The 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens included 31 cycling events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni.
Classifications and events B 1–3: Visually impaired athletes; these cyclists used tandem bicycles, with an able-bodied rider in the front seat LC 1–4: Lower limb and other locomotor disabilities graded by severity; unlike most Paralympic classes, higher numbers here indicate more severe conditions CP 1–4: Athletes with cerebral palsy or a similar disability; 1 and 2 used tricycles, 3 and 4 used bicycles HC A, B & C: Hand-using athletes, graded according to their degree of paraplegia or quadriplegia; these cyclists used handcycles
Track events consisted of: Individual pursuit Time trial Individual sprint, covering three laps of the track Team sprint, with teams of three
Road events consisted of endurance races and time trials. In the endurance road races, athletes with cerebral palsy cycled for a minimum of 15 kilometres, while men with visual impairment covered 120 kilometres. In the time trials, the distances were the same for each classification.
Participating countries
Medal table
Medal summary Source: Road cycling
Men's handcycle time trialHC A Men's handcycle time trialHC B/C Men's handcycle road raceHC A Men's handcycle road raceHC B/C Men's bicycle road race/time trialCP 3 Men's bicycle road race/time trialCP 4 Men's bicycle road race/time trialLC 1 Men's bicycle road race/time trialLC 2 Men's bicycle road race/time trialLC 3 Men's bicycle road race/time trialLC 4 Men's tandem road race/time trialB 1-3 Aliaksandr Danilik Vasili Shaptsiaboi David Llaurado Christian Venge Robert Crowe Kieran ModraMen's tricycle time trialCP 1/2 Men's tricycle road raceCP 1/2 Women's bicycle time trialLC 1–4 & CP 3/4 Women's tandem road race/time trialB 1-3 Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell Lindy Hou Toireasa Ryan Kelly McCombie Janet Shaw
Track cycling Men's bicycle 1 km time trialCP 3/4 Men's bicycle 1 km time trialLC 1–4 Men's tandem 1 km time trialB 1-3 Anthony Biddle Kial Stewart Frederic Janowski Patrice Senmartin Paul Hunter Ian SharpeMen's bicycle 3 km individual pursuitCP 3 Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuitCP 4 Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuitLC 1 Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuitLC 2 Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuitLC 3 Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuitLC 4 Men's tandem 4 km individual pursuitB 1-3 Robert Crowe Kieran Modra Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots Paul Hunter Ian SharpeMen's tandem sprintB 1-3 Kieran Modra David Short Takuya Oki Shigeo Yoshihara Anthony Biddle Kial StewartMen's bicycle team sprintLC 1–4 & CP 3/4 Greg Ball Peter Brooks Christopher Scott Daniel Nicholson Paul Martin Ron Williams David Mercier Patrick Ceria Laurent ThirionetWomen's bicycle 1 km time trialLC 1–4 & CP3/4 Women's tandem 1 km time trialB 1-3 Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell Lindy Hou Janelle LindsayWomen's tandem 3 km individual pursuitB 1-3 Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell Lindy Hou Toireasa Ryan Kelly McCombie Janet ShawWomen's tandem sprintB 1-3 Lindy Hou Janelle Lindsay Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell
See also Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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