Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's road race H5 explained

Event:Men's road race H5
Games:2020 Summer
Venue:Fuji Speedway
Dates:1 September
Competitors:8
Nations:9
Win Value:2:24:30
Gold:Mitch Valize
Goldnpc:NED
Silver:Loic Vergnaud
Silvernpc:FRA
Bronze:Tim de Vries
Bronzenpc:NED
Prev:2016

The men's road race H5 cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 1 September 2021, at the Fuji Speedway in Tokyo. Eight riders competed in the event.[1]

The H5 classification is for athletes who can kneel on a handcycle, a category that includes paraplegics and amputees. These riders operated using a hand-operated cycle.

Results

The event took place on 1 September 2021, at 9:30:[2]

width=20Rank!width=180Rider !Nationality Time Deficit
2:24:30
2:24:30 +0.00
2:24:40 +0.10
4 2:24:57 +0.27
5 2:24:57 +0.27
6 2:25:06 +0.36
7 2:36:23 +11:53
8 2:36:23 +11:53

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Start list. 31 August 2021. 31 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210831150346/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/CRD/PG2020-_CRD_C51R_CRDMRR------05012-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Results. 1 September 2021. 1 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901044013/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/CRD/PG2020-_CRD_C73R_CRDMRR------05012-----FNL-000100--.pdf. dead.