Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial B

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Women's individual pursuit B
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Cycling (track) pictogram (Paralympics).svg
VenueIzu Velodrome
Dates26 August 2021
Competitors10 from 7 nations
Winning time1:05.291
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Larissa Klaassen
piloted by
 Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aileen McGlynn
piloted by Helen Scott
 Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Griet Hoet
piloted by
 Belgium
2016

The women's time trial class B track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 in the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for the cyclist who are blind or has visual impairments, they will then ride with tandem bicycles together with a sighted cyclist (also known as the pilot). There were 10 pairs from seven different nations competing.[1]

Competition format[]

The 10 pairs were divided into their own heats (1 heat including 1 pair). They did a time trial basis where the fastest pair would win gold, second fastest a silver, and third fastest a bronze. The distance of this event was 1000m.

Schedule[]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[2]

Date Time Round
Thursday, 26 August 10:00 Finals

Records[]

World Record  Sophie Thornhill
(pilot: Helen Scott) (GBR)
1:04.623 Brisbane, Australia 7 April 2018
Paralympic Record  Sophie Thornhill
(pilot: Helen Scott) (GBR)
1:06.283 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 9 September 2016

Results[]

Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result[3] Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 10  Netherlands Larissa Klaassen
piloted by
1:05.291 PR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2  Great Britain Aileen McGlynn
piloted by Helen Scott
1:06.743
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9  Belgium Griet Hoet
piloted by
1:07.943
4 7  Great Britain Lora Fachie
piloted by Corrine Hall
1:08.232
5 5  Great Britain Sophie Unwin
piloted by Jenny Holl
1:08.701
6 8  Ireland Katie-George Dunlevy
piloted by Eve McCrystal
1:09.044
7 6  Poland
piloted by
1:12.354
8 1  Poland
piloted by
1:13.212
9 3  Malaysia
piloted by
1:15.005
10 4  Sweden Louise Jannering
piloted by
1:19.965

References[]

  1. ^ Result and Start list
  2. ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Cycling Track – Women's B 1000m Time Trial – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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