The mixed team sprint C1–5 track cycling event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Vélodrome National, Paris. The C category is for cyclists with a physical impairment (muscle power or range of motion, and impairments affecting the coordination) that prevents them from competing in able-bodied competition but still competes using a standard bicycle. [1][2]
Mixed team sprint C1–5 at the XVII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venues | Vélodrome National | ||||||||||||
Date | 1 September 2024 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 47.738 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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21 cyclist from 7 different nations will participate in this event. The distance for this event will be 750m.
Competition format
edit21 cyclist from 7 nations, 3 cyclists per team, compete in the event. The 3 cyclists in a team can be all male, all female, or male and female. The three cyclists must be chosen from any of the C category events (C1-5) and more than one cyclist can be chosen from the same category. The full distance of this event is 750m or 3 laps. The first cyclist must complete 250m or one lap, after which he or she gets off the track and the second rider takes the lead and cycles another one lap before coming off, with the last cyclist following behind finishing the race alone.
The event starts with a qualifying round, where each team in their own individual heat. the 2 fastest teams would qualify for the gold medal match to race for the gold medal, while the 3rd and 4th fastest teams compete in the bronze medal match to race for the bronze medal.
Schedule
editAll times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)[3]
The mixed team sprint C1–5 will be take place on a single day. As is now traditional, it will be the final Paralympic Games race on the track.
Date | Time | Round |
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1 September | 12:55 | Qualifying |
15:30 | Finals |
Results
editQualifying
editRank | Heat | Nation | Cyclists | Class | Gender | Result | Notes |
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1 | 6 | Great Britain | Kadeena Cox | C4 | F | 48.493 | QG |
Jaco van Gass; | C3 | M | |||||
Jody Cundy | C5 | M | |||||
2 | 3 | Spain | Alfonso Cabello | C5 | M | 49.466 | QG |
Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo | C5 | M | |||||
Ricardo Ten Argilés | C1 | M | |||||
3 | 5 | Australia | Gordon Allan | C2 | M | 49.969 | QB |
Korey Boddington | C4 | M | |||||
Alistair Donohoe | C5 | M | |||||
4 | 4 | France | Gatien le Rousseau | C4 | M | 50.004 | QB |
Kevin le Cunffe | C4 | M | |||||
Alexandre Leaute | C2 | M | |||||
5 | 2 | Colombia | Daniela Munévar | C2 | F | 55.621 | |
Carlos Vargas | C5 | M | |||||
Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz | C5 | M | |||||
6 | 1 | Switzerland | Franziska Matile-Dörig | C4 | F | 57.746 | |
Flurina Rigling | C2 | F | |||||
Timothy Zemp | C4 | M | |||||
- | - | Japan | Masaki Fujita | C3 | M | DNS | |
Shota Kawamoto | C2 | M | |||||
Keiko Sugiura | C3 | F |
Final
editRank | Nation | Cyclists | Class | Gender | Result | Notes |
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For gold. | ||||||
Great Britain | Kadeena Cox | C4 | F | 47.738 | QG | |
Jaco van Gass; | C3 | M | ||||
Jody Cundy | C5 | M | ||||
Spain | Alfonso Cabello | C5 | M | 49.564 | QG | |
Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo | C5 | M | ||||
Ricardo Ten Argilés | C1 | M | ||||
For bronze. | ||||||
Australia | Gordon Allan | C2 | M | 49036 | QB | |
Korey Boddington | C4 | M | ||||
Alistair Donohoe | C5 | M | ||||
4 | France | Gatien le Rousseau | C4 | M | 49.961 | QB |
Kevin le Cunffe | C4 | M | ||||
Alexandre Leaute | C2 | M |
References
edit- ^ Open Mixed relay Paris 2024.
- ^ "Paralympics schedule & day-by-day guide to key events & British medal hopes at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule" (PDF). COJOP. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint – Qualifying results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint – Finals results" (PDF). Paralympics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.