Elie de Carvalho explained

Elie de Carvalho (born 5 December 1994) is a French cyclist who competes in the B2 category.

Biography

An individual amateur rider in DN1, de Carvalho took part in several classics; he fell heavily during the Tour du Beaujolais and suffered a head trauma.^[1] In 2018, he learned that he had Leber's optic neuropathy, a rare genetic disease that manifests itself by a sudden drop in vision.^[2]

A student in Limoges at a physiotherapy school,^[3] de Carvalho resumed competitive level in tandem road cycling at the Colomiers club with Thomas Arvis as his pilot. In 2021, he won the title of French para-sports champion ahead of Alexandre Lloveras, gold medalist in the time trial at the Games. At the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, de Carvalho won two bronze medals with Corrézien Mickaël Guichard in the time trial and road race.^{[4] [5]}

At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, the duo won the silver medal in the time trial, beaten by two seconds by the Dutch duo of Tristan Bangma and his pilot Patrick Bos.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elie de Carvalho hospitalisé.
2. Web site: Des routes de Haute-Vienne aux Jeux paralympiques de Paris, le rêve d'Elie de Carvalho.
3. Web site: Jeux Paralympiques Paris 2024 : cela roule de nouveau pour Elie de Carvalho.
4. Web site: Pour Mickaël Guichard, un nouveau rôle de pilote aux Jeux paralympiques.
5. Web site: Paracyclisme. Mondiaux : le tandem Élie de Carvalho – Mickaël Guichard en bronze. Ouest France. 10 August 2023. fr.
6. Web site: Elie de Carvalho médaillé d’argent sur le contre-la-montre. fr.