Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's road race

Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
List of cyclists
Road cycling
Road race	men	women	mixed
Time trial	men	women	mixed
Team relay			mixed
Track cycling
Time trial	men	women
Individual pursuit	men	women
Individual sprint	men
Team sprint			mixed
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
Road race
	Men	Women
Road race	B	B
	H1	H1–3
	H2
	H3
	H4	H4
	C1–3	C1–3
	C4–5	C4–5
	Mixed T1–2

The women's road race cycling events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 6–8 September at Brands Hatch.

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:^[1]

• B: Blind and visually impaired cyclists use a tandem bicycle with a sighted pilot on the front.
• H 1–4: Cyclists with an impairment that affects their legs use a handcycle.
• 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.

B[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Robbi Weldon Lyne Bessette  Canada	Josefa Benitez Guzman Maria Noriega  Spain	Kathrin Goeken  Netherlands

H1–3[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marianna Davis  United States	Monica Bascio  United States	Rachel Morris  Great Britain

H4[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Andrea Eskau  Germany	Laura de Vaan  Netherlands	Dorothee Vieth  Germany

C1–3[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Zeng Sini  China	Denise Schindler  Germany	Allison Jones  United States

C4–5[]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sarah Storey  Great Britain	Anna Harkowska  Poland	Kelly Crowley  United States

References[]

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