarah Storey wins 36th Para-cycling gold". bbc.com. BBC. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  4. "Fantastic four medals for Great Britain on day one of the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships". britishcycling.org. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  5. "UCI Road and Para-cycling Road Worlds: Double for Swiss para-cyclists". uci.org. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.