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. 2021 Nov 16;9(11):154. doi: 10.3390/sports9110154

Table 1.

Classification and racing profile in para-cycling athletes.

Road
Classification Impairment Race Types Yearly Training Material
C1–C5 Cerebral palsy, amputees, and other conditions who can ride a bike

  • Road race (men: 75–100 km; women: 60–75 km)

  • Time trial (men: 25–30 km; women: 20–25 km)

 300–800 h Road bike
T1–T2 Cerebral palsy, neurological conditions or other athletes who are unable to ride a normal bike

  • Road race (men: 30–40 km; women: 30 km)

  • Time trial (men: 15–20 km; women: 15 km)

 350–450 h Tricycle
B Visually impaired

  • Road race (men: 120 km; women: 100 km)

  • Time Trial (men: 35 km; women: 30 km)

 700–800 h Tandem
H1–H5 Impairments affecting both legs or a combination of the upper and lower limbs (amputees, paraplegia, tetraplegia)

  • Road race (men: 60–80 km; women: 50–80 km)

  • Time trial (men: 20–30 km; women: 20–30 km)

  • Team relay

 250–550 h Handcycle
Track
Classification Impairment Race Types Yearly Training Material
C1–C5 Cerebral palsy, amputees, and other conditions who can ride a bike

  • 1000 (men)/500 m (women)

  • Individual pursuit (men: 3000–4000 m; women: 3000 m

  • Team sprint

  • Scratch Race (men: 15 km; women 10 km)

 300–800 h Track bike
B Visually impaired

  • 1000 m (men & women)

  • Individual pursuit (men: 4000 m; women: 3000 m)

  • Sprint 200 m

 700–800 h Tandem

Data extracted from Cycling Canada [10] and Union Cycliste Internationale [11].