Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's road time trial H5

The men's time trial H5 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021, at Fuji Speedway, Tokyo. 9 riders competed in the event.[1]

Men's road time trial H5
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueFuji Speedway
Dates31 August
Competitors9 from 8 nations
Winning time38:12.94
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mitch Valize  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Loïc Vergnaud  France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gary O'Reilly  Ireland
2016

The H5 classification is for athletes who can kneel on a handcycle, a category that includes paraplegics and amputees. These riders operate a hand-operated cycle.

Results

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The event took place on 31 August 2021, at 9:13:[2]

Rank Rider Nationality Time Deficit
  Mitch Valize   Netherlands 38:12.94
  Loïc Vergnaud   France 39:15.16 +1:02.22
  Gary O'Reilly   Ireland 39:36.46 +1:23.52
4 Diego Colombari   Italy 41:21.29 +3:08.35
5 Tim de Vries   Netherlands 41:33.46 +3:20.52
6 Alfredo de los Santos   United States 41:37.77 +3:24.83
7 Luís Costa   Portugal 42:42.18 +4:29.24
8 Stuart Tripp   Australia 42:56.88 +4:43.94
9 Ernst van Dyk   South Africa 44:34.88 +6:21.94

References

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  1. ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.