Caroline Groot Explained

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Nationality:Dutch
Birth Date:1997 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Andijk, Netherlands
Sport:Paralympic athletics
Disability Class:C5
Event:cycling
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Caroline Groot (born 4 September 1997) is a Dutch Paralympic cyclist who competes in C5 classification.[1] She made her first Paralympic appearance during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Career

Caroline claimed gold medal in C5 scratch race at the 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships.[3]

She pulled off a major upset at the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships where she beat much fancied British veteran cyclist Sarah Storey to claim gold medal in the women's 500m time trial event.[4] She retained her title in the 500m time trial C5 event at the 2020 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships with a timing of 36.159.[5]

She represented Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and competed in women's C4-5 where she claimed a bronze medal.[6] [7] She also set a new world record in women's C5 500m time trial with a record timing of 35.599 to she win the bronze medal.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archives . Cycling . Caroline Groot . 27 August 2021 . dewielersite.nl . nl.
  2. Web site: Cycling Track - GROOT Caroline . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 27 August 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210827063323/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-track/athlete-profile-n1708830-groot-caroline.htm . 27 August 2021.
  3. Web site: 2018UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships - Official Results . 27 August 2021 . 14 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190214235329/http://paraworlds2018.veloresults.com/results%20book.pdf . dead.
  4. Web site: Apeldoorn 2019: Caroline Groot's home heroics . 27 August 2021 . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee.
  5. Web site: O'Brien earns gold and world record at UCI Para-Cycling Track World Champs . live . 27 August 2021 . insidethegames.biz . https://web.archive.org/web/20200731194643/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1089911/obrien-uci-para-cycling-world-champs . 31 July 2020.
  6. Web site: Cycling Track - Women's C4-5 500m Time Trial Schedule . dead . 27 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20210825054338/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-track/event-schedule-women-s-c4-5-500m-time-trial.htm . 25 August 2021.
  7. Web site: 27 August 2021 . Kadeena Cox wins cycling gold to kick off Paralympic multisport double bid . 27 August 2021 . The Guardian.
  8. Web site: 27 August 2021 . Another World Record in the Velodrome! This Time in the Women's C4-5 500m Time Trial ... - Latest Tweet by Paralympic Games | LatestLY . 27 August 2021 . LatestLY.
  9. Web site: 27 August 2021 . Paralympics: Track cyclists off the pace in women's C4-5 500m time trial . 27 August 2021 . Stuff.