# 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships

The 2018 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling with athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 22–25 March 2018.
31 events were held on the track.

## The championships

Brazil hosted the UCI Para-Cycling Track World Championships for the first time, at the Rio Olympic Velodrome located at the Barra Olympic and Paralympic Park. The Championship was also the first one to mark points for the ranking that will select the Tokyo Paralympic Games athletes. The velodrome's 250m Siberian pine track is banked to an angle of 12 degrees at its shallowest point and 42 degrees at its steepest point. The capacity is approximately 5,600.

## Track events

31 events were held in all; 15 for men and women, and a mixed team sprint.
Events were held in five discipline; match sprint, team sprint, time trial, individual pursuit and scratch race, and across 6 disability classifications.
| Event | Class | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's events ||||||||
| Sprint | Mixed team | Great Britain (GBR) Louis Rolfe Jon-Allan Butterworth Jody Cundy | 49.915 | China (CHN) Li Zhangyu Wei Guoping Lai Shanzhang | 50.324 | Spain (ESP) Amador Granados Alkorta Eduardo Santas Asensio Alfonso Cabello Llamas | 51.181 |
| Sprint | B | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (GBR) | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (GBR) | Tristan Bangma Patrick Bos (NED) | Tristan Bangma Patrick Bos (NED) | James Ball Peter Mitchell (GBR) | James Ball Peter Mitchell (GBR) |
| Time trial Kilo | C1 | Li Zhangyu (PRC) | 1:12.586 | Arnoud Nijhuis (NED) | 1:13.106 | Ricardo Ten Argiles (ESP) | 1:17.276 |
| Time trial Kilo | C2 | Alejandro Perea Arango (COL) | 1:13.396 | Tristen Chernove (CAN) | 1:14.105 | Liang Guihua (CHN) | 1:15.672 |
| Time trial Kilo | C3 | Joseph Berenyi (USA) | 1:09.831 | Diederick Schelfhout (BEL) | 1:10.581 | Kris Bosmans (BEL) | 1:10.910 |
| Time trial Kilo | C4 | Jody Cundy (GBR) | 1:04.579 | Jozef Metelka (SVK) | 1:07.336 | Jacob Waters (USA) | 1:08.739 |
| Time trial Kilo | C5 | Alfonso Cabello Llamas (ESP) | 1:04.748 | Jon-Allan Butterworth (GBR) | 1:05.850 | Blaine Hunt (GBR) | 1:07.326 |
| Time trial Kilo | B | Neil Fachie Matt Rotherham (GBR) | 59.686 | James Ball Peter Mitchell (GBR) | 1:00.535 | Tristan Bangma Patrick Bos (NED) | 1:00.755 |
| Individual pursuit | C1 | Ricardo Ten Argiles (ESP) | 3:52.222 | Ross Wilson (CAN) | 3:54.584 | Li Zhangyu (PRC) | OVL |
| Individual pursuit | C2 | Tristen Chernove (CAN) | 3:44.385 | Liang Guihua (CHN) | 3:50.304 | Arslan Gilmutdinov (RUS) | 3:49.618 |
| Individual pursuit | C3 | David Nicholas (AUS) | 3:34.804 | Diederick Schelfhout (BEL) | 3:38.934 | Joseph Berenyi (USA) | 3:37.293 |
| Individual pursuit | C4 | Jozef Metelka (SVK) | 4:30.584 | Kyle Bridgwood (AUS) | 4:36.546 | Jaco van Gass (GBR) | 4:43.461 |
