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Italian para-cyclist (born 1973)

Luisa Pasini
Personal information
Born (1973-02-25) 25 February 1973 (age 51)
Pavia, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's para-cycling
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Time trial H1
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Road race H1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial H1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H1

Luisa Pasini (born 25 February 1973) is an Italian para-cyclist who competes in handcycling in the H1 classification. She is a four-time medalist at the Road World Championships and two-time medalist at the European Championships.

Biography

Pasini was born on 25 February 1973 in Pavia. A nurse by profession, on 26 March 2013, she was involved in an accident where she sustained a spinal cord injury.

Career

In 2014, Pasini took up competitive handcycling. At the 2017 Road World Cup in Maniago, she won the gold medal in the time trial and road race events. At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, she won the gold medal in the time trial and road race. She also competed at the 2023 European Para Championships, winning a gold medal in each of these same events.

Pasini competed at the Road World Championships in September 2024 and won the silver medal in the time trial H1 event, finishing seven minutes behind Manuela Vos. She then won the gold medal in the road race in the same category, finishing ahead of Vos.

References

  1. Piccaluga, Maria Luiza (27 March 2013). "Incidente con l'auto, grave infermiera" (in Italian). La Provincia Pavese.
  2. Francescut, Alberto (2 April 2021). "Ciclismo, Luisa Pasini, dal tricolore ai Mondiali: obiettivo Tokyo". gazzetta.it (in Italian).
  3. "Ribaltarsi e ripartire, il coraggio di Luisa Pasini" (in Italian). La Provincia Pavese. 25 May 2015.
  4. "Italian, Dutch cyclists dominate first World Cup". International Paralympic Committee. 15 May 2017.
  5. "MONDIALI 2023. VOLA IL PARACICLISMO CON TESTA, PASINI E AMADEO. TUTTI I RISULTATI". www.tuttobiciweb.it (in Italian). 11 August 2023.
  6. Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2023). "Hosts Netherlands claim fourth straight European wheelchair basketball crown". InsideTheGames. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024.
  7. Berkeley, Geoff (20 August 2023). "Disney cruise ship steals show on final day of European Para Championships". InsideTheGames. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024.
  8. "MANUELA VOS, PRIMERA ESPAÑOLA CAMPEONA DEL MUNDO EN CICLISMO PARALÍMPICO" (in Spanish). Relevo. 24 September 2024.
  9. "Manuela Vos, primera española campeona del mundo de Paraciclismo" (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2024.
  10. "Women's H1 Road Race results". Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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