In December 2010 Josh Boggi was severely injured by an IED blast, resulting in a broken back and loss of both legs. His right arm was later amputated due to the damage. After an intensive recovery program, Josh took up hand cycling and in May 2013 cycled 420 miles from Paris to London. In December 2013 he was awarded the Sun Overcoming Adversity Military Award. Boggi will be representing the British Armed Forces team in Hand Cycling.