Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit C2
The men's individual pursuit class C2 track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 26 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for cyclists who have impairments that affect their legs, arms, and/or trunk but are still capable to use a standard bicycle. 11 cyclists all coming from different nations, will be competing in this event.[1]
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| Venue | Izu Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 26 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 11 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Team relay | mixed | |
| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | mixed | |
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| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1–3 | C1–3 | |
| C4–5 | C4–5 | |
| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| Mixed team sprint | ||
| C1-5 | ||
Competition format
The competition begins with the qualifying round where all 12 cyclists are divided into 6 heats, 2 cyclists in each heat except for heat 1 which will only contain 1 cyclist; they will compete 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)[2]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 26 August | 11:12 | Qualifying |
| 15:27 | Finals |
Records
| World Record | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ewoud Vromant (BEL) | 3:36.322 | Milton, Canada | 30 January 2020 |
| Paralympic Record |  Liang Guihua (CHN) | 3:42.916 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 9 September 2016 |
Results
Qualifying
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Cyclists | Result[3] | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 |  France | Alexandre Léauté | 3:31.817 | QG, WR |
| 2 | 5 |  Australia | Darren Hicks | 3:33.589 | QG |
| 3 | 6 | China | Liang Guihua | 3:34.158 | QB |
| 4 | 3 |  Japan | Shota Kawamoto | 3:36.117 | QB |
| 5 | 4 |  RPC | Arslan Gilmutdinov | 3:39.949 | |
| 6 | 3 |  Greece | Nikolaos Papangelis | 3:47.605 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Czech Republic | Ivo Koblasa | 3:48.914 | |
| 8 | 2 |  Portugal | Telmo Pinão | 4:03.192 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Romania | Eduard Mihaita Moescu | 4:04.175 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Venezuela | Victor Hugo Garrido Márquez | 4:30.602 | |
| 6 | Belgium | Ewoud Vromant | DSQ |
Finals
| Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Result[4] | Notes |
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| Gold medal final | ||||
 | France | Alexandre Léauté | 3:31.478 | WR |
 | Australia | Darren Hicks | 3:35.064 | |
| Bronze medal final | ||||
 | China | Liang Guihua | 3:34.781 | |
| 4 | Japan | Shota Kawamoto | 3:38.947 | |
References
- "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "Cycling Track – Men's C2 3000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- "Cycling Track – Men's C2 3000m Individual Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.