The men's individual pursuit class C2 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 11 cyclists all coming from different nations, will be competing in this event.
Competition format The competition begins with the qualifying round where all 12 cyclists are divided into 6 heats, 2 cyclists in each heat except for heat 1 which will only contain 1 cyclist; they will compete on a time trial basis. The 2 fastest in the qualifying round would qualify to the gold medal final while the 3rd and 4th fastest will qualify to the bronze medal final. The distance of this event is 3000m. The event finals are held on the same day as the qualifying.
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time RoundThursday, 26 August 11:12 Qualifying 15:27 Finals
Records
Results Qualifying Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result Notes 1 5 Alexandre Léauté 3:31.817 , WR 2 5 Darren Hicks 3:33.589 3 6 Liang Guihua 3:34.158 4 3 Shota Kawamoto 3:36.117 5 4 Arslan Gilmutdinov 3:39.949 6 3 Nikolaos Papangelis 3:47.605 7 4 Ivo Koblasa 3:48.914 8 2 Telmo Pinão 4:03.192 9 2 Eduard Mihaita Moescu 4:04.175 10 1 Victor Hugo Garrido Márquez 4:30.602 6 Ewoud Vromant
Finals Rank Nation Cyclists Result NotesGold medal final Alexandre Léauté 3:31.478 WR Darren Hicks 3:35.064 Bronze medal final Liang Guihua 3:34.781 4 Shota Kawamoto 3:38.947
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