Ryan Boyle - From a coma to World Champion paracyclist

05/26/21 • 24 min

In 2003, Ryan Boyle’s life changed forever.

Whilst on his bike at a friend’s ninth birthday party, Ryan was hit by a truck. The back of his head was crushed, part of his brain was removed in surgery, and he woke up from a coma two months later.

Doctors told him the best he could hope for was learning how to type. Ryan didn’t listen. After relearning to swallow, talk, and walk—Ryan got back on his bike.

Now a World Champion paracyclist, in this episode Ryan shares how he wants his story to be an inspiration to anyone told that they can’t do something.

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In 2003, Ryan Boyle’s life changed forever.

Doctors told him the best he could hope for was learning how to type. Ryan didn’t listen. After relearning to swallow, talk, and walk—Ryan got back on his bike.

Now a World Champion paracyclist, in this episode Ryan shares how he wants his story to be an inspiration to anyone told that they can’t do something.

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