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Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 28 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | C4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tara Neyland (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian para-cyclist. She is a two-time Road World Champion and three-time Track World Champion.
On 3 July 2025, Neyland was selected to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. [2] She won a gold medal in the time trial C4 event with a time of 33:51.60. She also won a gold medal in the road race C4 event with a time of 2:08:38. [3]
In 2023, Neyland was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a progressive neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness and loss. [4] She works as an osteopath. [5]