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.

Medal summary

Road cycling

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's handcycle time trial HC A	Christoph Etzlstorfer Austria (AUT)	Rastislav Turecek Slovakia (SVK)	Franz Weber Switzerland (SUI)
Men's handcycle time trial HC B/C	Marcel Pipek Czech Republic (CZE)	Johann Mayrhofer Austria (AUT)	Franz Nietlispach Switzerland (SUI)
Men's handcycle road race HC A	Rastislav Turecek Slovakia (SVK)	Franz Weber Switzerland (SUI)	Christoph Etzlstorfer Austria (AUT)
Men's handcycle road race HC B/C	Johann Mayrhofer Austria (AUT)	Alejandro Albor United States (USA)	Johan Reekers Netherlands (NED)
Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 3	Javier Otxoa Spain (ESP)	Darren Kenny Great Britain (GBR)	Rodrigo Lopez Argentina (ARG)
Men's bicycle road race/time trial CP 4	Christopher Scott Australia (AUS)	Peter Homann Australia (AUS)	Michel Alcaine France (FRA)
Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 1	Wolfgang Eibeck Austria (AUT)	Fabio Triboli Italy (ITA)	Peter Brooks Australia (AUS)
Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 2	Jiri Jezek Czech Republic (CZE)	Roberto Alcaide Spain (ESP)	Ron Williams United States (USA)
Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 3	Antonio Garcia Spain (ESP)	Laurent Thirionet France (FRA)	Paul Jesson New Zealand (NZL)
Men's bicycle road race/time trial LC 4	Michael Teuber Germany (GER)	Wolfgang Dabernig Austria (AUT)	Erich Winkler Germany (GER)
Men's tandem road race/time trial B 1-3	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	Dirk Boon Belgium (BEL)	Mark le Flohic Australia (AUS)	Adriaan Nel South Africa (RSA)
Men's tricycle road race CP 1/2	Mark le Flohic Australia (AUS)	Stuart Flacks United States (USA)	Mutsuhiko Ogawa Japan (JPN)
Women's bicycle time trial LC 1-4&CP 3/4	Karen Jacobsen Denmark (DEN)	Claire McLean Australia (AUS)	Sara Tretola Switzerland (SUI)
Women's tandem road race/time trial B 1-3	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	Darren Kenny Great Britain (GBR)	Andrew Panazzolo Australia (AUS)	Jiri Bouska Czech Republic (CZE)
Men's bicycle 1 km time trial LC 1-4	Greg Ball Australia (AUS)	Laurent Thirionet France (FRA)	Tobias Graf Germany (GER)
Men's tandem 1 km time trial B 1-3	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	Darren Kenny Great Britain (GBR)	Javier Otxoa Spain (ESP)	Andrew Panazzolo Australia (AUS)
Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit CP 4	Christopher Scott Australia (AUS)	Peter Homann Australia (AUS)	Jiri Bouska Czech Republic (CZE)
Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC 1	Peter Brooks Australia (AUS)	Wolfgang Eibeck Austria (AUT)	Fabio Triboli Italy (ITA)
Men's bicycle 4 km individual pursuit LC 2	Roberto Alcaide Spain (ESP)	Jiri Jezek Czech Republic (CZE)	Paul Martin United States (USA)
Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit LC 3	Laurent Thirionet France (FRA)	Tobias Graf Germany (GER)	Fabrizio Macchi Italy (ITA)
Men's bicycle 3 km individual pursuit LC 4	Michael Teuber Germany (GER)	Juanjo Mendez Spain (ESP)	Hans Peter Beier Germany (GER)
Men's tandem 4 km individual pursuit B 1-3	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	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	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	Ju Fang Zhou China (CHN)	Feng Zhen An China (CHN)	Qi Tang China (CHN)
Women's tandem 1 km time trial B 1-3	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	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	Australia (AUS) Lindy Hou Janelle Lindsay	Great Britain (GBR) Ellen Hunter Aileen McGlynn	United States (USA) Katie Compton Karissa Whitsell

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
	Belgium (BEL)	1	0	0	1
	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
	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	1	2
18	Argentina (ARG)	0	0	1	1
	New Zealand (NZL)	0	0	1	1
	South Africa (RSA)	0	0	1	1