# Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, consisted of 31 events in two disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling took place at the Olympic Velodrome, and road cycling at Vouliagmeni.

## Classifications and events

* B 1–3: Visually impaired athletes; these cyclists used tandem bicycles, with an able-bodied rider in the front seat
* LC 1–4: Lower limb and other locomotor disabilities graded by severity; unlike most Paralympic classes, higher numbers here indicate more severe conditions
* CP 1–4: Athletes with cerebral palsy or a similar disability; 1 and 2 used tricycles, 3 and 4 used bicycles
* HC A, B & C: Hand-using athletes, graded according to their degree of paraplegia or quadriplegia; these cyclists used handcycles
Track events consisted of:
* Individual pursuit
* Time trial
* Individual sprint, covering three laps of the track
* Team sprint, with teams of three
Road events consisted of endurance races and time trials. In the endurance road races, athletes with cerebral palsy cycled for a minimum of 15 kilometres, while men with visual impairment covered 120 kilometres. In the time trials, the distances were the same for each classification.

## Participating countries

* Afghanistan (1)
* Argentina (1)
* Australia (19)
* Austria (7)
* Barbados (1)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Brazil (1)
* Canada (12)
* China (6)
* Colombia (1)
* Czech Republic (8)
* Denmark (1)
* Finland (2)
* France (9)
* Germany (17)
* Great Britain (8)
* Greece (4)
* Iran (1)
* Ireland (3)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (7)
* Japan (6)
* Netherlands (5)
* New Zealand (2)
* Norway (7)
* Poland (3)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (1)
* Slovakia (4)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (4)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (14)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (8)
* United States (18)
* Venezuela (1)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | France (FRA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |

## Medal summary

Source:

### Road cycling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's handcycle time trial HC A details | Christoph Etzlstorfer Austria | Rastislav Tureček Slovakia | Franz Weber Switzerland |
| Men's handcycle time trial HC B/C details | Marcel Pipek Czech Republic | Johann Mayrhofer Austria | Franz Nietlispach Switzerland |
| Men's handcycle road race HC A details | Rastislav Tureček Slovakia | Franz Weber Switzerland | Christoph Etzlstorfer Austria |
| Men's handcycle road race HC B/C details | Johann Mayrhofer Austria | Alejandro Albor United States | Johan Reekers Netherlands |
| Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 3 details | Javier Otxoa Spain | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Rodrigo López Argentina |
| Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 4 details | Christopher Scott Australia | Peter Homann Australia | Michel Alcaine France |
| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 1 details | Wolfgang Eibeck Austria | Fabio Triboli Italy | Peter Brooks Australia |
| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 2 details | Jiří Ježek Czech Republic | Roberto Alcaide Spain | Ron Williams United States |
| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 3 details | Antonio Garcia Spain | Laurent Thirionet France | Paul Jesson New Zealand |
| Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 4 details | Michael Teuber Germany | Wolfgang Dabernig Austria | Erich Winkler Germany |
| Men's tandem road race/time trial B 1-3 details | Belarus (BLR) Aliaksandr Danilik Vasili Shaptsiaboi | Spain (ESP) David Llaurado Christian Venge | Australia (AUS) Robert Crowe Kieran Modra |
| Men's tricycle time trial CP 1/2 details | Dirk Boon Belgium | Mark le Flohic Australia | Adriaan Nel South Africa |
| Men's tricycle road race CP 1/2 details | Mark le Flohic Australia | Stuart Flacks United States | Mutsuhiko Ogawa Japan |
| Women's bicycle time trial LC 1–4 & CP 3/4 details | Karen Jacobsen Denmark | Claire McLean Australia | Sara Tretola Switzerland |
| Women's tandem road race/time trial B 1-3 details | United States (USA) Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell | Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Toireasa Ryan | Australia (AUS) Kelly McCombie Janet Shaw |

### Track cycling

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's bicycle 1 km time trial CP 3/4 details | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Andrew Panazzolo Australia | Jiri Bouska Czech Republic |
| Men's bicycle 1 km time trial LC 1–4 details | Greg Ball Australia | Laurent Thirionet France | Tobias Graf Germany |
| Men's tandem 1 km time trial B 1-3 details | Australia (AUS) Anthony Biddle Kial Stewart | France (FRA) Frederic Janowski Patrice Senmartin | Great Britain (GBR) Paul Hunter Ian Sharpe |
| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP 3 details | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Javier Otxoa Spain | Andrew Panazzolo Australia |
| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP 4 details | Christopher Scott Australia | Peter Homann Australia | Jiri Bouska Czech Republic |
| Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC 1 details | Peter Brooks Australia | Wolfgang Eibeck Austria | Fabio Triboli Italy |
| Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC 2 details | Roberto Alcaide Spain | Jiří Ježek Czech Republic | Paul Martin United States |
| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit LC 3 details | Laurent Thirionet France | Tobias Graf Germany | Fabrizio Macchi Italy |
| Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit LC 4 details | Michael Teuber Germany | Juanjo Mendez Spain | Hans Peter Beier Germany |
| Men's tandem 4 km individual pursuit B 1-3 details | Australia (AUS) Robert Crowe Kieran Modra | Netherlands (NED) Jan Mulder Pascal Schoots | Great Britain (GBR) Paul Hunter Ian Sharpe |
| Men's tandem sprint B 1-3 details | Australia (AUS) Kieran Modra David Short | Japan (JPN) Takuya Oki Shigeo Yoshihara | Australia (AUS) Anthony Biddle Kial Stewart |
| Men's bicycle team sprint LC 1–4 & CP 3/4 details | Australia (AUS) Greg Ball Peter Brooks Christopher Scott | United States (USA) Daniel Nicholson Paul Martin Ron Williams | France (FRA) David Mercier Patrick Ceria Laurent Thirionet |
| Women's bicycle 1 km time trial LC 1–4 & CP3/4 details | Ju Fang Zhou China | Feng Zhen An China | Qi Tang China |
| Women's tandem 1 km time trial B 1-3 details | Great Britain (GBR) Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn | United States (USA) Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell | Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Janelle Lindsay |
| Women's tandem 3 km individual pursuit B 1-3 details | United States (USA) Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell | Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Toireasa Ryan | Australia (AUS) Kelly McCombie Janet Shaw |
| Women's tandem sprint B 1-3 details | Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Janelle Lindsay | Great Britain (GBR) Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn | United States (USA) Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell |