Luisa Pasini

Luisa Pasini
Personal information
Born (1973-02-25) 25 February 1973 (age 51)
Pavia, Italy
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Women's para-cycling
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Time trial H1
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2024 Zurich Road race H1
Silver medal – second place 2024 Zurich Time trial H1
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Road race H1
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H1

Luisa Pasini (born 25 February 1973) is an Italian para-cyclist who competes in handcycling in the H1 classification. She is a four-time medalist at the Road World Championships and two-time medalist at the European Championships.

Biography

Pasini was born on 25 February 1973 in Pavia. A nurse by profession, on 26 March 2013, she was involved in an accident where she sustained a spinal cord injury.[1][2]

Career

In 2014, Pasini took up competitive handcycling.[3] At the 2017 Road World Cup in Maniago, she won the gold medal in the time trial and road race events.[4] At the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, she won the gold medal in the time trial and road race.[5] She also competed at the 2023 European Para Championships, winning a gold medal in each of these same events.[6][7]

Pasini competed at the Road World Championships in September 2024 and won the silver medal in the time trial H1 event, finishing seven minutes behind Manuela Vos.[8][9] She then won the gold medal in the road race in the same category, finishing ahead of Vos.[10]

References

  1. ^ Piccaluga, Maria Luiza (27 March 2013). "Incidente con l'auto, grave infermiera" (in Italian). La Provincia Pavese.
  2. ^ Francescut, Alberto (2 April 2021). "Ciclismo, Luisa Pasini, dal tricolore ai Mondiali: obiettivo Tokyo". gazzetta.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Ribaltarsi e ripartire, il coraggio di Luisa Pasini" (in Italian). La Provincia Pavese. 25 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Italian, Dutch cyclists dominate first World Cup". International Paralympic Committee. 15 May 2017.
  5. ^ "MONDIALI 2023. VOLA IL PARACICLISMO CON TESTA, PASINI E AMADEO. TUTTI I RISULTATI". www.tuttobiciweb.it (in Italian). 11 August 2023.
  6. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2023). "Hosts Netherlands claim fourth straight European wheelchair basketball crown". InsideTheGames. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024.
  7. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (20 August 2023). "Disney cruise ship steals show on final day of European Para Championships". InsideTheGames. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024.
  8. ^ "MANUELA VOS, PRIMERA ESPAÑOLA CAMPEONA DEL MUNDO EN CICLISMO PARALÍMPICO" (in Spanish). Relevo. 24 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Manuela Vos, primera española campeona del mundo de Paraciclismo" (in Spanish). Marca. 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Women's H1 Road Race results". Retrieved 26 September 2024.