Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial
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The men's time trial track cycling events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place between August 26 to 28 at Izu Velodrome, Japan. A total of three events will take place in the men's event over six classifications. Two of those three events spanned multiple classifications were 'factored' events, with final times adjusted in line with classification to ensure fairness. The distances of all three events are 1000m.
Classification
Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function. The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired.
Cycling classes are:{{cite web|author=Paralympic.org |title=CLASSIFICATION IN PARA CYCLING|url=https://www.paralympic.org/cycling/classification|accessdate=23 August 2021}}
- B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a Tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front
- T 1–2: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their balance use a tricycle
- C 1-5: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are capable of using a standard bicycle
Schedule
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| bgcolor="#48D1CC" align=center|F | Finals |
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| +Men's time trial{{cite web |title=Cycling Track - Paralympic Schedule & Results |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-track/paralympic-schedule-and-results.htm |website=Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games |access-date=23 August 2021 |archive-date=23 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823124820/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/cycling-track/paralympic-schedule-and-results.htm |url-status=dead }} | |||||
| Event↓/Date → || August 26 || August 27 || August 28 | |||||
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| class="event" | B | bgcolor="#48D1CC" align=center|F | ||||
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| class="event" | C1-3 | bgcolor="#48D1CC" align=center|F | ||||
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| class="event" | C4-5 | bgcolor="#48D1CC" align=center|F |
Medal table
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| gold_CHN = 1 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 0
| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0
| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 1
| gold_GBR = 1 | silver_GBR = 2 | bronze_GBR = 1
| gold_SVK = 0 | silver_SVK = 0 | bronze_SVK = 1
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Medal summary
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| rowspan="1" width="15%"|Classification
!colspan="2" style="background:gold;"|Gold !colspan="2" style="background:silver;"|Silver !colspan="2" style="background:#CC9966;"|Bronze | |||
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| B {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial B}} | {{flagIPC|GBR|2020 Summer}} | 58.038 WR
| {{flagIPC|GBR|2020 Summer}} | 59.503
| {{flagIPC|FRA|2020 Summer}} | 1:00.472 |
| C1-3 {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial C1–3}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Li Zhangyu|CHN|2020 Summer}} | 1:03.877 WR
| {{flagIPCmedalist|Alexandre Léauté|FRA|2020 Summer}} | 1:05.031 WR
| {{flagIPCmedalist|Jaco van Gass|GBR|2020 Summer}} | 1:05.569 WR |
| C4-5 {{DetailsLink|Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial C4–5}} | {{flagIPCmedalist|Alfonso Cabello|ESP|2020 Summer}} | 1:01.557 WR
| {{flagIPCmedalist|Jody Cundy|GBR|2020 Summer}} | 1:01.847 PR
| {{flagIPCmedalist|Jozef Metelka|SVK|2020 Summer}} | 1:04.786 |
References
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