A Newcastle teacher is bidding to defend his British para-triathlon title in Sunderland this weekend when the city hosts one of the biggest events in the race calendar.
The geography teacher who has been training along Roker seafront in preparation for the British Triathlon Super Series Grand Final, which is being staged there for the first time this weekend. Mike, who was born with a congenital shortening of the left arm and is ranked 2nd in the UK and 19th in the world, in triathlon's PTS5 classification won gold at last year's Grand Final, held at Mallory Park, Leicestershire, in September.
Mike entered his first British para-triathlon in September 2020 and has represented Great Britain on the world paratriathlon circuit for almost two years. In November 2021, Michael landed fifth place on his world cup debut in Alhandra in Portugal, completing a 750m swim, 20km cycle and 5km run over the course of the day.
