NAME: David Nicholas 
NICKNAME: Diesel Dave
DOB: 12/91/01
​BORN: Rockhampton, QLD
LIVES:  Proserpine, QLD
CLUB: Mackay Cycling Club
DISCIPLINE: Road & Track
PET EVENTS: Individual Pursuit (track)

ABOUT DAVID

Born with cerebral palsy affecting his speech and motor skills, David began cycling as a form of rehabilitation for a dislocated knee.

David made the best possible start to his international career when he won gold in the time rial and silver in the road race at the 2011 UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen.  

In 2012, he made his Paralympic debut in London where he won gold in the road time trial C3 and bronze in the road race C1-3.

In 2013, David won his second road world crown when he won the time trial. 

At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, David won gold in the individual pursuit C3, before winning the 2017 and 2018 world titles in the event. 

At the 2020 World Championships, he won his fourth straight rainbow jersey in the Individual Pursuit. 

MAJOR RESULTS

8x WORLD CHAMPION

2x PARALYMPIC CHAMPION

26x NATIONAL CHAMPION

RESULTS SUMMARY

PARALYMPIC GAMES

2016 Rio
1st C3 3km Individual Pursuit
4th C3 Time Trial
6th C3 Road Race

2012 London
1st C3 Time Trial
3rd C1-3 Road Race
4th C3 3km Individual Pursuit
15th C1-3 1km Time Trial

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

TRACK

2020 Canada
🌈 C3 Individual Pursuit

2019 Apeldoorn
🌈  C3 Individual Pursuit

2018 Rio
🌈 C3 Individual Pursuit

2017 Los Angeles
🌈  C3 Individual Pursuit
2nd C3 1km Time Trial
3rd C1-3 Scratch Race

2016 Montichiari
2nd C3 3km Pursuit
5th C3 1km Time Trial
8th Team Sprint
14th C1-3 Scratch Race

2014 Aguascalientes
3rd C3 3km Pursuit
6th C3 1km Time Trial
9th Team Sprint

2012 Los Angeles
🌈  C3 3km Pursuit
2nd C3 1km Time Trial
8th Team Sprint

ROAD 

2018 
🌈  C3 Time Trial

2018 
5th C3 Road Race
6th C3 Time Trial

2017 Pietermaritzburg
9th C3 Time Trial
13th C3 Road Race

2015 Nottwil
4th C3 Time Trial
7th C3 Road Race

2014 Greenville
4th C3 Road Race
6th C3 Time Trial

2013 Baie-Comeau
🌈  C3 Time Trial
16th C3 Road Race

2011 Roskilde
🌈  C3 Time Trial
2nd C3 Road Race

2010 Baie-Comeau
14th C4 Time Trial
16th C4 Road Race

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2019 Road
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial

2019 Track 
1st 3km Pursuit
1st 1km Time Trial

2018 Road
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial

2018 Track
1st 3km Pursuit
1st 1km Time Trial

2017 Road
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial

2017 Track
1st 3km Pursuit
1st 1km Time Trial

2016 Road
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial

2016 Track
1st 3km Pursuit
1st 1km Time Trial

2015 Track
1st 3km Pursuit
1st 1km Time Trial
 
2014 Track
1st 3km Pursuit
1st 1km Time Trial

2012
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial

2011
1st Road Race
3rd Time Trial

2010
1st Road Race
2nd Time Trial

2009
1st Road Race
1st Time Trial

PHOTOS

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