Para-Cycling
Para-cycling provides competitive and recreational cycling opportunities for athletes with physical, visual, or neurological impairments. Athletes compete across several cycling disciplines using adapted equipment such as handcycles, tandems, tricycles, and standard bicycles, depending on their classification.
Para Cycling has been officially administered by the UCI since an agreement to transfer governance of the discipline from the International Paralympic Committee was signed on February 7, 2007.
Para Cycling is divided into road and track races.
ROAD EVENTS
- Road race (men and women)
- Individual time trial (men and women)
- Handcycling team relay (mixed H1-5)
TRACK EVENTS
- Tandem sprint (men and women B)
- Tandem Team Sprint (mixed B)
- Sprint (men and women C)
- Team sprint (mixed C1-5)
- 1 kilometre time trial (men and women, all classes)
- Individual pursuit (men and women, all classes)
- Scratch race (men and women C)
- Elimination (men and women C)
The UCI defines functional categories for men and women of all ages. Riders are allocated to the appropriate category depending on their functional capacity.
The competitions comprise of four groups called sport class:
B = Tandem for visually impaired athletes
C = Cycles divided in 5 classes depending on impairment
H = Handcycles divided in 5 classes depending on impairment
T = Tricycles divided in 2 classes depending on impairment
Riders are placed in the appropriate category in the light of their functional capacity by International Classifiers.