Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
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Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
in Athens
, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling
and road cycling
. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni
.
Track events consisted of:
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.
2004 Summer Paralympics
The 2004 Summer Paralympics were held in Athens, Greece, from September 17 to September 28. The twelfth Paralympic Games, an estimated 4,000 athletes took part in the Athens programme, with ages ranging from 11 to 66. Paralympic events had already taken place during the 2004 Summer Olympics as...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
and road cycling
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni
Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre
The Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre was the site of the men's and women's triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics at Athens, Greece. It also hosted the individual time trial cycling events. Located at Vouliagmeni, to the southeast of Athens, the temporary facility seated up to 3,600, though only 2,200...
.
Classifications and events
- B 1-3: Visually impaired athletes; these cyclists used tandem bicycleTandem bicycleThe tandem bicycle or twin is a form of bicycle designed to be ridden by more than one person. The term tandem refers to the seating arrangement , not the number of riders. A bike with two riders side-by-side is called a sociable.-History:Patents related to tandem bicycles date from the late 19th...
s, 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 palsyCerebral palsyCerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
or a similar disability; 1 and 2 used tricycleTricycleA tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. While tricycles are often associated with the small three-wheeled vehicles used by pre-school-age children, they are also used by adults for a variety of purposes. In the United States and Canada, adult-sized tricycles are used primarily by older persons for...
s, 3 and 4 used bicycles - HC A, B & C: Hand-using athletes, graded according to their degree of paraplegiaParaplegiaParaplegia is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek: παραπληγίη "half-striking". It is usually the result of spinal cord injury or a congenital condition such as spina bifida that affects the neural elements of the spinal canal...
or quadriplegiaQuadriplegiaTetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms...
; these cyclists used handcycles
Track events consisted of:
- Individual pursuitIndividual pursuitThe individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.The event is held over 4 km for men and 3 km for women. The two riders start at the same time and set off to complete the race distance in the...
- Time trialTime trialIn many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
- Individual sprintSprint (cycling)The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...
, 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.
Road cycling
| Men's handcycle time trial HC A |
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| Men's handcycle time trial HC B/C |
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| Men's handcycle road race HC A |
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| Men's handcycle road race HC B/C |
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| Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 3 |
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| Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 4 |
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| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 1 |
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| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 2 |
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| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 3 |
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| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 4 |
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| Men's tandem road race/time trial B 1-3 |
Aliaksandr Danilik Vasili Shaptsiaboi |
David Llaurado Christian Venge |
Robert Crowe Robert Crowe Robert Crowe is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Kieran Modra Kieran Modra Kieran Modra is an Australian cyclist, and a Paralympic gold and bronze medalist.-Biography:Modra was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics and in both athletics and swimming at the 1992 Paralympics in... |
| Men's tricycle time trial CP 1/2 |
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| Men's tricycle road race CP 1/2 |
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| Women's bicycle time trial LC 1-4&CP 3/4 |
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| Women's tandem road race/time trial B 1-3 |
Katie Compton Katie Compton Katie Compton is an American bicycle racer. She specializes in cyclo-cross racing and piloting a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events.... Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell is an accomplished American blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner Katie Compton, won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece... |
Lindy Hou Lindy Hou Lindy Hou is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Toireasa Ryan Toireasa Ryan Toireasa Ryan is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
Kelly McCombie Kelly McCombie Kelly McCombie is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Janet Shaw Janet Shaw Janet Shaw is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in theWomen's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
Track cycling
| Men's bicycle 1 km time trial CP 3/4 |
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| Men's bicycle 1 km time trial LC 1-4 |
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| Men's tandem 1 km time trial B 1-3 |
Anthony Biddle Anthony Biddle (cyclist) Anthony Biddle is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Kial Stewart Kial Stewart Kial Stewart is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
Frederic Janowski Patrice Senmartin |
Paul Hunter Ian Sharpe |
| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP 3 |
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| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP 4 |
