Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome on 7–10 September, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue on 12–14 September.

Classification 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.

Cycling classes are: B&VI 1–3: Blind and visually impaired cyclists LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy HC A, B, and C: Cyclists using a handcycle

Events For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification is given the dates that the event will be contested.

Road cycling Men's individual road race B&VI 1–3 – 14 September HC B – 14 September HC C – 14 September LC 1–2/CP 4 – 13 September LC 3–4/CP 3 – 13 September Men's individual time trial B&VI 1–3 – 12 September CP 3 – 12 September CP 4 – 12 September HC A – 12 September HC B – 12 September HC C – 12 September LC 1 – 12 September LC 2 – 12 September LC 3 – 12 September LC 4 – 12 September Women's individual road race B&VI 1–3 – 14 September HC A/B/C – 13 September Women's individual time trial B&VI 1–3 – 12 September HC A/B/C – 12 September LC 1–2/CP 4 – 12 September LC 3–4/CP 3 – 12 September Mixed individual road race CP 1–2 – 13 September Mixed individual time trial CP 1–2 – 12 September

Track cycling Men's 1 km time trial B&VI 1–3 – 8 September CP 3 – 9 September CP 4 – 9 September LC 1 – 9 September LC 2 – 9 September LC 3–4 – 7 September Men's individual pursuit B&VI 1–3 – 4000 m – 7 September CP 3 – 3000 m – 7 September CP 4 – 3000 m – 7 September LC 1 – 4000 m – 8 September LC 2 – 4000 m – 8 September LC 3 – 9 September LC 4 – 9 September Men's individual sprint B&VI 1–3 – 10 September Men's team sprint LC 1–4/CP 3–4 – 10 September Women's 500m time trial LC1–2/CP 4 – 8 September LC3–4/CP 3 – 8 September Women's 1 km time trial B&VI 1–3 – 7 September Women's individual pursuit B&VI 1–3 – 9 September LC 1–2/CP 4 – 10 September LC 3–4/CP 3 – 10 September

Participating countries There were 220 athletes (163 males, 57 females) from 39 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their cyclists (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Road cycling

Men's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze Time trial Time trial B&VI 1–3 Christian Venge David Llaurado Alfred Stelleman Jaco Tettelaar Krzysztof Kosikowski Artur Korc Time trial CP 3 Time trial CP 4 Time trial HC A Time trial HC B Time trial HC C Time trial LC1 Time trial LC2 Time trial LC3 Time trial LC4 Road race Road race B&VI 1–3 Andrzej Zajac Dariusz Flak Jarmo Ollanketo Marko Tormanen Olivier Donval John Saccomandi Road race HC B Road race HC C Road race LC 1–2/CP 4 Road race LC 3–4/CP 3

Women's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze Time trial Time trial B&VI 1–3 Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring Iryna Fiadotava Alena Drazdova Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell Time trial HC A/B/C Time trial LC 1–2/CP 4 Time trial LC 3–4/CP 3 Road race Road race B&VI 1–3 Iryna Fiadotava Alena Drazdova Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring Genevieve Ouellet Mathilde Hupin Road race HC A/B/C

Mixed events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze Time trial Time trial CP 1–2 Road race Road race CP 1–2

Track cycling

Men's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze Time trial 1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3) Anthony Kappes Barney Storey Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence 1 km time trial (CP 3) 1 km time trial (CP 4) 1 km time trial (LC 1) 1 km time trial (LC 2) 1 km time trial (LC 3–4) Individual pursuit Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence Christian Venge David Llaurado Bryce Lindores Steven George Individual pursuit (CP 3) Individual pursuit (CP 4) Individual pursuit (LC 1) Individual pursuit (LC 2) Individual pursuit (LC 3) Individual pursuit (LC 4) Sprint Sprint (B&VI 1–3) Anthony Kappes Barney Storey Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins Gavin Kilpatrick Michael Thomson Team sprint (LC1–4 CP3/4) Darren Kenny Mark Bristow Jody Cundy Kuidong Zhang Yuanchao Zheng Zhang Lu Tomas Kvasnicka Jiri Bouska Jiří Ježek

Women's events

EventClassGoldSilverBronze Time trial 500m time trial (LC1–2/CP 4) 500m time trial (LC3–4/CP 3) 1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3) Aileen McGlynn Ellen Hunter Felicity Johnson Katie Parker Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher Individual pursuit Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) Aileen McGlynn Ellen Hunter Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring Individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4) Individual pursuit (LC 3–4/CP 3)

See also Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics

References

External links Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics IPC UCI:Union Cycliste Internationale Results Book – Road Results Book – Track