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Sophie Unwin discusses her preparation for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and reflects on her achievements in para cycling.

With the lead up to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey caught up with visually impaired Double Paralympic Champion, seven time World Champion and world record holder Para-Cyclist Sophie Unwin to not only reflect on that amazing road race win for Sophie and her Pilot Jenny Holl at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, but how Sophie is preparing to compete in Glasgow with her new Pilot Sylvia Misztal as Jenny will be piloting one of the Scottish tandems while Sophie competes for England with Anna Anna Whitworth-Hay. More about the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and the VI sports including the track Para Cycling can be found by visiting - https://www.glasgow2026.com (Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB’ written in bold black capital letters and underlined with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio’ is written in black in a smaller font)

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