Archie Atkinson (Para Cycling Track & Road | Men's C4): [Extra]Ordinary Athletes

To me, cycling’s freedom. It's what I feel like I was born to do. It was my childhood dream to be, a professional cyclist. So, to achieve that, is a bit mental. The track beeps, they're a scary sound. You feel goosebumps when you hear them, because you know it’s about to go down. I have CP. Cerebral palsy, which is in every one of my limbs, affects balance and power. I try not to let it... stop me from doing things I want. I'm quite proud of having it. It makes me, me. Childhood was a bit, wasn't great. I was heavily bullied in school. I think bullying helped me in a, in a weird way, because it sort of allowed me to sort of not let anyone, push me around or walk all over me. Paralympic Games for Paris is pretty, pretty insane. I wouldn’t have thought last year, I'd have been going. You want to be in that club, of World Champions, Paralympic Champions, European Champions. The bigger goal would be to be the first para-athlete to race one of the big, UCI racing for able-bodied. The sort of thing that could be pretty inspirational. If I can inspire one kid with the same disability to take up cycling, I think I'd be pretty happy with that. Never give up. Limitations are endless. You can do anything.