Last updated: 23rd October 2008, 05:26 GMT
Dennis Madesn (L) and Ryan Sørensen finished 14th in the Beijing Paralympics.
Dennis Harløv Madsen: from the back of a tandem bike
“Cycling was always a big part of my life. When I lost my eyesight in 1999 due to a detached retina, not seeing where I was going became a problem. I knew then that I had to ride tandem,” Dennis Harløv Madsen, a paralympic athlete from Denmark told Radio86.
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