Paralyzed woman fulfills dream of racing superbikes

Người phụ nữ bị liệt hoàn thành giấc mơ đua siêu xe môtô - Ảnh 1. — Ms Lomas is supported by former motorcyclist Steve Platter

Since falling off a horse in 2007 and becoming paralyzed from the chest down at the age of 27, Ms Lomas has never dreamed of being able to ride a motorbike again, according to The Straits Times on May 15.

On May 13, that dream became a reality. She was strapped into the seat of a race bike, which had been modified to suit Ms. Lomas’s condition.

While driving on the 24.4km North West 200 race track in Northern Ireland, Ms Lomas reached speeds of up to 128km/h.

"It feels amazing. When I was lying in bed after falling off my horse, I never dreamed that I would be able to race like this," the BBC quoted the brave woman as saying.

She admitted to being nervous before getting on the bike, partly because she had never ridden a motorcycle before.

After completing the race, Ms Lomas raised more than £4,400 for the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation, a charity that funds research into paralysis caused by spinal cord injury.

This is not the first challenge Ms Lomas has overcome since the fall from a horse left her with a punctured lung, broken ribs and neck and back.

In 2012, she became the first person to complete the London Marathon in a bionic suit. That same year, she lit the Paralympic torch in Trafalgar Square in the British capital, in front of then- Prime Minister David Cameron and then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

She also "cycled" from Nottingham to London in 2013 on a hand bike.

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