# Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome on 7–10 September, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue on 12–14 September.

## Classification

Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Cycling classes are:
* B&VI 1–3: Blind and visually impaired cyclists
* LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability
* CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy
* HC A, B, and C: Cyclists using a handcycle

## Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification is given the dates that the event will be contested.

### Road cycling

* Men's individual road race
** B&VI 1–3 – 14 September
** HC B – 14 September
** HC C – 14 September
** LC 1–2/CP 4 – 13 September
** LC 3–4/CP 3 – 13 September
* Men's individual time trial
** B&VI 1–3 – 12 September
** CP 3 – 12 September
** CP 4 – 12 September
** HC A – 12 September
** HC B – 12 September
** HC C – 12 September
** LC 1 – 12 September
** LC 2 – 12 September
** LC 3 – 12 September
** LC 4 – 12 September
* Women's individual road race
** B&VI 1–3 – 14 September
** HC A/B/C – 13 September
* Women's individual time trial
** B&VI 1–3 – 12 September
** HC A/B/C – 12 September
** LC 1–2/CP 4 – 12 September
** LC 3–4/CP 3 – 12 September
* Mixed individual road race
** CP 1–2 – 13 September
* Mixed individual time trial
** CP 1–2 – 12 September

### Track cycling

* Men's 1 km time trial
** B&VI 1–3 – 8 September
** CP 3 – 9 September
** CP 4 – 9 September
** LC 1 – 9 September
** LC 2 – 9 September
** LC 3–4 – 7 September
* Men's individual pursuit
** B&VI 1–3 – 4000 m – 7 September
** CP 3 – 3000 m – 7 September
** CP 4 – 3000 m – 7 September
** LC 1 – 4000 m – 8 September
** LC 2 – 4000 m – 8 September
** LC 3 – 9 September
** LC 4 – 9 September
* Men's individual sprint
** B&VI 1–3 – 10 September
* Men's team sprint
** LC 1–4/CP 3–4 – 10 September
* Women's 500m time trial
** LC1–2/CP 4 – 8 September
** LC3–4/CP 3 – 8 September
* Women's 1 km time trial
** B&VI 1–3 – 7 September
* Women's individual pursuit
** B&VI 1–3 – 9 September
** LC 1–2/CP 4 – 10 September
** LC 3–4/CP 3 – 10 September

## Participating countries

There were 220 athletes (163 males, 57 females) from 39 nations taking part in this sport.
* Argentina (3)
* Australia (17)
* Austria (11)
* Belarus (6)
* Belgium (3)
* Brazil (2)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Canada (15)
* China (8)
* Colombia (4)
* Croatia (1)
* Czech Republic (8)
* Denmark (3)
* Finland (2)
* France (9)
* Germany (17)
* Great Britain (12)
* Greece (2)
* Ireland (6)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (9)
* Japan (5)
* Lebanon (1)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Mexico (1)
* Netherlands (6)
* New Zealand (5)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (1)
* Romania (3)
* Slovakia (4)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (7)
* South Korea (2)
* Spain (16)
* Switzerland (5)
* United States (13)
* Venezuela (2)

## Medal summary
### Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their cyclists (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | Lebanon (LIB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (24 entries) | Totals (24 entries) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 132 |

### Road cycling
#### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Time trial details | Time trial B&VI 1–3 | Spain (ESP) Christian Venge David Llaurado | Netherlands (NED) Alfred Stelleman Jaco Tettelaar | Poland (POL) Krzysztof Kosikowski Artur Korc |
| Time trial details | Time trial CP 3 | Javier Otxoa Spain | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Yong-Sik Jin South Korea |
| Time trial details | Time trial CP 4 | Cesar Neira Spain | Christopher Scott Australia | Masashi Ishii Japan |
| Time trial details | Time trial HC A | Wolfgang Schattauer Austria | Rastislav Tureček Slovakia | Alain Quittet France |
| Time trial details | Time trial HC B | Heinz Frei Switzerland | Vittorio Podestà Italy | Edward Maalouf Lebanon |
| Time trial details | Time trial HC C | Oz Sanchez United States | José Vicente Arzo Spain | Alejandro Albor United States |
| Time trial details | Time trial LC1 | Wolfgang Sacher Germany | Wolfgang Eibeck Austria | Fabio Triboli Italy |
| Time trial details | Time trial LC2 | Jiří Ježek Czech Republic | Carol-Eduard Novak Romania | Roberto Alcaide Spain |
| Time trial details | Time trial LC3 | Laurent Thirionet France | Simon Richardson Great Britain | Masaki Fujita Japan |
| Time trial details | Time trial LC4 | Michael Teuber Germany | Juan José Méndez Fernández Spain | Anthony Zahn United States |
| Road race details | Road race B&VI 1–3 | Poland (POL) Andrzej Zajac Dariusz Flak | Finland (FIN) Jarmo Ollanketo Marko Tormanen | France (FRA) Olivier Donval John Saccomandi |
| Road race details | Road race HC B | Heinz Frei Switzerland | Max Weber Germany | Edward Maalouf Lebanon |
| Road race details | Road race HC C | Ernst van Dyk South Africa | Alejandro Albor United States | Oz Sanchez United States |
| Road race details | Road race LC 1–2/CP 4 | Fabio Triboli Italy | David Mercier France | Michael Gallagher Australia |
| Road race details | Road race LC 3–4/CP 3 | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Javier Otxoa Spain | Tomas Kvasnicka Czech Republic |

#### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Time trial details | Time trial B&VI 1–3 | United States (USA) Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring | Belarus (BLR) Iryna Fiadotava Alena Drazdova | New Zealand (NZL) Jayne Parsons Annaliisa Farrell |
| Time trial details | Time trial HC A/B/C | Rachel Morris Great Britain | Monique van der Vorst Netherlands | Dorothee Vieth Germany |
| Time trial details | Time trial LC 1–2/CP 4 | Sarah Storey Great Britain | Jennifer Schuble United States | Jufang Zhou China |
| Time trial details | Time trial LC 3–4/CP 3 | Barbara Buchan United States | Allison Jones United States | Paula Tesoriero New Zealand |
| Road race details | Road race B&VI 1–3 | Belarus (BLR) Iryna Fiadotava Alena Drazdova | United States (USA) Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring | Canada (CAN) Genevieve Ouellet Mathilde Hupin |
| Road race details | Road race HC A/B/C | Andrea Eskau Germany | Monique van der Vorst Netherlands | Dorothee Vieth Germany |

#### Mixed events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Time trial details | Time trial CP 1–2 | David Stone Great Britain | Barbara Weise Germany | Marketa Mackova Czech Republic |
| Road race details | Road race CP 1–2 | David Stone Great Britain | Riaan Nel South Africa | Giorgio Farroni Italy |

### Track cycling
#### Men's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3) details | Great Britain (GBR) Anthony Kappes Barney Storey | Australia (AUS) Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins | Australia (AUS) Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (CP 3) details | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Rik Waddon Great Britain | Tomas Kvasnicka Czech Republic |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (CP 4) details | Masashi Ishii Japan | Jiri Bouska Czech Republic | Christopher Scott Australia |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (LC 1) details | Mark Bristow Great Britain | Kuidong Zhang China | Wolfgang Sacher Germany |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (LC 2) details | Jody Cundy Great Britain | Jiří Ježek Czech Republic | Yuanchao Zheng China |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (LC 3–4) details | Simon Richardson Great Britain | Masaki Fujita Japan | Greg Ball Australia |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) details | Australia (AUS) Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence | Spain (ESP) Christian Venge David Llaurado | Australia (AUS) Bryce Lindores Steven George |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (CP 3) details | Darren Kenny Great Britain | Yong-Sik Jin South Korea | Jean Quevillon Canada |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (CP 4) details | Christopher Scott Australia | Masashi Ishii Japan | Cesar Neira Spain |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (LC 1) details | Michael Gallagher Australia | Wolfgang Sacher Germany | Fabio Triboli Italy |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (LC 2) details | Jiří Ježek Czech Republic | Roberto Alcaide Spain | Jan Boyen Belgium |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (LC 3) details | Simon Richardson Great Britain | Masaki Fujita Japan | Tobias Graf Germany |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (LC 4) details | Paolo Viganò Italy | Michael Teuber Germany | Juan José Mendez Spain |
| Sprint details | Sprint (B&VI 1–3) details | Great Britain (GBR) Anthony Kappes Barney Storey | Australia (AUS) Ben Demery Shaun Hopkins | South Africa (RSA) Gavin Kilpatrick Michael Thomson |
| Sprint details | Team sprint (LC1–4 CP3/4) details | Great Britain (GBR) Darren Kenny Mark Bristow Jody Cundy | China (CHN) Kuidong Zhang Yuanchao Zheng Zhang Lu | Czech Republic (CZE) Tomas Kvasnicka Jiri Bouska Jiří Ježek |

#### Women's events

| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Time trial details | 500m time trial (LC1–2/CP 4) details | Jennifer Schuble United States | Ye Yaping China | Dong Jingping China |
| Time trial details | 500m time trial (LC3–4/CP 3) details | Paula Tesoriero New Zealand | Natalie Simanowski Germany | Jayme Paris Australia |
| Time trial details | 1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3) details | Great Britain (GBR) Aileen McGlynn Ellen Hunter | Australia (AUS) Felicity Johnson Katie Parker | Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (B&VI 1–3) details | Great Britain (GBR) Aileen McGlynn Ellen Hunter | Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Toireasa Gallagher | United States (USA) Karissa Whitsell Mackenzie Woodring |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (LC 1–2/CP 4) details | Sarah Storey Great Britain | Jennifer Schuble United States | Jingping Dong China |
| Individual pursuit details | Individual pursuit (LC 3–4/CP 3) details | Barbara Buchan United States | Natalie Simanowski Germany | Paula Tesoriero New Zealand |