LC4 (classification)
LC4 is a Paralympic cycling classification.
Definition
This is a Paralympic cycling classification.[1] In 2000, BBC Sport defined this classification as "LC4 for riders with disabilities affecting both legs. "[2] In 2008, BBC Sport defined this classification was "LC4: Riders with disabilities affecting both legs "[1] In 2008, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation defined this classification was "Locomotor Disabilities (LC): Cyclists with a physical disability compete in four classes - LC1, LC2, LC3, LC4 - based on functional ability, with separate events for men and women.".[3] The Australian Paralympic Education Program defined this classification in 2012 as: "Riders with disabilities affecting both legs "[4]
Historical world records
Below are some historical world records for this classification in the 200m men's Indoor track / Flying start.[5]
| Time | Cyclist | Country | Classification | Date and location | Country location | Reference |
| 17"000 | Maurice Chevrot | FRA | LC 4 Bicycle | 01.06.1994 GENT | BEL | [5] |
| 16"980 | Alaric Pritchard | GBR | LC 4 Bicycle | 17.08.2004 NEWPORT, WALES | GBR | [5] |
| 15"780 | Michael Teuber | GER | LC 4 Bicycle | 08.05.2005 AUGSBURG | GER | [5] |
Classification history
Cycling first became a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.[4] In September 2006, governance for para-cycling passed from the International Paralympic Committee's International Cycling Committee to UCI at a meeting in Switzerland. When this happened, the responsibility of classifying the sport also changed.[6]
Becoming classified
Classification is handled by Union Cycliste Internationale.[7]
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ "Making sense of the categories". United Kingdom: BBC Sports. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ McGarry, Andrew (3 September 2008). "Paralympics categories explained". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cycling". 2012. Retrieved Australian Paralympic Committee. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Para-Cycling Track World Records Historical". UCI. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "Para-cycling High Performance". Australia: Cycling Australia. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1". London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2011. p. 42. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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