# 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships

The 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships were sixth edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place on the roads of Nottwil in Switzerland from 29 July to 2 August 2015. Italy were the most successful team of the competition in number of gold medals won (9), while Germany finished with the greatest total of medals (21).

## Classification
### Sport class

* Cycling
** C1 - locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation
** C2 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, decrease in muscle strength, or amputation
** C3 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation
** C4 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation
** C5 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation
* Hand cycling
** H1 - tetraplegics with severe upper limb impairment to the C6 vertebra
** H2 - Tetraplegics with minor upper limb impairment from C7 thru T3
** H3 - paraplegics with impairment from T4 thru T10
** H4 - Paraplegics with impairment from T11 down, and amputees unable to kneel
** H5 - Athletes who can kneel on a handcycle, a category that includes paraplegics and amputees
* Tricycle
** T1 - Severe locomotor dysfunction
** T2 - Moderate loss of stability and function
* Tandem
** Tandem B - Visual impairment

## Event winners

| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||||||
| 21km time trial details | C1 | Michael Teuber Germany | 32:32.60 | Juan José Méndez Fernández Spain | 33:50.25 | Giancarlo Masini Italy | 33:52.14 |
| 21km time trial details | C2 | Arslan Gilmutdinov Russia | 31:08.44 | Liang Guihua China | 31:48.78 | Israel Hilario Rimas Peru | 31:56.93 |
| 31km time trial details | C3 | Eoghan Clifford Ireland | 48:53.60 | Steffen Warias Germany | 49:41.51 | Sergey Ustinov Russia | 50:44.70 |
| 31km time trial details | C4 | Kyle Bridgwood Australia | 46:28.32 | Sergey Pudov Russia | 46:49.26 | Patrik Kuril Slovakia | 47:36.12 |
| 31km time trial details | C5 | Yegor Dementyev Ukraine | 45:25.45 | Alistair Donohoe Australia | 45:51.90 | Andrea Tarlao Italy | 46:30.91 |
| 31km time trial details | Tandem B | Marcin Polak Michał Ładosz (pilot) Poland | 43:34.44 | Carlos Gonzalez Garcia Noel Martin Infante (pilot) Spain | 44:45.44 | Emanuele Bersini Riccardo Panizza (pilot) Italy | 46:00.91 |
| 14km time trial details | T1 | Quentin Aubague France | 30:15 | Sergey Semochkin Russia | 31:29 | Jiri Hindr Czech Republic | 32:01 |
| 14km time trial details | T2 | Hans-Peter Durst Germany | 25:00.82 | Giorgio Farroni Italy | 26:20.60 | Ryan Boyle United States | 26:23.87 |
| 14km time trial details | H1 | Nicolas Pieter du Preez South Africa | 41:59.74 | Timothy Williams New Zealand | 44:35.82 | Benjamin Frueh Switzerland | 44:52.20 |
| 14km time trial details | H2 | Luca Mazzone Italy | 27:57.34 | William Groulx United States | 28:19.52 | Tobias Fankhauser Switzerland | 29:48.62 |
| 15.5km time trial details | H3 | Vittorio Podesta Italy | 30:15.89 | Heinz Frei Switzerland | 30:43.64 | Lukas Weber Switzerland | 31:00.39 |
| 15.5km time trial details | H4 | Rafal Wilk Poland | 28:55.15 | Vico Merklein Germany | 29:36.93 | Thomas Fruehwirth Austria | 29:52.46 |
| 15.5km time trial details | H5 | Alessandro Zanardi Italy | 28:29.12 | Oscar Sanchez United States | 29:08.81 | Ernst van Dyk South Africa | 29:21.46 |
