(left) at the
2024 Road World Championships. Unwin began paracycling after attending an open talent event in August 2020. She won the bronze medal in the
individual pursuit at the
2020 Summer Paralympics alongside
Jenny Holl. She also partnered with Holl to claim silver in the
women's road race B event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics. They won the gold medal in the tandem B time trial at the
2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships. She represented
England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and competed in the
women's tandem event. She finished third in the competition however, no bronze medal was awarded as the minimum five entries did not compete, after a late withdrawal from the fifth entered team. This prompted Unwin to protest against the decision to not award her a bronze medal despite finishing third. She along with her pilot Georgia Holt attempted to stand behind the podium ceremony with the flag of England before being escorted/moved by a security staff member and as a result Unwin was subsequently fined for breaching the code of conduct and she left the scene with tears. On 22 July 2024 it was announced that Unwin had been selected for the
British team for the
2024 Paralympic Games in
Paris, her second Games. She competed in both road and track cycling disciplines and medalled in all four of her events, all piloted by Jenny Holl. The first of these medals, a bronze, came on 30 August in the
women's 1000 m time trial B. A second medal, her first Paralympic gold, came two days later in the
women's 3000 m pursuit B. In the
road time trial B on 4 September she claimed silver, beating fellow British pairing
Lora Fachie and
Corrine Hall, who won bronze. Unwin won a second gold medal of the Games in the
women's road race B. Unwin was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2025 New Year Honours for services to cycling. ==References==