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| Full name | Kaitlyn Schurmann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Geelong Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Loz Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaitlyn Schurmann (born 16 November 1998) is an Australian Paralympic road cyclist.
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| Club | Geelong Cycling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Loz Shaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kaitlyn Schurmann (born 16 November 1998) is an Australian Paralympic road cyclist.
Schurmann was born on 16 November 1996 with cerebral palsy. She attended Clonard College in Geelong . In 2019, she is undertaking a Bachelor of International Studies / Bachelor of Commerce student at Deakin University.
Schurmann began cycling at the age of 13 after attending a junior try out day at the Geelong Cycling Club. [1] In her debut for the Australian Cycling Team, she won silver medals in the Women Time Trial C1 and Women's Road Race C1 at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Italy. At the 2019, UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Netherlands, she won bronze medals in the Women's Time Trial C1 and Women's Road Race C1. [2]
At the 2022 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau, she won silver medals in the Women's Time Trial and Road Race C1 events. [3]
She is a member of the Geelong Cycling Club and coached by Loz Shaw.
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