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Mark Colbourne: is a former Paralympic cyclist renowned for his remarkable journey from a life-altering injury to achieving gold at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Mark was brought up in Tredegar. He represented Wales in international volleyball. Then in 2009, he suffered a near-fatal paragliding accident, resulting in a broken back and lower leg paralysis. Demonstrating extraordinary resilience, Mark transitioned to para-cycling. At the London 2012 Paralympics, Mark won a gold medal in the C1 three kilometres individual pursuit in the velodrome and silver medals in both the C1-2-3 one kilometre time trial, also in the velodrome and the C1 road time trial.

Join Simon Hobson as he speaks with Mark Colborne (ep3)

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Recorded on 22 March 2025

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