| 56km Road race details | C1 | Pierre Senska Germany | 1:30:48 | Michael Teuber Germany | + 00:00:00 | Erich Winkler Germany | + 00:00:00 |
| 56km Road race details | C2 | Israel Hilario Rimas Peru | 1:29:04 | Maurice Eckhard Tio Spain | + 00:01:25 | Ivo Koblasa Czech Republic | + 00:01:42 |
| 56km Road race details | C3 | Masaki Fujita Japan | 1:27:34 | Alexsey Obydennov Russia | + 00:01:24 | Eduardo Santas Asensio Spain | + 00:01:24 |
| 77.5km Road race details | C4 | Patrik Kuril Slovakia | 2:00:58 | Carol-Eduard Novak Romania | + 00:00:27 | Sergey Pudov Russia | + 00:03:04 |
| 77.5km Road race details | C5 | Alistair Donohoe Australia | 2:00:55 | Yegor Dementyev Ukraine | + 00:00:00 | Andrea Tarlao Italy | + 00:00:00 |
| 35km Road race details | H1 | Nicolas Pieter du Preez South Africa | 1:25:57 | Timothy Williams New Zealand | + 00:07:35 | Teppo Polvi Finland | + 00:08:38 |
| 49km Road race details | H2 | Luca Mazzone Italy | 1:30:05 | William Groulx United States | + 00:01:11 | Anders Backman Sweden | + 00:04:51 |
| 62km Road race details | H3 | Vittorio Podesta Italy | 01:33:30 | Heinz Frei Switzerland | + 00:03:17 | Lukas Weber Switzerland | + 00:04:29 |
| 62km Road race details | H4 | Rafal Wilk Poland | 01:32:40 | Vico Merklein Germany | + 00:00:49 | Mathieu Bosredon France | + 00:02:13 |
| 62km Road race details | H5 | Alessandro Zanardi Italy | 01:29:21 | Jetze Plat Netherlands | + 00:00:00 | Johan Reekers Netherlands | + 00:00:33 |
| 21km Road race details | T1 | Quentin Aubague France | 00:47:49 | Jiri Hindr Czech Republic | + 00:01:55 | Sergey Semochkin Russia | + 00:02:40 |
| 28km Road race details | T2 | Hans-Peter Durst Germany | 00:52:28 | Néstor Javier Ayala Colombia | + 00:00:00 | Ryan Boyle United States | + 00:01:00 |
| 108.5km Road race details | Tandem B | Ignacio Avila Rodriguez Joan Font Bertoli (pilot) Spain | 2:48.33 | Vincent Ter Schure Timo Franssen (pilot) Netherlands | + 00:00:00 | Carlos Gonzalez Garcia Noel Martin Infante (pilot) Spain | + 00:01:59 |
| Women's events ||||||||
| 14km time trial details | T1 | Shelley Gautier Canada | 36:32.87 | Yulia Sibagatova Russia | 38:54.56 | Svetlana Perova Russia | 45:05.82 |
| 14km time trial details | T2 | Carol Cooke Australia | 28:05.80 | Jil Walsh United States | 29:25.50 | Jana Majunke Germany | 30:00.75 |
| 14km time trial details | H1 | Emilie Miller Australia | 47:33.76 | | | | |
| 14km time trial details | H2 | Justine Asher South Africa | 37:35.51 | Carmen Koedood Netherlands | 54:08.16 | Mikyoung Jeon South Korea | 58:15.49 |
| 14km time trial details | H3 | Francesca Porcellato Italy | 27:53.94 | Alicia Dana United States | 29:11.21 | Renata Kaluza Poland | 29:57.36 |
| 14km time trial details | H4 | Svetlana Moshkovich Russia | 27:46.54 | Christiane Reppe Germany | 28:00.50 | Sandra Graf Switzerland | 29:47.74 |
| 14km time trial details | H5 | Laura de Vaan Netherlands | 24:58.43 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 25:06.61 | Dorothee Vieth Germany | 25:37.53 |
| 14km time trial details | C1 | Li Jieli China | 29:37.80 | | | | |
| 14km time trial details | C2 | Zeng Sini China | 24:25.69 | Allison Jones United States | 25:10.89 | Tereza Diepolova Czech Republic | 25:49.60 |
| 14km time trial details | C3 | Jamie Whitmore Cardenas United States | 23:13.26 | Denise Schindler Germany | 24:22.57 | Simone Kennedy Australia | 25:35.81 |
