Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's road time trial

Cycling at the; 2016 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling;
Time trial
B	B
	H1–3
	H2
H3
H4	H4–5
H5
C1	C1–3
	C2
	C3
C4	C4
C5	C5
T1–2	T1–2
	Mixed H2–5

The Men's road time trial cycling events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place on September 17 at Flamengo Park, Pontal. Eleven events took place over twelve classifications. The T1-2 time trial, which took in two classifications, was a 'factored' event, with times adjusted by classification to allow fair competition.

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:^[1]

B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a Tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front
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

Men's time trials

B

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
B	Steve Bate pilot : Adam Duggleby Great Britain	Vincent Ter Schure pilot : Timo Fransen Netherlands	Kieran Modra pilot: David Edwards Australia

H2

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
H2	Luca Mazzone Italy	William Groulx United States	Brian Sheridan United States

H3

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
H3	Vittorio Podestà Italy	Walter Ablinger Austria	Charles Moreau Canada

H4

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
H4	Rafał Wilk Poland	Thomas Fruhwirth Austria	Vico Merklein Germany

H5

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
H5	Alessandro Zanardi Italy	Stuart Tripp Australia	Oscar Sanchez United States

C1

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C1	Michael Teuber Germany	Ross Wilson Canada	Giancarlo Masini Italy

C2

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C2	Tristen Chernove Canada	Colin Lynch Ireland	Liang Guihua China

C3

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C3	Eoghan Clifford Ireland	Masaki Fujita Japan	Michael Sametz Canada

C4

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C4	Jozef Metelka Slovakia	Kyle Bridgwood Australia	Patrik Kuril Slovakia

C5

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
C5	Yegor Dementyev Ukraine	Alistair Donohoe Australia	Lauro Cesar Chaman Brazil

T1-2

Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
T1–2	Hans-Peter Durst Germany	Ryan Boyle United States	David Stone Great Britain

References

↑ "Cycling Track - Classification". Retrieved 3 June 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Cycling Track - Classification". Retrieved 3 June 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)

Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
Road race	men	women
Time trial	men	women
Team relay	mixed
Track cycling
Time trial	men	women
Individual pursuit	men	women
Team sprint	mixed