Tara Neyland
Australian para-cyclist (born 1994)
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Tara Neyland (born 28 January 1994) is an Australian para-cyclist. She is a two-time Road World Champion and three-time Track World Champion.
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 1994[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
On 3 July 2025, Neyland was selected to represent Australia at the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships.[2] She won a gold medal in the time trial C4 event with a time of 33:51.60. She also won a gold medal in the road race C4 event with a time of 2:08:38.[3]
At the 2025 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she won three gold medals - Women's Elimination C4, Women's 1 km Time Trial C4 and Women's Scratch Race C4.[4]
Personal life
In 2023, Neyland was diagnosed with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, a progressive neuromuscular condition that causes muscle weakness and loss.[5] She works as an osteopath.[6]
