Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:	Cycling
Games:	2012 Summer
Venue:	London Velopark Brands Hatch
Dates:	5 – 8 September 2012
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics consisted of 50 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in London Velopark from 30 August to 2 September, and road cycling took place at Brands Hatch from September 5 to September 8.^[1]

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.

Cycling classes are:^[2]

• B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a Tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front - both athletes are awarded medals
• H 1–4: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs use a handcycle
• T 1–2: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their balance use a tricycle
• C 1-5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms and/or trunk but are capable of using a standard bicycle

Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications.

Road cycling

• Men's individual road race

• B • H1 • H2
• H3 • H4 • C1-3
• C4-5

• Men's individual time trial

• B • H1 • H2 • H3
• H4 • C1 • C2
• C3 • C4 • C5

• Women's individual road race

• B • H1-3 • H4
• C1-3 • C4-5

• Women's individual time trial

• B • H1-2 • H3
• H4 • C1-3 • C4
• C5

• Mixed individual road race

• T1-2

• Mixed individual time trial

• T1-2

• Mixed team relay

• H1-4

Track cycling

• Men's 1 km time trial

• B • C1-3 • C4-5

• Men's individual pursuit

• B • C1 • C2
• C3 • C4 • C5

• Men's individual sprint

• B

• Women's 500m time trial

• C1-3 • C4-5

• Women's 1 km time trial

• B

• Women's individual pursuit

• B • C1-3 • C4
• C5

• Mixed team sprint

• C1-5

Participating nations

223 cyclists from 48 nations including 37 guides from 20 selected nations competed.

• • + 1 pilot
• + 3 pilots
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    • • + 3 pilots
        • • • • • + 1 pilot
• + 3 pilots
• + 1 pilot
  • + 4 pilots
• + 2 pilots
  • • + 3 pilots
  • + 1 pilot
• + 1 pilot
  • + 1 pilot
• + 3 pilots
• + 1 pilot
  • + 1 pilot
    • + 1 pilot
• + 1 pilot
  • • • + 4 pilots
      • + 1 pilot

Medal summary

Road cycling

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	B
	H1
	H2
	H3
	H4
	C1
	C2
	C3
	C4
	C5
Road race	B
	H1
	H2
	H3
	H4
	C1-3
	C4-5

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	B
	H1-2
	H3
	H4
	C1-3
	C4
	C5
Road race	B
	H1-3
	H4
	C1-3
	C4-5

Mixed events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	T1-2
Road race	T1-2
Team Relay	H1-4	Marianna Davis Oscar Sanchez Matthew Updike	Alex Zanardi Vittorio Podesta Francesca Fenocchio	Jean-Marc Berset Ursula Schwaller Heinz Frei

Track cycling

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1 km time trial	B
	C1-3
	C4-5
Individual pursuit	B
	C1
	C2
	C3
	C4
	C5
Individual Sprint	B

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	C1-3 (500 m)
	C4-5 (500 m)
	B (1 km)
Individual pursuit	B
	C1-3
	C4
	C5

Mixed events

See also

• Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics

External links

• Official site of the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• IPC
• UCI:Union Cycliste Internationale
• Results Book – Road
• Results Book – Track

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule & Results - Paralympics . LOCOG . 2012-06-03 . 20 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120620022643/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/schedule-and-results/ . dead .
2. 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.