Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's time trial B
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The men's time trial class B track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 28 August 2021 in the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for the cyclist who is blind or has visual impairments, they will then ride with tandem bicycles together with a sighted cyclist (also known as the pilot). There will be 10 pairs from 9 different nations competing.[1]
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| Venue | Izu Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 58.038 | ||||||||||||
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Competition format edit
The 10 pairs are placed into their own heats individually (1 heat including 1 pair) where they will then do a time trial basis where the fastest pair would win gold, 2nd fastest a silver, and 3rd fastest a bronze. The distance of this event is 1000m.
Schedule edit
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[2]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 26 August | 11:08 | Finals |
Records edit
| World Record |  Neil Fachie(pilot: Matt Rotherham) (GBR) |
59.278 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 25 January 2019 |
| Paralympic Record |  Tristan Bangma(pilot: Teun Mulder) (NED) |
59.822 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11 September 2016 |
Results edit
| Rank | Heat | Nation | Cyclists | Result[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10 |  Great Britain |
Neil Fachie piloted by Matt Rotherham |
58.038 | WR |
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9 | Great Britain |
James Ball piloted by Lewis Stewart |
59.503 | |
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7 |  France |
Raphaël Beaugillet piloted by François Pervis |
1:00.472 | |
| 4 | 8 |  Germany |
Kai Kruse piloted by Robert Förstemann |
1:00.554 | |
| 5 | 6 |  Ireland |
Martin Gordon piloted by Éamonn Byrne |
1:01.545 | |
| 6 | 5 |  Spain |
Adolfo Bellido Guerrero piloted by Eloy Teruel Rovira |
1:04.061 | |
| 7 | 4 |  Argentina |
Maximiliano Ramon Gomez piloted by Sebastián José Tolosa |
1:05.178 | |
| 8 | 3 |  Singapore |
Tee Wee Leong piloted by Ang Kee Meng |
1:10.886 | |
| 9 | 2 |  Hungary |
Róbert Ocelka piloted by Gergely Nagy |
1:12.388 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Ghana |
Frederick Assor piloted by Rudolf Mensah |
1:24.618 |
References edit
- ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Men's B 1000m Time Trial – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.