T1 (classification)

T1 is a Paralympic cycling classification. It is for athletes with severe locomotive dysfunctions, and insufficient balance to use a regular bicycle. The class includes a number of different disability types including cerebral palsy. The class only competes in road events and uses tricycles (hence the "T" in T1).

Definition

PBS defined this classification as "Tricycle 1 (T1) is for athletes with severe locomotor dysfunction and insufficient balance for cycling."[1] In 1997, this classification was defined by Alison Gray in Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians as: tetraplegic - almost no use of trunk, arms and hands". Gray noted this classification was for wheelchair athletes.[2] The Telegraph defined this classification in 2011 as "T 1-2: Athletes on tricycles, who have severe locomotive dysfunctions and limited ability to pedal" [3]

Disability groups

The class includes people with cerebral palsy. CP1 to CP4 competitors may compete in the T1 class.[4][5][6] Tricycles are only eligible to compete in road events, not track ones.[4][6]

Cyclists with cerebral palsy in this class are required to wear a helmet, with a special color used to designate their class.[4] The CP2 helmet color is red. CP3 class competitors wear a blue helment. CP4 class competitors wear a white helmet.[7]

Classification history

Cycling first became a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.[8] In September 2006, governance for para-cycling, including the responsibility for classification, passed from the International Paralympic Committee's International Cycling Committee to UCI.[9]

Becoming classified

Classification is handled by Union Cycliste Internationale.[10] Classification for the UCI Para-Cycling World Championships is completed by at least two classification panels. Members of the classification panel must not have a relationship with the cyclist and must not be involved in the World Championships in any other role than as classifier.[11] In national competitions, the classification is handled by the national cycling federation.[11] Classification often has three components: physical, technical and observation assessment.[11]

Events

At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, events for this classification include T 1-2 Road Race and Mixed T 1-2 Time Trial.[12]

Rankings

This classification has UCI rankings for elite competitors.[13]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cycling at the Paralympics.

References

  1. ↑ "Competition at the Highest Levels, Cycling". Cycling. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Gray, Alison (1997). Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians. Auckland, N.Z.: Hodder Moa Beckett. p. 17. ISBN 1869585666. OCLC 154294284.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 Paralympics: Road cycling guide". London: The Telegraph. 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Hutson, Michael; Speed, Cathy (2011-03-17). Sports Injuries. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199533909.
  5. ↑ "Classification Profiles" (PDF). Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association. Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Clasificaciones de Ciclismo" (PDF). Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte (in Spanish). Mexico: Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Hernández García, Jose Ignacio; Vecino, Jorge Manrique; Koszegi, Melinda; Marto, Anabela. "PROGRAMA LEONARDO DA VINCI, TRAINING SPORT ASSISTANTS FOR THE DISABLED" (PDF). Programa Leonardo da Vinci. European Union. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Cycling". 2012. Retrieved Australian Paralympic Committee. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ "Para-cycling High Performance". Australia: Cycling Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 "UCI Para-cycling Classification Guide". UCI. 17 April 2012. p. 5.
  12. ↑ http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-road/events/index.html
  13. ↑ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2012". Union Cycliste Internationale. June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
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