The Paralympic Para cycling competition programme includes sprints, individual pursuits, road races and road time trials for both individuals and teams. Distances of competition events range from 200m sprint to 15km road races.

Athletes compete on three different modes of equipment, bicycles, tricycles, and handcycles. Athletes that compete in Para cycling include those with vision impairments or physical impairments.

There are five sport classes for hand cycling (H1-H5), two for tricycle (T1-T2) and five for bicycle (C1-C5), whilst the three sport classes for the tandem compete in one event (B1-B3).

Within the sport, some events welcome athletes from different classes. The process of factoring is used to adjust an athlete’s time based on their degree of classification, allowing for a combined ranking of cyclists from different classes. The fastest factored time wins the medal, as it represents the athlete's performance relative to the challenges of their class.

Para cycling is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China Limited is the member of Union Cycliste Internationale in Hong Kong, China.

 

Source of information credit: International Paralympic Committee