Para-cycling

Events & Disciplines

• Track events – Time Trial, Individual Pursuit, Team Sprint, Tandem Sprint
• Road events – Road Race, Time Trial

Classification

Who is eligible for Cycling? Athletes with a vision impairment or physical impairment.

What are the classes? Athletes are classified into classes depending on their functional ability. Athletes are given classifications with a prefix B, C, T or H to indicate the type of bike an athlete uses during competition.

Athletes with a vision impairment: B1-B3 (Tandem bicycle)
Athletes with a physical impairment: C1-C5 (2 wheeled bicycle), T1-T2 (tricycle),  H1- H4 (handcycle).

More: Para-cycling Classification Information Sheet (updated October 2019)

How do I get a classification?

Classification Masterlist: Cycling Australia manages the National Cycling Classification Masterlist. This list includes athletes who have been classified as per UCI Classification Rules or Paralympics Australia Classification Policy.

Rules & Equipment

Road cycling takes place on public roads, which are closed to traffic.

Track cycling takes place on a velodrome made up of two straight sides and two curved ends. International regulations require the length of the track to be such that a whole number of laps or half laps shall give a distance of 1km with a width of 7-10m.

Bicycles, Tricycles, Tandems and Handcycles must conform to the technical regulations of the Union Cyclists International (UCI) and IPC Cycling Rules.

Helmet: During competition, athletes must wear a hard shell protective helmet to a recognized international standard. The helmet colour is standardized depending on the class of the athlete (red, blue, green or white).

Medal History

Contacts

We encourage those wishing to explore Para-cycling to contact their state federation in the first instance. The national federation link below provides information on the national high performance program leading to competing internationally and at the Paralympic Games.