Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit
Appearance
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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 | |
Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Track cycling | ||
Time trial | ||
Men | Women | |
B | B | |
C1–3 | C1–3 | |
C4–5 | C4–5 | |
Individual pursuit | ||
Men | Women | |
B | B | |
C1 | C1–3 | |
C2 | ||
C3 | ||
C4 | C4 | |
C5 | C5 | |
Mixed team sprint | ||
C1-5 | ||
The men's individual pursuit track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take in place between August 25 to 28 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. Six events will take place in the men's event also over six classifications. The distances of them are: 4000m for the B, C4 and C5 events;and 3000m for the C1, C2 and C3 events.
Classification
[edit]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
- C 1-5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are capable of using a standard bicycle
Schedule
[edit]Q | Qualifying | F | Finals |
Event↓/Date → | August 25 | August 26 | August 27 | |||
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B | Q | F | ||||
C1 | Q | F | ||||
C2 | Q | F | ||||
C3 | Q | F | ||||
C4 | Q | F | ||||
C5 | Q | F |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RPC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
12 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals (12 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Medal summary
[edit]Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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B |
Tristan Bangma Netherlands piloted by Patrick Bos |
— | Stephen Bate Great Britain piloted by Adam Duggleby |
— OVL | Alexandre Lloveras[3][4] France piloted by Corentin Ermenault |
4:08.126 |
C1 |
Mikhail Astashov RPC |
— | Tristen Chernove Canada |
— OVL | Li Zhangyu China |
3:39.273 |
C2 |
Alexandre Léauté France |
3:31.478 WR |
Darren Hicks Australia |
3:35.064 | Liang Guihua China |
3:34.781 |
C3 |
Jaco van Gass Great Britain |
3:20.987 | Finlay Graham Great Britain |
3:22.000 | David Nicholas Australia |
3:25.877 |
C4 |
Jozef Metelka Slovakia |
— | Carol-Eduard Novak Romania |
— OVL | Diego Germán Dueñas Colombia |
4:35.607 |
C5 |
Dorian Foulon France |
4:20.757 | Alistair Donohoe Australia |
4:24.095 | Yehor Dementiev Ukraine |
4:22.746 |
References
[edit]- ^ Paralympic.org. "CLASSIFICATION IN PARA CYCLING". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track - Paralympic Schedule & Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Marcin Polak won the bronze medal in 4:07.850 but was later disqualified for doping
- ^ UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak