Track Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, will take place at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 29 August to 1 September.[1][2]
| Track Cycling at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Dates | 29 August to 1 September (track) |
| Competitors | 220 |
Events will be held on tandem bicycles for visually impaired cyclists (B), and standard bicycles (C1-5). There are no track races for handbikes or tricycles, as these machines are unsuitable for the banked velodrome track. Seventeen events will be held in total on the track, a third of the total cycling events at the Games. The short time trial (either 500 metres or 1000 metres ('kilo') and individual pursuit disciplines (over 3000 or 400 metres) will be contested, along with one mixed classification team sprint event over 750 metres. There are no mass start races (e.g. scratch race, points race or omnium) in the program.
A number of the events will be composite classification events for multiple classes to ensure viable numbers of entrants. Such events will be subject to factoring, whereby finishing times are adjusted by a standardised percentage based on individual classification, to allow fair competition between classes.
The overall race programme is unchanged from 2021 in Tokyo.
Qualification
editThe qualification period for track cycling started from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2024. In order to maintain their slots, NPCs must have at least one cyclist for each allocated slot to participate in at least one of the listed cycling competitions below.[3]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | 2–8 August 2023 |  Glasgow
|
| 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | 20–24 March 2024 |  Rio de Janeiro
|
Medal table
editThe following is the final medal table for all track cycling events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4] The table was topped, once again, by Great Britain, thanks to a dominant final day in the velodrome which included 3 gold medals, a silver and a bronze.
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  France* | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
Medalists
editMen's events
edit| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial |
B |
Great Britain James Ball pilot: Steffan Lloyd |
Great Britain Neil Fachie pilot: Matt Rotherham |
Germany Thomas Ulbricht pilot: Robert Förstemann |
| C1–2–3 |
Li Zhangyu China
|
Liang Weicong China
|
Alexandre Léauté France
| |
| C4–5 |
Korey Boddington Australia
|
Blaine Hunt Great Britain
|
Alfonso Cabello Spain
| |
| Pursuit |
B |
Tristan Bangma Pilot: Patrick Bos  Netherlands
|
Stephen Bate Pilot: Chris Latham Great Britain
|
Lorenzo Bernard Pilot: Davide Plebani  Italy
|
| C1 |
Li Zhangyu China
|
Liang Weicong China
|
Ricardo Ten Argilés Spain
| |
| C2 |
Alexandre Léauté France
|
Ewoud Vromant Belgium
|
Matthew Robertson Great Britain
| |
| C3 |
Jaco van Gass Great Britain
|
Finlay Graham Great Britain
|
Alexandre Hayward Canada
| |
| C4 |
Jozef Metelka Slovakia
|
Archie Atkinson Great Britain
|
Gatien Le Rousseau France
| |
| C5 |
Dorian Foulon France
|
Yehor Dementyev Ukraine
|
Elouan Gardon United States
|
Women's events
edit| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial |
B |
Great Britain Elizabeth Jordan pilot: Dannielle Khan |
Australia Jessica Gallagher pilot: Caitlin Ward |
Great Britain Sophie Unwin pilot: Jenny Holl |
| C1–2–3 |
Amanda Reid Australia
|
Qian Wangwei China
|
Maike Hausberger Germany
| |
| C4–5 |
Caroline Groot Netherlands
|
Marie Patouillet France
|
Kate O'Brien Canada
| |
| Pursuit |
B |
Great Britain Sophie Unwin pilot: Jenny Holl |
Ireland Katie-George Dunlevy pilot: Eve McCrystal |
Great Britain Lora Fachie pilot: Corrine Hall |
| C1–2–3 |
Wang Xiaomei China
|
Daphne Schrager Great Britain
|
Flurina Rigling Switzerland
| |
| C4 |
Emily Petricola Australia
|
Anna Taylor New Zealand
|
Keely Shaw Canada
| |
| C5 |
Marie Patouillet France
|
Heïdi Gaugain France
|
Nicole Murray New Zealand
|
Mixed event
edit| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team sprint | C1–5 |
Great Britain Kadeena Cox Jaco van Gass Jody Cundy |
Spain Ricardo Ten Argiles Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo Alfonso Cabello Llamas |
Australia Gordon Allan Alistair Donohoe Korey Boddington |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paris 2024 - Para Road Cycling". Paris 2024. 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Paralympics Schedule - Paris 2024 day-by-day guide of events". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2023.
- ^ Track cycling Medal table - Paris 2024 Paralympic Games