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| Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC 1 |
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| Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC 2 |
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| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit LC 3 |
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| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit LC 4 |
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| Men's tandem 4 km individual pursuit B 1-3 |
Robert Crowe Robert Crowe Robert Crowe is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Kieran Modra Kieran Modra Kieran Modra is an Australian cyclist, and a Paralympic gold and bronze medalist.-Biography:Modra was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics and in both athletics and swimming at the 1992 Paralympics in... |
Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots |
Paul Hunter Ian Sharpe |
| Men's tandem sprint B 1-3 |
Kieran Modra Kieran Modra Kieran Modra is an Australian cyclist, and a Paralympic gold and bronze medalist.-Biography:Modra was born in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Visually impaired from birth, Modra competed in athletics at the 1988 Summer Paralympics and in both athletics and swimming at the 1992 Paralympics in... David Short David Short (cyclist) David Short is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
Takuya Oki Shigeo Yoshihara |
Anthony Biddle Anthony Biddle (cyclist) Anthony Biddle is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Kial Stewart Kial Stewart Kial Stewart is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
| Men's bicycle team sprint LC 1-4&CP 3/4 |
Greg Ball Greg Ball (cyclist) Greg Ball is a Paralympic cyclist from Queensland, Australia. He won a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Games in the mixed Olympic Sprint LC1-LC3 event.... Peter Brooks Peter Brooks (cyclist) Peter Brooks is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Road Race / Time Trial Bicycle LC1 event.-References:... Christopher Scott Christopher Scott (cyclist) Christopher Scott OAM is an Australian paralympic cyclist.-Biography:Christopher Scott was born in Gympie, Queensland, and currently resides in Parkinson, Queensland... |
Daniel Nicholson Daniel Nicholson Daniel Nicholson is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League and their affiliate club, Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Football League.... Paul Martin Ron Williams |
David Mercier Patrick Ceria Laurent Thirionet |
| Women's bicycle 1 km time trial LC 1-4&CP3/4 |
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| Women's tandem 1 km time trial B 1-3 |
Ellen Hunter Ellen Hunter Ellen Hunter OBE is a Welsh competitive cyclist and tandem pilot for Aileen McGlynn at Paralympic events.Hunter and McGlynn broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.... Aileen McGlynn Aileen McGlynn Aileen McGlynn OBE is a Scottish paralympic tandem cyclist, tandem piloted by Ellen Hunter.-Biography:Born in Glasgow, McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined a cycling team at the age of 14 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However the club worked... |
Katie Compton Katie Compton Katie Compton is an American bicycle racer. She specializes in cyclo-cross racing and piloting a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events.... Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell is an accomplished American blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner Katie Compton, won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece... |
Lindy Hou Lindy Hou Lindy Hou is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Janelle Lindsay Janelle Lindsay Janelle Lindsay is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event and a gold medal in the Women's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
| Women's tandem 3 km individual pursuit B 1-3 |
Katie Compton Katie Compton Katie Compton is an American bicycle racer. She specializes in cyclo-cross racing and piloting a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events.... Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell is an accomplished American blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner Katie Compton, won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece... |
Lindy Hou Lindy Hou Lindy Hou is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Toireasa Ryan Toireasa Ryan Toireasa Ryan is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Individual Pursuit Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
Kelly McCombie Kelly McCombie Kelly McCombie is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Janet Shaw Janet Shaw Janet Shaw is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in theWomen's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
| Women's tandem sprint B 1-3 |
Lindy Hou Lindy Hou Lindy Hou is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's Road Race / Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... Janelle Lindsay Janelle Lindsay Janelle Lindsay is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Women's 1 km Time Trial Tandem B1-3 event and a gold medal in the Women's Sprint Tandem B1-3 event.-References:... |
Ellen Hunter Ellen Hunter Ellen Hunter OBE is a Welsh competitive cyclist and tandem pilot for Aileen McGlynn at Paralympic events.Hunter and McGlynn broke the flying 200m women's tandem World record in April 2004.... Aileen McGlynn Aileen McGlynn Aileen McGlynn OBE is a Scottish paralympic tandem cyclist, tandem piloted by Ellen Hunter.-Biography:Born in Glasgow, McGlynn was partially sighted at birth, she joined a cycling team at the age of 14 but was initially reluctant to tell her club mates about her disability. However the club worked... |
Katie Compton Katie Compton Katie Compton is an American bicycle racer. She specializes in cyclo-cross racing and piloting a tandem with a blind partner in Paralympic events.... Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell Karissa Whitsell is an accomplished American blind cyclist. Whitsell, with her tandem partner Katie Compton, won four medals at the 2004 ΧΙΙ Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece... |
Medal table
| 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |