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Episode 4: Aileen McGlynn

Aileen McGlynn

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Paralympic cyclist Aileen McGlynn speaks to Paul Noble about her hopes for London 2012.

Paralympic cyclist Aileen McGlynn talks to Paul Noble about her dreams of winning a medal in front of a home crowd at the London 2012 Paralympics.

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Paralympic cyclist Aileen McGlynn speaks to Paul Noble about her gold medal success in Beijing and of her dreams of winning a medal in front of a home crowd at the London 2012 Paralympics.

Aileen has been visually impaired from birth but explains that she has had a love of cycling from a very young age. However, it was only after she had watched Sir Chris Hoy compete in the 2002 Commonwealth games that she felt inspired to become a full time athlete herself.

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Paul Noble speaks to Paralympic athletes about their lives and careers.

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