Your guide to cycling at the Paris Paralympic Games

A guide to the cycling at the Paris Paralympic Games

From the 28 August - 8 September 2024, over 4,400 athletes from around the world will compete across 22 individual and team sports in Paris. Fourteen of those are Australian cycling athletes competing for gold on the track and on the road.

THE AUSTRALIAN ATHLETES

Name	Event	Category
Alana Forster	Individual pursuit	C5
Jessica Gallagher 🥇	Individual pursuit	B
Caitlin Ward	1km time trial	B
Meg Lemon 🥇	Individual pursuit, Road time trial, Road race	C4, C4-5
Emily Petricola 🥇🥈	Individual pursuit, Road time trial, Road race	C4, C4-5
Lauren Parker	Road time trial, Road race	H3
Amanda Reid 🥇🥈	500m time trial	C1-3
Gordon Allan	Time trial	C1-3
Korey Boddington	Time trial, Individual pursuit	C4
Alistair Donohoe 🥇🥈🥈🥈	Individual pursuit, Road time trial, Road race	C5, C4-5
Darren Hicks 🥇🥈	Individual pursuit, Road time trial, Road race	C2, C1-3
Kane Perris	Individual pursuit	B
Luke Zaccaria	1 km time trial	B
Grant Allen	Road time trial, Road race	H4

Para Cycling Track

29 August - 1 September

Para cycling track is divided into three types of events: time trial, individual pursuit and tandem or team sprint.

Two types of bikes can be used on track at the Paralympic Games: standard bicycles and tandems. There’s a bike for each type of disability, adapted to suit the athlete’s needs.

Schedule

Women's C4-5

Women's C4-5 500m Time Trial - Qualifying
Thursday 29 August – 7:30pm

Women's C4-5 500m Time Trial, Final for Gold
Thursday 29 August – 11:15pm

Men's C4-5

Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial, Qualifying
Friday 30 August – 7:00pm

Men's C4-5 1000m Time Trial, Final for Gold
Friday 30 August – 10:22pm

Women's B

Women's B 1000m Time Trial, Qualifying
Friday 30 August – 9:21pm

Women's B 1000m Time Trial, Final for Gold
Saturday 31 August – 12:04am

Women's C1-3

Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial, Qualifying
Saturday 31 August – 5:30pm

Women's C1-3 500m Time Trial, Final for Gold
Saturday 31 August – 9:05pm

Men's C1-3

Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial, Qualifying
Saturday 31 August – 5:47pm

Men's C1-3 1000m Time Trial, Final for Gold
Saturday 31 August – 9:32pm

Men's B

Men's B 1000m Time Trial, Qualifying
Sunday 1 September - 6:30pm

Men's B 1000m Time Trial, Final for Gold
Sunday 1 September - 9:21pm

*All times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)

Men's C1

Men's C1 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Thursday 29 August – 7:52pm

Men's C1 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Bronze
Thursday 29 August – 11:37pm

Men's C1 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Gold
Thursday 29 August – 11:45pm

Women's C1-3

Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Thursday 29 August – 8:25pm

Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Bronze
Thursday 29 August – 11:54pm

Women's C1-3 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Gold
Friday 30 August – 12:11am

Men's B

Men's B 4000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Thursday 29 August – 9:11pm

Men's B 4000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Bronze
Friday 30 August – 12:29am

Men's B 4000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Gold
Friday 30 August – 12:43am

Women's C4

Women's C4 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Friday 30 August – 7:45pm

Women's C4 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Bronze
Friday 30 August – 10:47pm

Women's C4 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Gold
Friday 30 August – 10:55pm

Men's C2

Men's C2 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Friday 30 August – 8:24pm

Men's C2 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Bronze
Friday 30 August – 11:11pm

Men's C2 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Gold
Friday 30 August – 11:19pm

Men's C3

Men's C3 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Friday 30 August – 8:57pm

Men's C3 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Bronze
Friday 30 August – 11:48pm

Men's C3 3000m Individual Pursuit, Final for Gold
Friday 30 August – 11:56pm

Men's C4

Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Saturday 31 August – 6:32pm

Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Bronze
Saturday 31 August –10:22pm

Men's C4 4000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Gold
Saturday 31 August –10:31pm

Men's C5

Men's C5 4000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Saturday 31 August – 7:28pm

Men's C5 4000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Bronze
Saturday 31 August – 10:40pm

Men's C5 4000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Gold
Saturday 31 August – 10:51pm

Women's B

Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Sunday 1 September - 6:56pm

Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Bronze
Sunday 1 September - 10:01pm

Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Gold
Sunday 1 September - 10:11pm

Women's C5

Women's C5 3000m Individual Pursuit, Qualifying
Sunday 1 September - 7:54pm

Women's C5 3000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Bronze
Sunday 1 September - 10:44pm

Women's C5 3000m Individual Pursuit, Finals for Gold
Sunday 1 September - 10:52pm

*All times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)

Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint - Qualifying
Sunday 1 September - 8:25pm

Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint - Final for Bronze
Sunday 1 September - 11:00pm

Open C1-5 750m Team Sprint - Final for Gold
Sunday 1 September - 11:07pm

*All times are Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)

Para Cycling Road

4 - 7 September

Distances for the Paracycling Road Race account for the abilities of the athletes’ different classifications according to their disability. Road races are held across distances between 78km and 125km for tandem riders, 37km and 80km for handcycles, 48km and 100km for bicycles and 26km and 40km for tricycles. In the relay race, mixed teams are made up of three athletes who must each complete two or three laps, depending on the course's length. Time trials are held on a course between 10km and 40km according to athlete category.