Nigel Barley - Paralympian and Wheels2go ambassador
Silver Medallist, London 2012 Paralympic Games Wheels2go ambassador
| Disability | Paraplegia acquired through a work site accident |
| Date of Birth | 27/09/1974 |
| Home | Parkerville, WA |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Sport | H3 Cycling - road time trial, road race |
| Equipment | Specially modified carbon fibre cycle, valued at over $20,000 |
| Started Competing | 220 |
| First competed for Australia | 2005 |
| Career Highlights | Winning silver at the 2012 London paralympic Games; winning gold at the 2012 World Cup in Sergovia, Spain. Rode from Perth Sydney on a hand-cycle in 2007 over six weeks and 4,437km |
| Favourite past time | Walking his two dogs - an Australian bulldog named Voodoo and a chocolate Labrador named Coco |
| Favourite TV show | Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel |
| Favourite holiday destination | Lucerne, the Swiss lakeside city |
| Quirky competition ritual | Showering in his race clothes when he gets back to his room. He then washes the race clothes and competes in them the next day. |
| I could have used Wheels2go when... | I accidently wheeled into a patch of thorns and had no choice but to wheel away with two flat tyres - imagining riding a bike with two flat tyres...but worse! |
