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Athlete Bio#
Height
5'11"
Age
53
Hometown
Reno, NV
Education
Abington Heights (Clarks Summit, Pa.) ‘89 University of Pittsburgh ‘94, Creative Nonfiction Writing
classification: MH3
Quick Facts
- Lachenauer broke his back during a motocross race after mistiming a jump and spilling off the track in 2008. He had been cycling competitively for less than two seasons when he earned his first national titles. He won both the road race and time trial in his class at the 2012 USA Cycling Road National Championships. Since then, Lachenauer has gone on to earn three world championship medals and multiple world cup podium finishes as well
- Married to Tanya Lachenauer
- Has two daughters, Deja and Uma
- Hobbies include getting beat by his daughters at chess. He wishes he had taught them checkers instead.
Paralympic Experience
- 1-time Paralympian; 1-time Paralympic medalist (1 silver)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, silver (Team Relay - Mixed), 5th (H3 - Time Trial - Men), 12th (H3 - Road Race - Men)
World Championship Experience
- Most recent: 2015 – silver (Team Relay - Open), 7th (H3 - Time Trial - Men), 8th (H3 - Road Race - Men)
- Years of participation: H3 - Road Race - Men 2014, 2015; H3 - Time Trial - Men 2014, 2015; Team Relay - Open 2013, 2014, 2015; H2 - Road Race - Men 2013; H2 - Time Trial - Men 2013
- Medals: 4 (3 silver, 1 bronze)
- Silver – 2015 (Team Relay - Open); 2014 (Team Relay - Open); 2013 (Team Relay - Open)
- Bronze – 2014 (H3 - Time Trial - Men)
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