David Edwards

David Edwards (born 21 April 1993) is an Australian cyclist, who has found sporting success both individually and in tandem cycling. He piloted Kieran Modra in tandem cycling. He made his Paralympic debut at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

Personal Edwards was born in Alice Springs, NT on 21 April 1993. He grew up in Townsville and Tolga, QLD and attended Atherton State High School. and first competed for Australia in 2010. He has since competed in Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon's Cup Tour of Thailand (3rd place), Oceania Continental Championships (5th place) In 2013, Edwards was invited to join the French cycling team (AG2R La Mondiale U23). alongside Gold in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championship in Tandem 4 km Pursuit with a time of 4min 12.324secs. The pair made their Paralympic debut at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. At the Games, they won a bronze medal in the Men's Road Time Trial B.

Charity work In November 2016, Edwards embarked upon and completed a 10-day cycle from Brisbane to his childhood town of Atherton, a journey of 2000 km. He did this for the specific purpose of "raising awareness and funds around mental health and suicide prevention," and raised money from this for the charity Beyond Blue. During his journey up the Queensland coast, Edwards met up with and rode with several local cycling clubs.

Major results 2011

2012 3rd Overall Tour of Thailand 9th Time trial, Oceania Championships 2015 5th Road race, Oceania Championships 8th Time trial, Oceania Under-23 Championships