Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tandem 1 km time trial B explained

Event:Men's tandem 1 km time trial B
Games:2022
Venue:Lee Valley VeloPark
Dates:29 August
Competitors:14 (including pilots)
Nations:6
Gold:Neil Fachie
Lewis Stewart (pilot)
Goldcga:SCO
Silver:James Ball
Matt Rotherham (pilot)
Silvercga:WAL
Bronze:Stephen Bate
Christopher Latham (pilot)
Bronzecga:ENG
Win Value:59.938 GR
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The Men's tandem 1 km time trial B at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, was part of the cycling programme, which took place on 29 July 2022.[1] This event was for blind and visually impaired cyclists riding with a sighted pilot.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:

World record58.039Izu, Japan28 August 2021
Games record1:00.065Brisbane, Australia5 April 2018

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:[2]

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

RankNationRidersTime[3] BehindAvg. speed
(km/h)
Notes
Neil Fachie
Lewis Stewart (pilot)
60.062 GR
James Ball
Matt Rotherham (pilot)
1:00.053 +0.115 59.947
Stephen Bate
Christopher Latham (pilot)
1:02.276 +2.338 57.807
4 Beau Wootton
Luke Zaccaria (pilot)
1:02.824 +2.886 57.303
5 Alex Pope
Steffan Lloyd (pilot)
1:03.912 +3.974 56.327
6 Kennedy Ogada
Peter Njoki (pilot)
1:20.172 +20.234 44.903
7 Frederick Assor
Rudolf Mensah (pilot)
1:25.240 +25.302 42.234

Notes and References

  1. https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/CTR/CG2018-_CTR_C73C_CTRMKILO----B2010-----FNL-000100--.pdf Results
  2. Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Competition Schedule. 27 July 2022. 29 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.
  3. Web site: Cycling – Track and Para Track Men's Tandem B 1000m Time Trial – Results. 29 July 2022. 29 July 2022. Birmingham 2022.