{
  "id": 207885,
  "title": "A teacher told him cycling wouldn't get him anywhere in life – now he's a Paralympian and wearing the rainbow bands",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/a-teacher-told-him-cycling-wouldnt-get-him-anywhere-in-life-now-hes-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T06:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cycling Weekly",
    "slug": "cycling-weekly",
    "url": "https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/a-teacher-told-him-cycling-wouldnt-get-him-anywhere-in-life-now-hes-a-paralympian-and-wearing-the-rainbow-bands"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A teacher once warned Archie Atkinson that cycling would never take him far in life, advising him to focus on his education instead. However, the 17-year-old discarded that counsel and pursued cycling instead. Atkinson recounts how he never returned to school after he received that advice. He now stands as a Paralympian and has earned the honor of wearing rainbow bands.",
  "summary": "Archie Atkinson hopes to be the first para-cyclist to join a WorldTour team",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}