Dutch speed-skater turns to cycling because of Paralympics
According to a KCStar article:
Jeroen Straathof, who went to Lillehammer in 1994 as a speed skater, has reappeared in Athens as a team pursuit cyclist. In the rarest twist of all, he also attended the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney.
Straathof, who has no disability, owns a gold medal from the Sydney Paralympics. He was allowed to be the lead position on the tandem of blind cyclist Jan Mulder - whom he met through Van Leeuwen.
Jeroen Straathof, who went to Lillehammer in 1994 as a speed skater, has reappeared in Athens as a team pursuit cyclist. In the rarest twist of all, he also attended the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney.
Straathof, who has no disability, owns a gold medal from the Sydney Paralympics. He was allowed to be the lead position on the tandem of blind cyclist Jan Mulder - whom he met through Van Leeuwen.
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