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David Edwards (born 21 April 1993) is an Australia cyclist, who pilots Kieran Modra in tandem cycling. He will make his Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Personal
Edwards was born in Alice Springs, NT on 21 April 1993. He grew up in Karana Downs, QLD and attended Atherton State High School. He is currently a student at Griffith University studying Psychology. Edwards currently cycles for Tablelands cycle sports and is coached by Nick Formosa.

Career
Edwards started competing in 2006 (aged 13) and first competed for Australia in 2010.

Individual
Edwards competed individually in road cycling before serving as a sighted pilot. Edwards first competed (at an international level) in 2010 at Liege – La Gleize and Rothays Regio – Tour International and before gaining his first international podium finish during the 2011 U19 UCI World Cycling Championships in Copenhagen (3rd Place). He has since competed in Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon’s Cup Tour of Thailand (3rd place), Oceania Continental Championships (5th place) and most recently won the 2015 U23 Oceania Continental Championship road race.

Pilot
Since serving as a sighted pilot for Modra, the pair have won multiple events. These events include; the 2016 Australian para-cycling Tandem National Championships with a winning time of 4mins 17.929secs alongside Gold in the 2016 Para-Cycling Track World Championship in Tandem 4km Pursuit with a time of 4min 12.324secs. . The pair will make their Olympic debut at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

Recognition
Edwards was invited to join the French cycling team (AGR2 La Monidale U23) in 2013.