Paracycling athlete Jon-Allan Butterworth is gearing up for the ride of his life as he prepares to compete in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Originally from Sutton Coldfield and based in Manchester, Jon-Allan is due to compete in the 1km time trial 4km individual pursuit on the track, plus the road race and road time trial.
He is one of the favourites to win gold, having broken the 1km time trial world record at the Paracycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles earlier this year, with a time of 1:07:212.
The 26-year-old joined the RAF in 2002 and served as a weapons technician in Afghanistan and Iraq. A rocket attack on Basra Air Station in Iraq in 2007 meant he was forced to undergo an above-elbow amputation on his left arm. He has been cycling professionally since 2009.
Jon-Allan is backed in his endeavours by the independent living solutions provider AKW, and he has been working with the company, based in Droitchwich Spa, to help highlight independent living for those with specialist needs.
Campaigns have included a ‘design a mascot’ competition with children at Regency High School in Worcester and Chadsgrove Specialist School in Bromsgrove, as well as officially opening a new cycling track at Chadsgrove Specialist School. He also helped launch a new in-house cycling proficiency course at the Bromsgrove school.
Paul Massey the chief executive of AKW said: “We know how much this event means to Jon-Allan, and how hard he has been training for it. Local communities in Worcestershire have really got behind his Paralympic campaign and from everyone here at AKW, we wish Jon-Allan all the luck in the world.”
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