Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit

The men's individual pursuit track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take in place between August 25 to 28 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. Six events will take place in the men's event also over six classifications. The distances of them are: 4000m for the B, C4 and C5 events;and 3000m for the C1, C2 and C3 events.

Classification

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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. The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired.

Cycling classes are:[1]

  • B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a Tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front
  • C 1-5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are capable of using a standard bicycle

Schedule

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Q Qualifying F Finals
Men's individual pursuit[2]
Event↓/Date → August 25 August 26 August 27
B Q F
C1 Q F
C2 Q F
C3 Q F
C4 Q F
C5 Q F

Medal table

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RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  France2013
2  Great Britain1203
3  Netherlands1001
  RPC1001
  Slovakia1001
6  Australia0213
7  Canada0101
  Romania0101
9  China0022
10  Colombia0011
  Ukraine0011
12  Poland0000
Totals (12 entries)66618

Medal summary

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Classification Gold Silver Bronze
B
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Tristan Bangma
  Netherlands
piloted by Patrick Bos
Stephen Bate
  Great Britain
piloted by Adam Duggleby
OVL Alexandre Lloveras[3][4]
  France
piloted by Corentin Ermenault
4:08.126
C1
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Mikhail Astashov
  RPC
Tristen Chernove
  Canada
OVL Li Zhangyu
  China
3:39.273
C2
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Alexandre Léauté
  France
3:31.478
WR
Darren Hicks
  Australia
3:35.064 Liang Guihua
  China
3:34.781
C3
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Jaco van Gass
  Great Britain
3:20.987 Finlay Graham
  Great Britain
3:22.000 David Nicholas
  Australia
3:25.877
C4
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Jozef Metelka
  Slovakia
Carol-Eduard Novak
  Romania
OVL Diego Germán Dueñas
  Colombia
4:35.607
C5
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Dorian Foulon
  France
4:20.757 Alistair Donohoe
  Australia
4:24.095 Yehor Dementiev
  Ukraine
4:22.746

References

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  1. ^ Paralympic.org. "CLASSIFICATION IN PARA CYCLING". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Cycling Track - Paralympic Schedule & Results". Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ Marcin Polak won the bronze medal in 4:07.850 but was later disqualified for doping
  4. ^ UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak