Lora Fachie, born Lora Marie Turnham on 4 September 1988 in Liverpool, is a visually impaired English former racing cyclist who competed in para-cycling tandem road and track events. She is a double world champion with her pilot Corrine Hall in the tandem road race and the 1 km time trial. She has a hereditary sight loss condition that also affects her two brothers, Roy and Mark, and her mother, and she lost her sight at five, leaving her only light perception, and now uses a guide dog. She attended Gateacre School in Liverpool as a child, and at the 2013 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Baie-Comeau she took gold in the time trial and silver in the road race.
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In the track she finished just outside the podium places in both her events, losing the bronze medal race against British teammate Aileen McGlynn in the individual pursuit and a
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She is a double world champion, with pilot Corrine Hall, in the tandem road race and 1 km time trial events.
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Fachie comes from a sporting family, both her brothers have represented England in VI (visually impaired) cricket and Roy played 5-a-side football for Great Britain at the 2012 Summer
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In the track she finished just outside the podium places in both her events, losing the bronze medal race against British teammate Aileen McGlynn in the individual pursuit and a
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