PARA CYCLING NEWS

Germany's Andrea Eskau recevies her gold medal after winning the women's H4 road race at the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Brands Hatch.

Saturday's 12 time trial world titles in Greenville, USA, were spread across nine countries with Germany and USA winning two apiece.

A picture of a man skiing

Cyclists, swimmers and representatives of Spanish para-sport also set to receive gold silver and bronze medals through the Spanish Royal Order of Sports Merit.

France's standing skier Marie Bochet skiing around a gate.

France’s alpine skier Marie Bochet and the USA’s para-cyclist Jamie Whitmore are amongst 11 athletes nominated for the 2014 SportsWoman of the Year award.

Allison Jones Performing

Whilst USA won four golds at the UCI World Championships, there were also wins for Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy and Ukraine.

Alessandro Zanardi

Italy claimed victory in the hand-bike relay on the first day of the 2014 UCI Para-Cycling World Championships.

Two men stand on a podium with their medals

The Spanish pair, who claimed double gold at the recent UCI World Cup, are feeling the weight of expectation ahead of the World Championships.

Matthew COWDREY, Australia in the butterfly

The new initiative by the Australian Paralympic Committee and the Australian Institute of Sport aims to find new para-athletes for a host of sports.

Mark Rohan during a cycling race

The team is a stong mix of experience and new blood and will compete this weekend in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

USA cycling

The US Paralympic Committee will live stream the first para-cycling World Championships to be held in the USA since 1998.

Heinz Frei

Team of six are on their way to the 2014 UCI Para-cycling World Championships.

Australian cyclist behind Italian cyclist

Australia, who won four titles in 2013, will be looking to improve on that as they send 13 athletes to the 2014 para-cycling World Road Championships.

Athletes pose for a podium shot.

New Zealand will send its largest-ever para-cycling team to the World Championships

Markus Rehm

The nominations for this month include Jonas Jacobsson, Markus Rehm, Shaun Norris, Madisson Elliott, Sophie Thornhill and Leomon Silva.

Alex Zanardi

This month is packed full of sport with a number of world and regional championships taking place. What will you be watching this month?

New Zealand's gold medallist Sophie Pascoe with silver medallist Madeleine Scott of Australia and bronze medallist Erraid Davies of Scotland during the medal ceremony for the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB9 Final at Glasgow 2014

Sir Philip Craven's comments come after Glasgow 2014 staged the biggest ever Commonwealth Games para-sport programme.

Scotland's Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean celebrate their para-cycling victory at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Take a look back at what happened in global para-sport during July, a month that featured three World Championships, one European Championships, a World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

USA cycling

US Paralympics has announced its roster of 44 athletes, including four tandem pilots, who will represent Team USA at the International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Championships in Greenville, South Carolina, USA from 28 August to 1 September.

Scotland's Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean celebrate their para-cycling victory at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The weekend (25-27 July) at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games saw two provisional swimming world records and double cycling gold for the hosts' Neil Fachie and co-pilot Craig MacLean.

A man in a handcycle waves to spectators from a dirt track.

Just four weeks before the World Championships, Alessandro Zanardi and Jamie Whitmore are amongst those to secure overall season wins in Segovia.

Alex Zanardi and Ernst Van Dyk

Around 400 of the world’s best para-cyclists from 38 countries will be in Segovia, Spain, this weekend (25-27 July) for the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup, the last major event before next month’s World Championships in the USA.