Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place in two separate locations. Track cycling took place at the Izu Velodrome from 25 to 28 August 2021 and road cycling took place on the Fuji Speedway from 31 August to 3 September 2021.

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.

The competition was dominated by the squads from Great Britain and The Netherlands, winning 19 gold medals from 51 events. Great Britain, as in 2008, 2012 and 2016 dominated the track events, while the Netherlands were particularly strong in road racing.

Among the highlights were Great Britain's Sarah Storey becoming her country's most successful ever Paralympian, echoing the achievement of Jason Kenny in the 2020 Summer Olympics, winning her 15th, 16th and 17th gold medals in her eighth Paralympic Games.

Classification Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. This method is known as a functional system and was introduced in 2012. Athletes are classified according to their functional ability across four broad categories (blind or partially sighted tandem, handcycle, tricycle and standard bicycle). The class number indicates the severity of impairment with "1" being most impaired. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Riders with recovering or deteriorating conditions such as MS are eligible but must have been reclassified within six months of a World Championships or Paralympic Games to ensure their classification is correct. Specialised equipment including prostheses is only allowed where it has been specifically approved.

B – tandem bicycle This class is for athletes who have visual impairments and therefore ride tandem bicycles with a sighted cyclist (known as a pilot). B1, B2, and B3 athletes compete together in this class.

H (1-5) – handcycle This class is for athletes who are lower limb amputees, have paraplegia, or have involuntary or uncoordinated movement, and ride a handcycle using arms to turn pedals for propulsion. H1–4 cyclists compete in the reclined position, whereas H5 cyclists compete in a kneeling position.

T (1-2) – tricycle This class of athletes compete using a tricycle instead of a bicycle, due to lack of balance, or a restriction in the ability to pedal due to muscle tension, or uncoordinated or involuntary movements. tension, uncoordinated movements or involuntary movements.

C (1-5) – standard bicycle This class is for athletes with a limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or range of motion, and impairments affecting co-ordination, such as uncoordinated and involuntary movements.

Factored events Some cycling events are factored. This can happen when cyclists from different classes compete against each other and means that the results take into account the severity of the impairments of each competitor. As a result, some riders within an event will have their times ‘factored’ while other riders will not, or will have their time factored in a different calculation. The gold medal goes to the athlete with the fastest time after all the required times have been calculated. It is therefore possible for an athlete to break a paralympic or world record in their event for their specific classification, but to finish behind a differently classified athlete in that event after factoring. In such a case, the record is still treated as an official World, or as the case may be, Paralympic Games record within their classification for that event.

Participating nations As of June 2021

(Host nation)

Medal table

Medalists Road cycling

Men's events Time trial BAlexandre Lloveraspilot: Corentin Ermenault 41:54.02Vincent ter Schurepilot: Timo Fransen 42:00.77Christian Venge Balboapilot: Noel Martín Infante 42:52.12 H1 43:49.41 45:44.56 47:01.23 H2 31:23.53 31:23.79 32:41.62 H3 43:39.17 43:41.06 43:48.68 H4 37:28.92 38:30.61 39:58.93 H5 38:12.94 39:15.16 39:36.46 C1 24:53.37 24:55.40 24:58.67 C2 34:39.78 36:11.79 37:07.16 C3 35:00.82 35:57.41 36:17.95 C4 45:47.10 46:05.05 46:08.93 C5 42:46.45 43:19.11 43:36.80 T1–2 25:00.32 27:49.78 30:44.21 Road race BVincent ter Schurepilot: Timo Fransen 2:59:13Tristan Bangmapilot: Patrick Bos 3:05:01Alexandre Lloveraspilot: Corentin Ermenault 3:06:14 H1–2 1:49:36 1:53:43 1:54:36 H3 2:34:35 2:34:35 2:35:06 H4 2:15:13 2:20:56 2:22:38 H5 2:24:30 2:24:30 2:24:40 C1–3 2:04:23 2:05:43 2:11:06 C4–5 2:14:49 2:15:11 2:15:20 T1–2 51:07 52:15 52:41

Women's events Time trial BKatie-George Dunlevypilot: Eve McCrystal 47:32.07Lora Fachiepilot: Corrine Hall 48:32.06Louise Janneringpilot: Anna Svärdström 49:36.06 H1–3 32:46.97 33:30.52 33:50.32 H4–5 45:40.05 47:26.53 48:45.69 C1–3 25:55.76 26:18.03 26:37.54 C4 39:33.79 39:43.09 41:14.42 C5 36:08.90 37:40.89 38:34.49 T1–2 36:06.17 36:38.46 36:53.88 Road race B Katie-George Dunlevypilot: Eve McCrystal 2:35:53 Sophie Unwinpilot: Jenny Holl 2:36:00 Louise Janneringpilot: Anna Svärdström 2:36:00 H1–4 56:15 56:21 56:24 H5 2:23:39 2:26:50 2:28:11 C1–3 1:12:55 1:13:11 1:13:11 C4–5 2:21:51 2:21:58 2:23:49 T1–2 1:00:58 1:03:40 1:05:48

Mixed team event Road race relay H1–5 Paolo CecchettoLuca MazzoneDiego Colombari 52:32 Riadh TarsimFlorian JouannyLoïc Vergnaud 53:03 Ryan PinneyAlicia DanaAlfredo de los Santos 53:11

Track cycling

Men's events Time trial B Neil Fachiepilot: Matt Rotherham 58.038 WR James Ballpilot: Lewis Stewart 59.503 Raphael Beaugilletpilot: François Pervis 1:00.472 C1–3 1:03.877 WR 1:05.031 WR 1:05.569 WR C4–5 1:01.557 WR 1:01.847 PR 1:04.786 Individual pursuit B Tristan Bangma pilot: Patrick Bos — Steve Bate pilot: Adam Duggleby — Alexandre LloverasMarcin Polak won the bronze medal in 4:07.850 but was later disqualified for doping UCI statement concerning Marcin Polak pilot: Corentin Ermenault 4:08.126 C1 — — 3:39.273 C2 3:31.478 WR 3:35.064 3:34.781 C3 3:20.987 3:22.000 3:25.877 C4 — — 4:35.607 C5 4:20.757 4:24.095 4:22.746

Women's events Time trial B Larissa Klaassen pilot: Imke Brommer 1:05.291 PR Aileen McGlynn pilot: Helen Scott 1:06.743 Griet Hoet pilot: Anneleen Monsieur 1:07.943 C1–3 35.581 WR 36.057 38.070 WR C4–5 34.433 WR 35.439 35.599 WR Individual pursuit B Lora Fachiepilot: Corrine Hall 3:19.560 Katie-George Dunlevypilot: Eve McCrystal 3:21.505 Sophie Unwinpilot: Jenny Holl 3:23.446 C1–3 3:50.815 WR 3:54.975 3:55.120 C4 — — 3:48.342 C5 — — 3:39.233

Mixed events Team sprint C1–5 Kadeena Cox Jaco van GassJody Cundy47.579 WR Li Zhangyu Wu GuoqingLai Shanzhang47.685 Ricardo Ten Argilés Pablo Jaramillo GallardoAlfonso Cabello49.209

See also Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics

References

External links Results book – Cycling Road Results book – Cycling Track