In 2003, when I was 22 years old, I had a motorbike accident, in which I damaged my spinal cord and became paralyzed in the legs. After rehabilitation I finished my university studies, a masters degree in Law and Economics and worked 3 years as an auditor. In 2010 I put my business career on hold to focus 100% on handbike sport and I joined Team Sunrise two years later.
When the race calendar allows it I give lectures in schools, in which I tell the story about my traffic accident and my struggle to “come back to life” as well as visiting Danish rehability centers for spinal cord injured, where I try to inspire the newly injured with my story and accomplishments – and perhaps recruit new handbikers to our community.