Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place in two separate locations. Track cycling took place at the Izu Velodrome from 25 to 28 August 2021 and road cycling took place on the Fuji Speedway from 31 August to 3 September 2021.[1][2]
| Cycling at the XVI Paralympic Games | |
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,_Tokyo_2020_(Paralympics).svg) ,_Tokyo_2020_(Paralympics).svg) Pictograms for road (left) and track (right) cycling | |
| Venue | Izu Velodrome (track cycling) Fuji Speedway (road cycling) |
| Dates | 25 August – 3 September 2021 |
| Competitors | 230 in 51 events from 44 nations |
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3][4]
The competition was dominated by the squads from Great Britain and The Netherlands, winning 19 gold medals from 51 events. Great Britain, as in 2008, 2012 and 2016 dominated the track events, while the Netherlands were particularly strong in road racing.
Among the highlights were Great Britain's Sarah Storey becoming her country's most successful ever Paralympian, echoing the achievement of Jason Kenny in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning her 15th, 16th and 17th gold medals in her eighth Paralympic Games.
Classification
editCyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. This method is known as a functional system and was introduced in 2012. Athletes are classified according to their functional ability across four broad categories (blind or partially sighted tandem, handcycle, tricycle and standard bicycle).[5] The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Riders with recovering or deteriorating conditions such as MS are eligible but must have been reclassified within six months of a World Championships or Paralympic Games to ensure their classification is correct. Specialised equipment including prostheses is only allowed where it has been specifically approved.
- B – tandem bicycle
This class is for athletes who have visual impairments and therefore ride tandem bicycles with a sighted cyclist (known as a pilot). B1, B2, and B3 athletes compete together in this class.[6]
- H (1-5) – handcycle
This class is for athletes who are lower limb amputees, have paraplegia, or have involuntary or uncoordinated movement, and ride a handcycle using arms to turn pedals for propulsion. H1–4 cyclists compete in the reclined position, whereas H5 cyclists compete in a kneeling position.[6]
- T (1-2) – tricycle
This class of athletes compete using a tricycle instead of a bicycle, due to lack of balance, or a restriction in the ability to pedal due to muscle tension, or uncoordinated or involuntary movements.[6] tension, uncoordinated movements or involuntary movements.
- C (1-5) – standard bicycle
This class is for athletes with a limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or range of motion, and impairments affecting co-ordination, such as uncoordinated and involuntary movements.[6]
Factored events
editSome cycling events are factored. This can happen when cyclists from different classes compete against each other and means that the results take into account the severity of the impairments of each competitor. As a result, some riders within an event will have their times ‘factored’ while other riders will not, or will have their time factored in a different calculation. The gold medal goes to the athlete with the fastest time after all the required times have been calculated. It is therefore possible for an athlete to break a paralympic or world record in their event for their specific classification, but to finish behind a differently classified athlete in that event after factoring. In such a case, the record is still treated as an official World, or as the case may be, Paralympic Games record within their classification for that event.
Participating nations
editAs of June 2021[7]
Argentina (3)
Australia (12)
Austria (6)
Belgium (8)
Brazil (5)
Canada (8)
China (8)
Colombia (6)
Costa Rica (1)
Cuba (1)
Czech Republic (5)
Denmark (1)
Finland (2)
France (10)
Germany (12)
Great Britain (20)
Greece (2)
Guyana (1)
Hungary (2)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (1)
Ireland (5)
Italy (11)
Japan (4) (Host nation)
Malaysia (5)
Netherlands (10)
New Zealand (6)
Peru (1)
Poland (7)
Portugal (2)
Romania (2)
RPC (8)
Serbia (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (5)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (3)
South Korea (3)
Spain (10)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (5)
Thailand (1)
Ukraine (2)
United States (14)
Venezuela (1)
Medal table
edit* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 10 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 3 |  France | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 |  Australia | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 |  Germany | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 |  China | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 |  United States | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  RPC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 11 |  Spain | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 |  Japan* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Italy | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 |  South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 |  Sweden | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 |  Canada | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 20 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 23 |  Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 | |
Medalists
editRoad cycling
edit- Men's events
- Women's events
- Mixed team event
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road race relay |
H1–5 | Italy Paolo Cecchetto Luca Mazzone Diego Colombari |
52:32 | France Riadh Tarsim Florian Jouanny Loïc Vergnaud |
53:03 | United States Ryan Pinney Alicia Dana Alfredo de los Santos |
53:11 |
Track cycling
edit- Men's events
- Women's events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial |
B | Netherlands Larissa Klaassen pilot: Imke Brommer |
1:05.291 PR | Great Britain Aileen McGlynn pilot: Helen Scott |
1:06.743 | Belgium Griet Hoet pilot: Anneleen Monsieur |
1:07.943 |
| C1–3 | Amanda Reid Australia |
35.581 WR | Alyda Norbruis Netherlands |
36.057 | Qian Wangwei China |
38.070 WR | |
| C4–5 | Kadeena Cox Great Britain |
34.433 WR | Kate O'Brien Canada |
35.439 | Caroline Groot Netherlands |
35.599 WR | |
| Individual pursuit |
B | Great Britain Lora Fachie pilot: Corrine Hall |
3:19.560 | Ireland Katie-George Dunlevy pilot: Eve McCrystal |
3:21.505 | Great Britain Sophie Unwin pilot: Jenny Holl |
3:23.446 |
| C1–3 | Paige Greco Australia |
3:50.815 WR | Wang Xiaomei China |
3:54.975 | Denise Schindler Germany |
3:55.120 | |
| C4 | Emily Petricola Australia |
— | Shawn Morelli United States |
— OVL | Keely Shaw Canada |
3:48.342 | |
| C5 | Sarah Storey Great Britain |
— | Crystal Lane-Wright Great Britain |
— OVL | Marie Patouillet France |
3:39.233 | |
- Mixed events
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team sprint |
C1–5 | Great Britain Kadeena Cox Jaco van Gass Jody Cundy |
47.579 WR | China Li Zhangyu Wu Guoqing Lai Shanzhang |
47.685 | Spain Ricardo Ten Argilés Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo Alfonso Cabello |
49.209 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tokyo 2020: Para cycling course confirmed". www.paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Map of the Road Race". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Paralympic Cycling Road and Track – overview, rules and classification". ParalympicsGB. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Explanatory Guide to Paralympic Classification" (PDF). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System UCI Combined Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 June 2021.
- ^ Marcin Polak won the bronze medal in 4:07.850 but was later disqualified for doping
- ^ UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak
External links
edit- Results book – Cycling Road Archived 3 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine
- Results book – Cycling Track Archived 28 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine