Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
| Cycling at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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| Venue | Izu Velodrome (track cycling) Fuji Speedway (road cycling) |
| Dates | 25 August – 3 September 2021 |
| Competitors | 230 in 51 events from 44 nations |
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| Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Team relay | mixed | |
| Track cycling File:Cycling (track) pictogram (Paralympics).svg | ||
| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | mixed | |
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| Road time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| H1 | H1–3 | |
| H2 | ||
| H3 | ||
| H4 | H4–5 | |
| H5 | ||
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| T1–2 | T1–2 | |
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| Road race | |||
| Men | Women | Mixed team relay | |
| B | B | ||
| H1–2 | H1–4 | H1–5 | |
| H3 | |||
| H4 | |||
| H5 | H5 | ||
| C1–3 | C1–3 | ||
| C4–5 | C4–5 | ||
| T1–2 | T1–2 | ||
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| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1–3 | C1–3 | |
| C4–5 | C4–5 | |
| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| Mixed team sprint | ||
| C1-5 | ||
Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place in two separate locations. Track cycling took place at the Izu Velodrome from 25 to 28 August 2021 and road cycling took place on the Fuji Speedway from 31 August to 3 September 2021.[1][2] The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3][4] The competition was dominated by the squads from Great Britain and The Netherlands, winning 19 gold medals from 51 events. Great Britain, as in 2008, 2012 and 2016 dominated the track events, while the Netherlands were particularly strong in road racing. Among the highlights were Great Britain's Sarah Storey becoming her country's most successful ever Paralympian, echoing the achievement of Jason Kenny in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning her 15th, 16th and 17th gold medals in her eighth Paralympic Games.
Classification
Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. This method is known as a functional system and was introduced in 2012. Athletes are classified according to their functional ability across four broad categories (blind or partially sighted tandem, handcycle, tricycle and standard bicycle).[5] The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function. Riders with recovering or deteriorating conditions such as MS are eligible but must have been reclassified within six months of a World Championships or Paralympic Games to ensure their classification is correct. Specialised equipment including prostheses is only allowed where it has been specifically approved.
- B – tandem bicycle
This class is for athletes who have visual impairments and therefore ride tandem bicycles with a sighted cyclist (known as a pilot). B1, B2, and B3 athletes compete together in this class.[6]
- H (1-5) – handcycle
This class is for athletes who are lower limb amputees, have paraplegia, or have involuntary or uncoordinated movement, and ride a handcycle using arms to turn pedals for propulsion. H1–4 cyclists compete in the reclined position, whereas H5 cyclists compete in a kneeling position.[6]
- T (1-2) – tricycle
This class of athletes compete using a tricycle instead of a bicycle, due to lack of balance, or a restriction in the ability to pedal due to muscle tension, or uncoordinated or involuntary movements.[6] tension, uncoordinated movements or involuntary movements.
- C (1-5) – standard bicycle
This class is for athletes with a limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or range of motion, and impairments affecting co-ordination, such as uncoordinated and involuntary movements.[6]
Factored events
Some cycling events are factored. This can happen when cyclists from different classes compete against each other and means that the results take into account the severity of the impairments of each competitor. As a result, some riders within an event will have their times ‘factored’ while other riders will not, or will have their time factored in a different calculation. The gold medal goes to the athlete with the fastest time after all the required times have been calculated. It is therefore possible for an athlete to break a paralympic or world record in their event for their specific classification, but to finish behind a differently classified athlete in that event after factoring. In such a case, the record is still treated as an official World, or as the case may be, Paralympic Games record within their classification for that event.
Participating nations
As of June 2021[7]
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (3)
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (12)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (6)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (8)
- File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (5)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (8)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (8)
- File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (6)
- File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (1)
- File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (1)
- File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (5)
- File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (1)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (2)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (10)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (12)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (20)
- File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (2)
- File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana (1)
- File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (2)
- File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (1)
- File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (1)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (5)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (11)
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (4) (Host nation)
- File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (5)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (10)
- File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (6)
- File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (1)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (7)
- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (2)
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (2)
- File:Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC (8)
- File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia (1)
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (1)
- File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (5)
- File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (1)
- File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (3)
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (3)
- File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (10)
- File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (4)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (5)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (1)
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (2)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (14)
- File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (1)
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Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
Medalists
Road cycling
- Men's events
- Women's events
- Mixed team event
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race relay |
H1–5 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Paolo Cecchetto Luca Mazzone Diego Colombari |
52:32 | File:Flag of France.svg France Riadh Tarsim Florian Jouanny Loïc Vergnaud |
53:03 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Ryan Pinney Alicia Dana Alfredo de los Santos |
53:11 |
Track cycling
- Men's events
- Women's events
- Mixed events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team sprint |
C1–5 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Kadeena Cox Jaco van Gass Jody Cundy |
47.579 WR | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Li Zhangyu Wu Guoqing Lai Shanzhang |
47.685 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Ricardo Ten Argilés Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo Alfonso Cabello |
49.209 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020: Para cycling course confirmed". www.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "Map of the Road Race". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 5 January 2019.
- ↑ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
- ↑ "Paralympic Cycling Road and Track – overview, rules and classification". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Explanatory Guide to Paralympic Classification" (PDF). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System UCI Combined Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021.
- ↑ Marcin Polak won the bronze medal in 4:07.850 but was later disqualified for doping
- ↑ UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak
External links
- Results book – Cycling Road Archived 3 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Results book – Cycling Track Archived 28 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine
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