The men's time trial (class B) track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 28 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This event is for the cyclist who are blind or have visual impairments. Competitors ride tandem bicycles with a sighted cyclist, known as the pilot. A total of 10 pairs from 9 different nations participated in the event.
Competition format Each of the 10 pairs competed individually in their own heats, racing against the clock in a time trial format. The medals were awarded based on the fastest times: the gold medal went to the fastest pair, silver to the second-fastest, and bronze to the third-fastest. The race distance was 1,000 meters.
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time Round Thursday, 26 August 11:08 Finals
Records
Results Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result Notes 10 Neil Fachiepiloted by Matt Rotherham 58.038 WR 9 James Ballpiloted by Lewis Stewart 59.503 7 Raphaël Beaugilletpiloted by François Pervis 1:00.472 4 8 Kai Krusepiloted by Robert Förstemann 1:00.554 5 6 Martin Gordonpiloted by Éamonn Byrne 1:01.545 6 5 Adolfo Bellido Guerreropiloted by Eloy Teruel Rovira 1:04.061 7 4 Maximiliano Ramon Gomezpiloted by Sebastián José Tolosa 1:05.178 8 3 Tee Wee Leongpiloted by Ang Kee Meng 1:10.886 9 2 Róbert Ocelkapiloted by Gergely Nagy 1:12.388 10 1 Frederick Assorpiloted by Rudolf Mensah 1:24.618
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