Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Mixed team sprint C1–5 explained

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]}

21 cyclist from 7 different nations will participate in this event. The distance for this event will be 750m.

Competition format

21 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

All 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
1 September	12:55	Qualifying
	15:30	Finals

Results

Qualifying

Rank	Heat	Nation	Cyclists	Class	Gender	Result	Notes
1	6		Kadeena Cox	C4	F	48.493	QG
			Jaco van Gass	C3	M
			Jody Cundy	C5	M
2	3		Alfonso Cabello	C5	M	49.466	QG
			Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo	C5	M
			Ricardo Ten Argilés	C1	M
3	5		Gordon Allan	C2	M	49.969	QB
			Korey Boddington	C4	M
			Alistair Donohoe	C5	M
4	4		Gatien le Rousseau	C4	M	50.004	QB
			Kevin le Cunffe	C4	M
			Alexandre Leaute	C2	M
5	2		Daniela Munévar	C2	F	55.621
			Carlos Vargas	C5	M
			Edwin Fabián Mátiz Ruiz	C5	M
6	1		Franziska Matile-Dörig	C4	F	57.746
			Flurina Rigling	C2	F
			Timothy Zemp	C4	M
-	-		Masaki Fujita	C3	M	DNS
			Shota Kawamoto	C2	M
			Keiko Sugiura	C3	F

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Final

Rank	Nation	Cyclists	Class	Gender	Result	Notes
For gold.
		Kadeena Cox	C4	F	47.738	QG
		Jaco van Gass	C3	M
		Jody Cundy	C5	M
		Alfonso Cabello	C5	M	49.564	QG
		Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo	C5	M
		Ricardo Ten Argilés	C1	M
For bronze.
		Gordon Allan	C2	M	49036	QB
		Korey Boddington	C4	M
		Alistair Donohoe	C5	M
4		Gatien le Rousseau	C4	M	49.961	QB
		Kevin le Cunffe	C4	M
		Alexandre Leaute	C2	M

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Notes and References

1. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games/schedule/para-cycling-track/open-c1-5-750m-team-sprint?day=1-september Open Mixed relay
2. Web site: 2024-08-25 . Paralympics schedule & day-by-day guide to key events & British medal hopes at Paris 2024 . 2024-08-25 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
3. Web site: Cycling Track – Competition Schedule. COJOP. 26 August 2024. 3 September 2024.
4. Web site: Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint – Qualifying results . Paralympics . 9 September 2024 . 1 September 2024.
5. Web site: Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint – Finals results . Paralympics . 9 September 2024 . 1 September 2024.