T1 (classification)
T1 is a para-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
[edit]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
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Disability type for CP1 classified sportspeople -
Disability type for CP2 classified sportspeople -
Disability type for CP3 classified sportspeople -
Disability type for CP4 classified sportspeople
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 within this class are required to wear a helmet, with a special color used to designate their class. Male T1 competitors wear black helmets; T1 women wear blue helmets.[7]
Classification history
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, events for this classification include T 1-2 Road Race and Mixed T 1-2 Time Trial.[12]
Rankings
[edit]This classification has UCI rankings for elite competitors.[13]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Competition at the Highest Levels, Cycling". Cycling. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ Gray, Alison (1997). Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians. Auckland, N.Z.: Hodder Moa Beckett. p. 17. ISBN 1869585666. OCLC 154294284.
- ^ "London 2012 Paralympics: Road cycling guide". London: The Telegraph. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ a b Hutson, Michael; Speed, Cathy (2011-03-17). Sports Injuries. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780199533909.
- ^ "Classification Profiles" (PDF). Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones de Ciclismo" (PDF). Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte (in Mexican Spanish). Mexico. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
- ^ "AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS WITH EFFECT ON 01.01.2016 - PARTE XVI - PARA-CYCLING" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ "Cycling". Australian Paralympic Committee. 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Para-cycling High Performance". Australia: Cycling Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1" (PDF). London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "UCI Para-cycling Classification Guide". UCI. 17 April 2012. p. 5.
- ^ "Paralympic Cycling Road - Schedule, Results, Medals | London 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
- ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2012". Union Cycliste Internationale. June 2012. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
