![Paralympics 2012: We even ride down to breakfast together, says sighted pilot for tandem rider Aileen McGlynn Paralympics 2012: We even ride down to breakfast together, says sighted pilot for tandem rider Aileen McGlynn](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02324/tandem_2324581b.jpg?imwidth=680)
Paralympics 2012: We even ride down to breakfast together, says sighted pilot for tandem rider Aileen McGlynn
![Athens, Greece 18SEP04: Blind cyclist Karissa Whitsell (rear) and sighted pilot Katie Compton of Team USA competing in the women's B13 tandem cycling 1-kilometer time trial final at the Athens Paralympic Games. Athens, Greece 18SEP04: Blind cyclist Karissa Whitsell (rear) and sighted pilot Katie Compton of Team USA competing in the women's B13 tandem cycling 1-kilometer time trial final at the Athens Paralympic Games.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B2142E/athens-greece-18sep04-blind-cyclist-karissa-whitsell-rear-and-sighted-pilot-katie-compton-of-team-usa-competing-in-the-womens-b13-tandem-cycling-1-kilometer-time-trial-final-at-the-athens-paralympic-games-the-pair-finished-second-for-a-silver-medal-bob-daemmrich-2B2142E.jpg)
Athens, Greece 18SEP04: Blind cyclist Karissa Whitsell (rear) and sighted pilot Katie Compton of Team USA competing in the women's B13 tandem cycling 1-kilometer time trial final at the Athens Paralympic Games.
![I'm blind, and I race bikes at 50mph, but I don't want my sight back, says Team GB Paralympic heroine - Mirror Online I'm blind, and I race bikes at 50mph, but I don't want my sight back, says Team GB Paralympic heroine - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13319858.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200c/0_Lora-Fachie-and-Pilot.jpg)
I'm blind, and I race bikes at 50mph, but I don't want my sight back, says Team GB Paralympic heroine - Mirror Online
Great Britain Cycling Team launches the search for a female tandem rider to target Tokyo Paralympic success
![Athens, Greece 18SEP04: Indoor track cycling time trials at the Athens Paralympic Games. Rider in the rear is blind, the front rider is the pilot. ©Bob Daemmrich Stock Photo - Alamy Athens, Greece 18SEP04: Indoor track cycling time trials at the Athens Paralympic Games. Rider in the rear is blind, the front rider is the pilot. ©Bob Daemmrich Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B213Y6/athens-greece-18sep04-indoor-track-cycling-time-trials-at-the-athens-paralympic-games-rider-in-the-rear-is-blind-the-front-rider-is-the-pilot-bob-daemmrich-2B213Y6.jpg)