Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's road race

Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
Road race	men	women
Time trial	men	women
Team relay	mixed
Track cycling
Time trial	men	women
Individual pursuit	men	women
Team sprint	mixed
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Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Road race
	Men	Women	Mixed team relay
	B	B
	H1–2	H1–4	H1–5
	H3
	H4
	H5	H5
	C1–3	C1–3
	C4–5	C4–5
	T1–2	T1–2
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The men's road race cycling events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place from September 1 to 3 at Fuji Speedway, Oyama. Eight events took place, spanning over twelve classifications.

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

Schedule[]

Medal Table[]

Rank	NPC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Netherlands	3	1	2	6
2	France	2	1	2	5
3	Great Britain	1	1	0	2
4	China	1	0	0	1
	RPC	1	0	0	1
6	Austria	0	1	2	3
7	Belgium	0	1	0	1
	Italy	0	1	0	1
	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
11	Colombia	0	0	1	1
	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 NPCs)		8	8	8	24

Medal Summary[]

Classification	Gold		Silver		Bronze
B details	Netherlands Vincent ter Schure Guide: Timo Fransen	2:59:13	Netherlands Tristan Bangma Guide: Patrick Bos	3:05:01	France Alexandre Lloveras Guide: Corentin Ermenault	3:06:14
H1-2 details	Florian Jouanny  France	1:49:36	Luca Mazzone  Italy	1:53:43	Sergio Garrote Munoz  Spain	1:54:36
H3	Ruslan Kuznetsov  RPC	2:34:35	Heinz Frei  Switzerland	2:34:35	Walter Ablinger  Austria	2:35:06
H4	Jetze Plat  Netherlands	2:15:13	Thomas Frühwirth  Austria	2:20:56	Alexander Gritsch  Austria	2:22:38
H5 details	Mitch Valize  Netherlands	2:24:30	Loïc Vergnaud  France	2:24:30	Tim de Vries  Netherlands	2:24:40
C1–3	Benjamin Watson  Great Britain	2:04:23	Finlay Graham  Great Britain	2:05:43	Alexandre Léauté  France	2:11:06
C4–5	Kévin Le Cunff  France	2:14:49	Yegor Dementyev  Ukraine	2:15:11	Daniel Abraham  Netherlands	2:15:20
T1–2	Chen Jianxin  China	51:07	Tim Celen  Belgium	52:15	Juan José Betancourt Quiroga  Colombia	52:41

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