Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's road race
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Team relay | mixed | |
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| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | mixed | |
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| Road race | |||
| Men | Women | Mixed team relay | |
| B | B | ||
| H1–2 | H1–4 | H1–5 | |
| H3 | |||
| H4 | |||
| H5 | H5 | ||
| C1–3 | C1–3 | ||
| C4–5 | C4–5 | ||
| T1–2 | T1–2 | ||
The men's road race cycling events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place from September 1 to 3 at Fuji Speedway, Oyama. Eight events took place, spanning over twelve classifications.
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
- 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
Schedule
[edit]| F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 1 September | 2 September | 3 September |
|---|---|---|---|
| B | F | ||
| H1-2 | F | ||
| H3 | F | ||
| H4 | F | ||
| H5 | F | ||
| C1-3 | F | ||
| C4-5 | F | ||
| T1-2 | F |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 RPC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Medal summary
[edit]| Classification | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B |
Netherlands Vincent ter Schure Guide: Timo Fransen |
2:59:13 | Netherlands Tristan Bangma Guide: Patrick Bos |
3:05:01 | France Alexandre Lloveras Guide: Corentin Ermenault |
3:06:14 |
| H1-2 |
Florian Jouanny France |
1:49:36 | Luca Mazzone Italy |
1:53:43 | Sergio Garrote Munoz Spain |
1:54:36 |
| H3 | Ruslan Kuznetsov RPC |
2:34:35 | Heinz Frei Switzerland |
2:34:35 | Walter Ablinger Austria |
2:35:06 |
| H4 | Jetze Plat Netherlands |
2:15:13 | Thomas Frühwirth Austria |
2:20:56 | Alexander Gritsch Austria |
2:22:38 |
| H5 |
Mitch Valize Netherlands |
2:24:30 | Loïc Vergnaud France |
2:24:30 | Tim de Vries Netherlands |
2:24:40 |
| C1–3 | Benjamin Watson Great Britain |
2:04:23 | Finlay Graham Great Britain |
2:05:43 | Alexandre Léauté France |
2:11:06 |
| C4–5 | Kévin Le Cunff France |
2:14:49 | Yegor Dementyev Ukraine |
2:15:11 | Daniel Abraham Netherlands |
2:15:20 |
| T1–2 | Chen Jianxin China |
51:07 | Tim Celen Belgium |
52:15 | Juan José Betancourt Quiroga Colombia |
52:41 |
References
[edit]- ^ ROCOG. "Cycling Track - Classification". Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Road - Paralympic Schedule & Results". Olympic/Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.