The men's individual pursuit class C1 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for the cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 10 cyclists from 9 nations will be competing in this event.
Competition format The competition begins with the qualifying round where all 10 cyclists are divided into 5 heats; each heat having 2 cyclists. They will be competing on a time trial basis. The 2 fastest in the qualifying round would qualify to the gold medal final while the 3rd and 4th fastest will qualify to the bronze medal final. The distance of this event is 3000m. The event finals are held on the same day as the qualifying.
Schedule All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date Time RoundThursday, 26 August 10:30 Qualifying 15:03 Finals
Records
Results Qualifying Rank Heat Nation Cyclists Result Notes 1 1 Mikhail Astashov 3:35.954 , WR 2 4 Tristen Chernove 3:40.591 3 5 Li Zhangyu 3:41.164 4 5 Ricardo Ten Argilés 3:42.795 5 4 Aaron Keith 3:45.354 6 3 Pierre Senska 3:50.016 7 3 Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin 3:58.413 8 2 Michael Teuber 3:59.521 9 2 Rodrigo Fernando López 4:17.864 10 1 Carlos Alberto Gomes Soares 4:26.763
Finals Rank Nation Cyclists Result NotesGold medal final Mikhail Astashov Tristen Chernove Bronze medal final Li Zhangyu 3:39.273 4 Ricardo Ten Argilés 3:43.351
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