Cycling championship held in Nottwil, Switzerland
2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships |
Venue | Nottwil, Switzerland |
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Date(s) | (2015-07-29 - 2015-08-02)29 July–2 August 2015 |
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Nations participating | 46[1] |
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Cyclists participating | 289 |
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Events | 5 |
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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.[2] 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[3]
- Tricycle
- T1 - Severe locomotor dysfunction
- T2 - Moderate loss of stability and function
- Tandem
Event winners
Medal table
Participating nations
32 nations participated.
References
External links