Louise Haston
Louise Haston (born 24 August 1980) is a Scottish paralympic tandem cyclist, piloting Aileen McGlynn.
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| Born | 24 August 1980[1] South Queensferry, Scotland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Tandem | ||||||||||||||||
| Role | Pilot | ||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2009-2013 | City of Edinburgh RC[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2014– | Team Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Haston originally took part in athletics, but following a knee injury in 2009,[3] decided to switch to cycling in 2009, through the gold4glasgow programme.[2] Since then, she has gone on to represent Great Britain at a World Cup event and world championships, piloting a tandem with both Aileen McGlynn and Lora Turnham.[2]
Haston represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, piloting McGlynn to win the silver medal in both tandem sprint and tandem kilo in Glasgow, 2014.[4]
References
- "Louise Haston: Biography". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- "Rider Profile: Louise Hatson". British Cycling. 20 February 2013.
- "Endorsements: Louise Haston". Team Ionic. 9 January 2014.
- "Glasgow 2014: McGlynn and Haston take silver for Scotland". BBC Sport. 27 July 2014.
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