Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Track cycling explained

Event:Track Cycling
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Dates:29 August to 1 September (track)
Competitors:220
Prev:2020

Track Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, took place at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 29 August to 1 September.[1] [2]

Events were held on tandem bicycles for visually impaired cyclists (B), and standard bicycles (C1-5). There were no track races for handbikes or tricycles, as these machines are unsuitable for the banked velodrome track. Seventeen events were held in total on the track, a third of the total cycling events at the Games. The short time trial (either 500 metres or 1000 metres ('kilo') and individual pursuit disciplines (over 3000 or 400 metres) were contested, along with one mixed classification team sprint event over 750 metres. There were no mass start races (e.g. scratch race, points race or omnium) in the program.

A number of the events were composite classification events for multiple classes to ensure viable numbers of entrants. Such events were subject to factoring, whereby finishing times are adjusted by a standardised percentage based on individual classification, to allow fair competition between classes.

The overall race programme was unchanged from 2021 in Tokyo.

Qualification

The qualification period for track 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.[3]

Means of qualification Date Venue
2–8 August 2023 Glasgow
20–24 March 2024 Rio de Janeiro

Medal table

The following is the final medal table for all track cycling events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.[4] The table was topped, once again, by Great Britain, thanks to a dominant final day in the velodrome which included 3 gold medals, a silver and a bronze.

Medalists

Men's events

Time trial
B

James Ball
pilot: Steffan Lloyd

Neil Fachie
pilot: Matt Rotherham

Thomas Ulbricht
pilot: Robert Förstemann
C1–2–3
C4–5
Pursuit
B
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5

Women's events

Time trial
B

Elizabeth Jordan
pilot: Dannielle Khan

Jessica Gallagher
pilot: Caitlin Ward

Sophie Unwin
pilot: Jenny Holl
C1–2–3
C4–5
Pursuit
B

Sophie Unwin
pilot: Jenny Holl

Katie-George Dunlevy
pilot: Eve McCrystal

Lora Fachie
pilot: Corrine Hall
C1–2–3
C4
C5

Mixed event

Team sprintC1–5

Kadeena Cox
Jaco van Gass
Jody Cundy

Ricardo Ten Argiles
Pablo Jaramillo Gallardo
Alfonso Cabello Llamas

Gordon Allan
Alistair Donohoe
Korey Boddington

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 March 2023. Paris 2024 - Para Road Cycling. Paris 2024.
  2. Web site: Paralympics Schedule - Paris 2024 day-by-day guide of events . 2024-08-27 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 18 November 2023. 2024 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. International Paralympic Committee.
  4. https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/paralympic-games/medals/para-cycling-track Track cycling Medal table - Paris 2024 Paralympic Games