| Individual pursuit | C5 | Yegor Dementyev (UKR) | 4:31.619 | Jonathan Gildea (GBR) | 4:32.496 | Daniel Abraham Gebru (NED) | 4:34.285 |
| Individual pursuit | B | Stephen Bate Adam Duggleby (GBR) | 4:12.579 | Ignacio Avila Rodriguez Joan Font Bertoli (ESP) | 4:14.814 | Tristan Bangma Patrick Bos (NED) | 4:14.957 |
| Scratch race | C1-C3 | Alejandro Perea Arango (COL) (C2) | Alejandro Perea Arango (COL) (C2) | Darren Hicks (AUS) (C2) | Darren Hicks (AUS) (C2) | Tristen Chernove (CAN) (C2) | Tristen Chernove (CAN) (C2) |
| Scratch race | C4-C5 | Lauro Cesar Chaman (BRA) (C5) | Lauro Cesar Chaman (BRA) (C5) | Alistair Donohoe (AUS) (C5) | Alistair Donohoe (AUS) (C5) | Daniel Abraham Gebru (NED) (C5) | Daniel Abraham Gebru (NED) (C5) |
| Women's events ||||||||
| Sprint | B | Sophie Thornhill Helen Scott (GBR) | Sophie Thornhill Helen Scott (GBR) | Jessica Gallagher Madison Janssen (AUS) | Jessica Gallagher Madison Janssen (AUS) | Griet Hoet Anneleen Monsieur (BEL) | Griet Hoet Anneleen Monsieur (BEL) |
| Time trial 500m | C1 | Li Jieli (CHN) | 43.430 | Katie Toft (GBR) | 47.153 | Only gold awarded | Only gold awarded |
| Time trial 500m | C2 | Alyda Norbruis (NED) | 39.886 | Amanda Reid (AUS) | 41.034 | Song Zhenling (CHN) | 43.432 |
| Time trial 500m | C3 | Megan Giglia (GBR) | 42.091 | Denise Schindler (GER) | 42.453 | Jamie Whitmore (USA) | 43.506 |
| Time trial 500m | C4 | Ruan Jangping (CHN) | 38.437 | Katherine Horan (NZL) | 39.932 | Emily Petricola (AUS) | 41.409 |
| Time trial 500m | C5 | Caroline Groot (NED) | 36.575 | Zhou Jufang (CHN) | 38.324 | Mariela Delgado (ARG) | 38.689 |
| Time trial 500m | B (kilo) | Sophie Thornhill Helen Scott (GBR) | 1:05.079 | Jessica Gallagher Madison Janssen (AUS) | 1:07.708 | Griet Hoet Anneleen Monsieur (BEL) | 1:08.314 |
| Individual pursuit | C1 | Katie Toft (GBR) | 4:41.945 | Li Jieli (CHN) | 5:20.605 | Only gold awarded | Only gold awarded |
| Individual pursuit | C2 | Alyda Norbruis (NED) | 4:11.913 | Zeng Sini (CHN) | 4:13.340 | Daniela Munévar (COL) | OVL |
| Individual pursuit | C3 | Denise Schindler (GER) | 4:06.604 | Megan Giglia (GBR) | 4:21.413 | Jamie Whitmore (USA) | 4:16.114 |
| Individual pursuit | C4 | Shawn Morelli (USA) | 3:56.576 | Emily Petricola (AUS) | 3:57.781 | Meg Lemon (AUS) | OVL |
| Individual pursuit | C5 | Crystal Lane-Wright (GBR) | 3:56.936 | Nicole Murray (NZL) | 3:51.455 | Samantha Bosco (USA) | 4:00.107 |
| Individual pursuit | B | Lora Fachie Corrine Hall (GBR) | 3:31.685 | Griet Hoet Anneleen Monsieur (BEL) | 3:35.016 | Katie-George Dunlevy Eve McCrystal (IRL) | 3:42.433 |
| Scratch race | C1-C3 | Alyda Norbruis (NED) (C2) | Alyda Norbruis (NED) (C2) | Denise Schindler (GER) (C3) | Denise Schindler (GER) (C3) | Jamie Whitmore (USA) (C3) | Jamie Whitmore (USA) (C3) |
| Scratch race | C4-C5 | Caroline Groot (NED) (C5) | Caroline Groot (NED) (C5) | Paula Ossa Veloza (COL) (C5) | Paula Ossa Veloza (COL) (C5) | Mariela Delgado (ARG) (C5) | Mariela Delgado (ARG) (C5) |