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    Para-cycling made its debut at the 1984 New York Paralympic Games and is open to athletes with physical or visual impairments. There are 4 types of bikes used - tandems, tricycles, handcycles, and standard bikes. Athletes compete in road cycling on closed public roads or track cycling in a velodrome using tandem or standard bicycles in events like time trials, pursuits, and sprints. Australia has selected 9 para cyclists, including 8 road cyclists and 1 track cyclist, to represent the country at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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    Para-cycling made its debut at the 1984 New York Paralympic Games and is open to athletes with physical or visual impairments. There are 4 types of bikes used - tandems, tricycles, handcycles, and standard bikes. Athletes compete in road cycling on closed public roads or track cycling in a velodrome using tandem or standard bicycles in events like time trials, pursuits, and sprints. Australia has selected 9 para cyclists, including 8 road cyclists and 1 track cyclist, to represent the country at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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    Para-cycling made its debut at the 1984 New York Paralympic Games and is open to athletes with physical or visual impairments. There are 4 types of bikes used - tandems, tricycles, handcycles, and standard bikes. Athletes compete in road cycling on closed public roads or track cycling in a velodrome using tandem or standard bicycles in events like time trials, pursuits, and sprints. Australia has selected 9 para cyclists, including 8 road cyclists and 1 track cyclist, to represent the country at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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    Para Cycling

    History

    Para-cycling made its Paralympic debut at New York


    Games in 1984.

    Para-cycling is open to athletes with a physical or visual


    impairment.
    Equipment

    There are 4 types of bikes:

    Tandems Tricycles

    Handcycles Standard bikes


    Equipment

    Helmet: Athletes must wear a hard shell protective helmet.

    Clothing: Athletes can compete in a skinsuit or t-shirts with


    padded cycling shorts.
    Events - Road Cycling

    Athletes compete on a tandem bike, standard bike,


    tricycle or handcycle.

    Road cycling takes place on public roads, which are


    closed to traffic.

    Road events – Road Race, Time Trial


    Events - Track Cycling

    Athletes use a tandem or standard bicycle.

    The velodrome has two straight sides and two curved ends.

    Track events – Time Trial, Individual Pursuit, Team Sprint,


    Tandem Sprint
    Australian Para Cyclists

    9 cyclists have been selected to represent the Australian


    Olympic Team for Tokyo.

    8 road cyclists and 1 track cyclist.

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