Para cycling
sport of cycling adapted for participants with disabilities
Para cycling is the sport of cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disabilities. It is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The sport is divided into two disciplined – track and road races, across seven different events. The Paralympic Para cycling programme includes individual pursuits, sprints and road time trials for both individuals and teams with range distances from 200m sprint to 15 km road races. The sport made its Paralympic debut at the 1984 Stoke Mandeville and New York Paralympic Games. In 2010, a UCI Para cycling road World Cup was introduced , while Para track cycling made its Commonwealth Games debut at Glasgow 2014.
Para cycling at the Paralympics
Para cycling originated in the 1980s, starting with visually impaired riders who competed on a tandem with a sighted partner. In New York 1984 it entered the Summer Paralympic Games, where it consisted of 22 road cyclers with cerebral palsy. In Atlanta 1996 track cycling was included as well as a variety of disibility classes. Handcycling was included in the 2000 Sydney Paralympics as an exhibition event.
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