Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
Road race	men	women
	mixed
Time trial	men	women
	mixed
Team relay	mixed
Track cycling
Time trial	men	women
Individual pursuit	men	women
Individual sprint	men
Team sprint	mixed

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Track cycling
Individual pursuit
	Men	Women
Individual pursuit	B	B
	C1	C1–3
	C2
	C3
	C4	C4
	C5	C5

The women's individual pursuit events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 30 August – 2 September at London Velopark.

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. The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired.

Pursuit cycling classes are:^[1]

• B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front.
• C 1–5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms and/or trunk, but are capable of using a standard bicycle.

B

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (B) took place on 2 September.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Phillipa Gray Pilot: Laura Thompson New Zealand (NZL)	Catherine Walsh Pilot: Francine Meehan Ireland (IRL)	Aileen McGlynn Pilot: Helen Scott Great Britain (GBR)

C1–3

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (C1–3) took place on 30 August.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Zeng Sini China (CHN)	Simone Kennedy Australia (AUS)	Allison Jones United States (USA)

C4

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (C4) took place on 30 August.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Susan Powell Australia (AUS)	Megan Fisher United States (USA)	Alexandra Green Australia (AUS)

C5

The women's 3 km individual pursuit (C5) took place on 30 August.

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sarah Storey Great Britain (GBR)	Anna Harkowska Poland (POL)	Fiona Southorn New Zealand (NZL)

References

1. "Cycling Track - Classification". Retrieved 3 June 2012. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)