Cycling at the Summer Paralympics
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Cycling has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since the 1984 Summer Paralympics.
Contents
Classification
Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.[1]
At the 2008 Summer Paralympics and earlier, classes were:
- B&VI 1–3: Cyclists with a visual impairment, using a tandem bicycle
- LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability, including those with amputations
- CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy, using a tricycle (CP 1–2) or bicycle (CP 3–4)
- HC A, B, and C: Cyclists using a handcycle
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, a functional para-cycling classification system was used.
- B: Cyclists with a vision impairment, using a tandem bicycle
- T 1–2: Cyclists with cerebral palsy, MS or similar neuro-motor impairment, using a tricycle
- C 1–5: Cyclists with amputations, neuromotor or musculoskeletal impairment, using a bicycle
- H 1–4: Cyclists using a handcycle
Factoring
In some cycling events, cyclists with different classifications compete against each other for one set of medals. Many (but not all) such events are factored, reducing the times of riders in lower classifications to take their greater impairment into account. Factoring percentages are based on average race times by riders in each classification.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, factored races included the mixed tricycle time trial, Women's C1–3 road time trial,[3] Women's H1–2 road time trial and track C1–3 and C4–5 events.
Events
Track cycling, Men
- no track events
- 200 m sprint tandem open
- time trial tandem open
- individual pursuit tandem open
- mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events
- 1 km time trial tandem open
- individual pursuit tandem open
- sprint tandem open
- mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events
- Men's 1 km time trial
- CP 3/4
- LC 1-4
- B 1-3 (tandem)
- Men's 3 km individual pursuit
- CP 3
- CP 4
- LC 3
- LC 4
- Men's 4 km individual pursuit
- LC 1
- LC 2
- B 1-3 (tandem)
- Men's tandem sprint
- B 1-3
- Men's bicycle team sprint
- LC 1-4&CP 3/4
- Men's 1km time trial
- B&VI 1–3
- CP 3
- CP 4
- LC 1
- LC 2
- LC 3–4
- Men's individual pursuit
- B&VI 1–3 – 4000 m
- CP 3 – 3000 m
- CP 4 – 3000 m
- LC 1 – 4000 m
- LC 2 – 4000 m
- LC 3
- LC 4
- Men's individual sprint
- B&VI 1–3
- Men's team sprint
- LC 1–4/CP 3–4
- Men's time trial
- Men's individual pursuit
- Men's sprint
- Mixed team sprint (both men and women)
Track cycling, Women
- Women's tandem time trial
- Women's tandem individual pursuit
- Mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events
- Women's tandem time trial
- Women's tandem individual pursuit
- Mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events
- Women's time trial
- B 1–3
- LC1–4, CP3–4
- Women's individual pursuit
- B 1–3
- Women's tandem sprint
- B 1–3
Road cycling
- Events at the 1984 Paralympics
- Events at the 1988 Paralympics
- Events at the 1992 Paralympics
- Events at the 1996 Paralympics
- Events at the 2000 Paralympics
- Events at the 2004 Paralympics
- Events at the 2008 Paralympics
- Events at the 2012 Paralympics
See also
References
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