Cycling at the Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the Summer Paralympics
Governing body	IPC
Events	44 (men: 30; women: 12; mixed: 2)
Games
1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 2008 • 2012 • 2016
Medalists

Cycling has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since the 1984 Summer Paralympics.

Classification

Cyclists with visual impairments are paired with a sighted pilot. Here Scott McPhee pilots to Kieran Modra's stocker.

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

1984, 1988, 1992

• no track events

1996

• 200 m sprint tandem open
• time trial tandem open
• individual pursuit tandem open
• mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events

2000

• 1 km time trial tandem open
• individual pursuit tandem open
• sprint tandem open
• mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events

2004

• 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

2008

• 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

2012

• Men's time trial
• Men's individual pursuit
• Men's sprint
• Mixed team sprint (both men and women)

Track cycling, Women

1996

• Women's tandem time trial
• Women's tandem individual pursuit
• Mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events

2000

• Women's tandem time trial
• Women's tandem individual pursuit
• Mixed gender LC1, LC2 and LC3 events

2004

• 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

2008

• Women's time trial
• Women's individual pursuit

2012

• Women's time trial
• Women's individual pursuit

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

• Cycling at the Summer Olympics
• Cycle sport
• Para-cycling classification

References

1. Cycling, Canadian Paralympic Committee
2. "Paralympics: Cyclist wins GB's first medal". Channel 4. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
3. "Cycling - Road". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 February 2013.

• IPC Historical Results Database - General Search, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)