Monique van der Vorst
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Monique van der Vorst is a Dutch
racing cyclist. She is a two-time silver medal winner at the Paralympic Games
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After having a leg operation at the age of 13, her legs became paralyzed.
In March 2010, when she was 25 years old, Van der Vorst had an accident, where she was rammed by another cyclist while riding her hand cycle. Some months after this incident, she regained feeling in both her legs. She has, after this, trained herself into walking.
Eventually, Van der Vorst began road cycling, and has been signed to the Rabobank Women's Cycling team.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
racing cyclist. She is a two-time silver medal winner at the Paralympic Games
Paralympic Games
The Paralympic Games are a major international multi-sport event where athletes with a physical disability compete; this includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and Cerebral Palsy. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which are held immediately following their...
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After having a leg operation at the age of 13, her legs became paralyzed.
In March 2010, when she was 25 years old, Van der Vorst had an accident, where she was rammed by another cyclist while riding her hand cycle. Some months after this incident, she regained feeling in both her legs. She has, after this, trained herself into walking.
Eventually, Van der Vorst began road cycling, and has been signed to the Rabobank Women's Cycling team.