| 21km time trial details | C4 | Shawn Morelli United States | 34:29.11 | Alexandra Green Australia | 35:13.29 | Megan Fisher United States | 35:24.17 |
| 21km time trial details | C5 | Sarah Storey Great Britain | 30:52.36 | Anna Harkowska Poland | 33:08.17 | Kerstin Brachtendorf Germany | 34:14.78 |
| 31km time trial details | Tandem B | Iwona Podkoscielna Aleksandra Wnuczek (pilot) Poland | 52:05.61 | Emma Foy Laura Thompson (pilot) New Zealand | 52:05.64 | Odette van Deudekom Kim van Dijk (pilot) Netherlands | 53:03.36 |
| 21km Road race details | H1 | Emilie Miller Australia | 1:36:06 | | | | |
| 35km Road race details | H2 | Justine Asher South Africa | 1:21:35 | Carmen Koedood Netherlands | -1 lap | Mikyoung Jeon South Korea | -1 lap |
| 42km Road race details | H3 | Francesca Porcellato Italy | 1:13:16 | Alicia Dana United States | + 00:02:01 | Renata Kaluza Poland | + 00:04:15 |
| 49km Road race details | H4 | Christiane Reppe Germany | 1:28:58 | Silke Pan Germany | + 00:03:18 | Sandra Graf Switzerland | + 00:07:21 |
| 49km Road race details | H5 | Andrea Eskau Germany | 1:22:26 | Laura de Vaan Netherlands | + 00:00:06 | Oksana Masters United States | + 00:00:10 |
| 49km Road race details | C1 | Li Jieli China | 01:42:26 | | | | |
| 49km Road race details | C2 | Zeng Sini China | 01:29:33 | Daniela Munévar Colombia | + 00:01:11 | Allison Jones United States | + 00:01:34 |
| 49km Road race details | C3 | Jamie Whitmore United States | 01:29:32 | Denise Schindler Germany | + 00:01:07 | Simone Kennedy Australia | + 00:08:24 |
| 62km Road race details | C4 | Shawn Morelli United States | 02:01:06 | Susan Powell Australia | + 00:04:08 | Jenny Narcisi Italy | + 00:04:23 |
| 62km Road race details | C5 | Sarah Storey Great Britain | 1:44:45 | Anna Harkowska Poland | + 00:08:24 | Kerstin Brachtendorf Germany | + 00:09:01 |
| 21km Road race details | T1 | Shelley Gautier Canada | 57:06 | Yulia Sibagatova Russia | + 00:03:57 | Svetlana Perova Russia | + 00:13:16 |
| 28km Road race details | T2 | Jill Walsh United States | 00:58:52 | Carol Cooke Australia | + 00:00:06 | Jana Majunke Germany | + 00:02:06 |
| 77.5km Road race details | Tandem B | Iwona Podkoscielna Aleksandra Wnuczek (pilot) Poland | 2:19:11 | Emma Foy Laura Thompson (pilot) New Zealand | + 00:00:11 | Odette van Deudekom Kim van Dijk (pilot) Netherlands | + 00:05:53 |
| Mixed events ||||||||
| Team Relay details | H1-5 | Vittorio Podesta Luca Mazzone Alessandro Zanardi Italy | 31:13 | William Lachenauer William Groulx Oscar Sanchez United States | 32:24 | Jean-Marc Berset Tobias Fankhauser Heinz Frei Switzerland | 32:45 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 13 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 21 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 23 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 49 | 49 | 47 | 145 |

## Participating nations

32 nations participated.
* Australia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Brazil
* Canada
* China
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Haiti
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Japan
* Luxembourg
* Malaysia
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Peru
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* South Africa
* South Korea
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Arab Emirates
* United States
* Venezuela