Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial explained

The Men's time trial track cycling events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on August 30–September 1 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.

Track 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 or trunk but are capable of using a standard bicycle

B

The men's 1 km time trial (C1-3) took place on August 30.

WR = World record; DNF = Did not finish.

width=20	Rank!	width=225	Name !	Country	Time
	Neil Fachie Pilot Barney Storey		1:01.351 WR
	Jose Enrique Porto Lareo Pilot Jose Antonio Villanueva Trinidad		1:02.707
	Rinne Oost Pilot Patrick Bos		1:03.052
	Kieran Modra Pilot Scott McPhee		1:03.120
	Bryce Lindores Pilot Sean Finning		1:03.896

C1-3

The men's 1 km time trial (C1-3) took place on August 30.

width=20	Rank!	width=180	Name !	Country	Class	Factored Time
	Li Zhang Yu		C1	1:05.021 WR
	Mark Colbourne		C1	1:08.471
	Tobias Graf		C2	1:09.979 WR
	Darren Kenny		C3	1:10.203
	Liang Guihua		C2	1:10.211
	Xie Hao		C2	1:10.229
	Rodrigo Fernando Lopez		C1	1:10.689
	Alexsey Obydennov		C3	1:10.995

C4-5

See main article: Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's 1 km time trial C4–5. The men's 1 km time trial (C4-5) took place on August 31.

width=20	Rank!	width=180	Name !	Country	Class	Factored Time
	Alfonso Cabello		C5	1:05.947 WR
	Jon-Allan Butterworth		C5	1:05.985
	Liu Xinyang		C5	1:07.638
	Ji Xiaofei		C4	1:08.860
	Jiri Bouska		C4	1:08.974
	Masashi Ishii		C4	1:09.241
	Carol-Eduard Novak		C4	1:09.390
	Yegor Dementyev		C5	1:09.558

Notes and References

Web site: LOCOG. Cycling Track - Classification. 3 June 2012. 1 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120601164540/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-track/classification/. dead.