paracycling
Disability cycling sport
Paracycling is competitive cycling for athletes with physical disabilities.
Riders use adapted bicycles—handcycles, tricycles, or tandems with a sighted pilot—depending on their impairment.
The sport is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale and featured in the Paralympic Games: She won gold in paracycling at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Games for disabled athletes
- medalsAwards for achievement
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- velodromeBanked oval cycling arena
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
track · qualifiers · finals · victory · rankings · categories · pursuit · criterium
Arm-powered wheeled transport
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- trikeThree-wheeled pedal vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- stokerFurnace fuel feeder
classifications · impairment · modifications · assistive · orthosis · braces · adaptation · amputee
Paralympics
Games for disabled athletes
sprint · track · qualifiers · finals · victory · rankings · categories · pursuit · criterium · relay
handcycle
Arm-powered wheeled transport
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- trikeThree-wheeled pedal vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
stoker · classifications · impairment · modifications · assistive · orthosis · braces · adaptation · amputee
handcycle
Arm-powered wheeled transport
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
- helmetProtective head covering
jersey · gloves · aerobars · gearing · harness · strapping · blindfold
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
- intervalDuration between two points
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
coaching · periodization · recovery · nutrition · hydration · fitness · strength · flexibility · tactics · strategy