Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cycling
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
2008 Summer Paralympics
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, the thirteenth Paralympics, took place in Beijing, China from September 6 to September 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao....

consisted of 44 events in two main 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 cycling

Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling. It includes recreational, racing, and utility cycling. Road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same rules and laws as other vehicle drivers or riders and may also be vehicular cyclists....

. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome

Laoshan Velodrome

The Laoshan Velodrome is a velodrome that is located in Laoshan, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China. It was built for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The venue was tested during the UCI Track World Cup in December 2007....

from September 7 to September 10, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue from September 12 to September 14.

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 disablity
CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral 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....
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.

Qualification slots

This table does not include wildcard athletes.

Country	Male	Female	Total
	11	4	15
	10	2	12
	9	2	11
	8	1	9
	8	1	9
	7	4	11
	7	2	9
	6	3	9
	6	2	8
	6	4	10
	4		4
	4	2	6
	3		3
	3	2	5
	3	4	7
	3		3
	3		3
	3	1	4
	2		2
	2	1	3
	2		2
	2		2
	2	1	3
	2		2
	2		2
	2	1	3
	2		2
	1		2
	1		1
	1		1
	1	3	4
	1	1	2
	1		1
	1	2	3
	1		1
	1		1
	1		1
	1		1
	1		1
Total	134	43	177

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

National Paralympic Committee

National Paralympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Paralympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Paralympic Committee , they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games are a major...

). 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.

1	16	4	0	20
2	5	4	4	13
3	4	5	7	16
4	3	6	4	13
5	3	5	3	11
6	2	2	4	8
7	2	1	3	6
8	2	0	0	2
9	1	3	2	6
10	1	1	2	4
11	1	1	1	3
12	1	1	0	2
12	1	1	0	2
14	1	0	3	4
15	1	0	1	2
16	0	3	4	7
17	0	3	0	3
18	0	1	1	2
19	0	1	0	1
19	0	1	0	1
19	0	1	0	1
22	0	0	2	2
22	0	0	2	2
23	0	0	1	1
Total	44	44	44	132

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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 Andrzej Zając Andrzej Zając is a Polish Paralympian who shared gold with Dariusz Flak in the Men's Individual Road Race B&VI 1-3 event. This was part of Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.- References :... 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

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	Time trial B&VI 1–3	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... Mackenzie Woodring Mackenzie Woodring Mackenzie Woodring is an American cyclist who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.-References:...	Iryna Fiadotava Alena Drazdova	Jayne Parsons Jayne Parsons Jayne Parsons is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Annaliisa Farrell in the Women's Time trial. Parsons suffers from visual impairments.-Footnotes:... Annaliisa Farrell Annaliisa Farrell Annaliisa Farrell is a New Zealand paralympic cyclist and pilot, who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics along with tandem partner Jayne Parsons in the Women's Time trial.-Footnotes:...
	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 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... Mackenzie Woodring Mackenzie Woodring Mackenzie Woodring is an American cyclist who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.-References:...	Genevieve Ouellet Mathilde Hupin
Road race	Road race HC A/B/C

Mixed events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	Time trial CP 1–2
Road race	Road race CP 1–2

Men's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Time trial	1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3)	Anthony Kappes Anthony Kappes Anthony Edward Kappes MBE is an English road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian.-Biography:Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Kappes is partially sighted and competes in the B&VI 1–3 class.... Barney Storey Barney Storey Richard Barnaby "Barney" Storey MBE is a British cyclist. Storey rides as a sighted pilot for blind or partially sighted athletes in tandem track cycling events. He has competed at two Paralympic Games winning two gold medals....	Ben Demery Ben Demery Ben Demery is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's Sprint B VI 1-3 event and a silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event.-References:... Shaun Hopkins Shaun Hopkins Shaun Hopkins is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's Sprint B VI 1-3 event and a silver in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 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... Tyson Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Tyson Lawrence is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3 event.-References:...
	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 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... Tyson Lawrence Tyson Lawrence Tyson Lawrence is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event and a gold medal in the Men's Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3 event.-References:...	Christian Venge David Llaurado	Bryce Lindores Bryce Lindores Bryce Lindores is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3 event. He is from Queensland.-References:... Steven George Steven George Steven George is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's Individual Pursuit B VI 1-3 event.-References:...
	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 Anthony Kappes Anthony Edward Kappes MBE is an English road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian.-Biography:Born in Stockport, Cheshire, Kappes is partially sighted and competes in the B&VI 1–3 class.... Barney Storey Barney Storey Richard Barnaby "Barney" Storey MBE is a British cyclist. Storey rides as a sighted pilot for blind or partially sighted athletes in tandem track cycling events. He has competed at two Paralympic Games winning two gold medals....	Ben Demery Ben Demery Ben Demery is a Paralympic athletics competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's Sprint B VI 1-3 event and a silver medal in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event.-References:... Shaun Hopkins Shaun Hopkins Shaun Hopkins is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Men's Sprint B VI 1-3 event and a silver in the Men's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event.-References:...	Gavin Kilpatrick Michael Thomson
Sprint	Team sprint (LC1–4 CP3/4)	Darren Kenny Darren Kenny Darren Kenny OBE is a British road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian. Kenny's results have made him one of his sport's biggest stars.-Career:... Mark Bristow Mark Bristow Mark Bristow MBE is an English paralympic cyclist. Born in Nazeing near Waltham Abbey, Essex, Bristow currently resides in Sacramento, California. He took up took up the sport of disability cycling after being injured in a bike crash in San Francisco in September 1997... Jody Cundy Jody Cundy Jody Alan Cundy MBE is an English cyclist and former swimmer.-Biography:Born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, he is now based in Manchester where he trains with the Great Britain Cycling squad. Cundy was born with a deformed foot, which was amputated when he was three years old...	Kuidong Zhang Yuanchao Zheng Lu Zhang	Tomas Kvasnicka Jiri Bouska Jiri Jezek Jiří Ježek Jiří Ježek is a Czech road and track racing cyclist and Paralympian who has won medals at each of the past three Paralympic Games.-Career:...

Women's events

Event	Class	Gold	Silver	Bronze
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 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... 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....	Felicity Johnson Felicity Johnson Felicity Johnson is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Women's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event.-References:... Katie Parker Katie Parker Katie Parker is a Paralympic cycling competitor from Australia. She won a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games in the Women's 1 km Time Trial B VI 1-3 event.-References:...	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 Gallagher
Individual pursuit	Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3)	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... 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....	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 Gallagher	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... Mackenzie Woodring Mackenzie Woodring Mackenzie Woodring is an American cyclist who won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.-References:...
	Individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4)
	Individual pursuit (LC 3–4/CP 3)

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