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Kiwi duo come up short of medals in Paralympics time trial

August 27, 2021
Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com / www.photosport.nz - 14/03/2019 - Cycling - UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships 2019 - Omnisport, Apeldoorn, Netherlands - New Zealand's Nicole Murray in action during the Women's C5 500m Time Trial final.

Nicole Murray and Anna Taylor have missed out on the podium in the women's 500m time trial in the C4-5 class at the Paralympic Games.

The Kiwi duo competed in an 11-strong field at Izu Velodrome on Friday evening.

Murray was the sixth cyclist to compete in the final and posted a respectable time of 37.657. Taylor had earlier posted a factored time of 38.713.

Murray's time put her in the gold medal position with five riders to go, but she eventually finished sixth while Taylor came in eighth.

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