C2 (classification)
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In Paralympic sports, C2 is a para-cycling classification. The UCI recommends this be coded as MC2 or WC2.{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI2MzI&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjA1ODg&LangId=1|publisher=UCI|title=UCI Para-cycling Classification Guide|date=17 April 2012|page=4}}
Definition
PBS defined this classification as "Riders with upper or lower limb impairments and moderate to severe neurological {{sic|?|disfunction}}."{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest/sports/detail/cycling/|accessdate=14 June 2012|title=Competition at the Highest Levels, Cycling|publisher=Cycling}} The Telegraph defined this classification in 2011 as "C 1–5: Athletes with cerebral palsy, limb impairments and {{sic|?|amputitions}}."{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8712223/London-2012-Paralympics-Road-cycling-guide.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828034020/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8712223/London-2012-Paralympics-Road-cycling-guide.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-28|accessdate=14 June 2012|date=2011|title=London 2012 Paralympics: Road cycling guide|publisher=The Telegraph|location=London}}
Classification history
Cycling first became a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/cycling|publisher=Australian Paralympic Committee|title=Cycling|date=2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814210814/http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/cycling|archivedate=14 August 2016|df=dmy-all}}
In September 2006, governance for para-cycling passed from the International Paralympic Committee's International Cycling Committee to UCI at a meeting in Switzerland. When this happened, the responsibility of classifying the sport also changed.{{cite web|accessdate=14 June 2012|url=http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=7751|title=Para-cycling High Performance|publisher=Cycling Australia|location=Australia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615060403/http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=7751|archive-date=15 June 2012|url-status=dead}}
At the Paralympic Games
For the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, the International Paralympic Committee had a zero classification at the Games policy. This policy was put into place in 2014, with the goal of avoiding last minute changes in classes that would negatively impact athlete training preparations. All competitors needed to be internationally classified with their classification status confirmed prior to the Games, with exceptions to this policy being dealt with on a case-by-case basis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/document/160404093217097_Classification+Guide+-+updated+version_0.pdf|title=Rio 2016 Classification Guide|last=|first=|date=March 2016|website=International Paralympic Committee|access-date=July 22, 2016}}
Becoming classified
Classification is handled by Union Cycliste Internationale.{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|date=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1|page=42|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|url-status=dead}} Classification for the UCI Para-Cycling World Championships is completed by at least two classification panels. Members of the classification panel must not have a relationship with the cyclist and must not be involved in the World Championships in any other role than as classifier.{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI2MzI&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjA1ODg&LangId=1|publisher=UCI|title=UCI Para-cycling Classification Guide|date=17 April 2012|page=5}} In national competitions, the classification is handled by the national cycling federation. Classification often has three components: physical, technical and observation assessment.
Rankings
This classification has UCI rankings for elite competitors.{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU3MTU&LangId=1 |accessdate=14 June 2012 |title=Ranking – PARA – Cycling 2012 |publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale |date=June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613225932/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU3MTU&LangId=1 |archivedate=13 June 2012 |df=dmy }}
See also
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