After nine silver medals
Frühwirth finally wins gold in Switzerland
Less than three weeks ago, Styrian Paralympic athlete Thomas "Tiggertom" Frühwirth won two silver medals on his handbike in Paris. On Tuesday, the 43-year-old achieved the big time: he finally won a gold medal at the Road Cycling World Championships in Zurich.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Thomas Frühwirth has already won nine silver medals in his career to date. The 43-year-old has come second five times at the Paralympics, most recently twice this year in Paris. He has also won four silver medals at the World Championships. And two World Championship bronze medals. But in Switzerland, Frühwirth finally managed the perfect run to gold!
One minute ahead
The course in Zurich was 18.8 kilometers long for the time trial. It took Tiggertom exactly 23:47.13 minutes to ride to his absolute coronation. But he didn't really have an opponent on the course, as local hero Fabian Recher was able to hold off the Styrian by almost a minute. The Frenchman Joseph Fritsch was even 1:15 minutes behind in the end.
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