Road Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, took place at Clichy-sous-Bois from 4 to 7 September. [1][2][3] 34 events were held over three disciplines: road race, road time trial and mixed team relay (handbikes only). Events were held on tandem bicycles for visually impaired cyclists (B), tricycles (T1-2), handbikes (H1-5) and standard bicycles (C1-5).
| Road Cycling at the XVII Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Clichy-sous-Bois (road) |
| Dates | 4 to 7 September (road) |
| Competitors | 220 |
A number of the events were composite classification events for multiple classes. In the time trials only, such events were subject to factoring, whereby finishing times were adjusted by a standardised percentage to allow fair competition between classes.
The overall race programme was unchanged from 2021 in Tokyo.
Qualification
editThe qualification period for road cycling started from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2024. In order to maintain their slots, NPCs must have at least one cyclist for each allocated slot to participate in at least one of the listed cycling competitions below.[4]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Cup | 20–24 April 2023 |  Maniago
|
| 4–7 May 2023 |  Ostend
| |
| 26–29 May 2023 |  Hunstville, AL
| |
| 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships | 9–13 August 2023 |  Glasgow
|
| 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup | 13–17 January 2024 |  Adelaide
|
| TBA | ||
| TBA | ||
Medal table
editThe following is the medal table for all road cycling events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
* Host nation (France)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 2 |  France* | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  United States | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Spain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Australia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Italy | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 |  Switzerland | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 |  Austria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Colombia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
Medalists
editMen's events
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Women's events
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Mixed event
edit| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team relay | H1–5 |
France Mathieu Bosredon Florian Jouanny Joseph Fritsch |
Italy Federico Mestroni Luca Mazzone Mirko Testa |
United States Travis Gaertner Katerina Brim Matt Tingley |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paris 2024 - Para Road Cycling". Paris 2024. 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 - Para Cycling Road". Paris 2024. 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Paralympics cycling: Events, classifications and GB squad at Paris 2024". BBC Sport. 2024-08-23. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 18 November 2023.