2023 Paracycling Championships: Top Performers Across Women’s and Men’s Categories

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Women, categories T1-T2
1. Marieke van Soest NED 25’47″68
2. Celine van Till SUI +2’10″35
3. Emma Lund DEN +3’04″35

The T1-T2 athletes have coordination impairments affecting the entire body, one side of the body, or the trunk and legs. All use a tricycle to maintain balance.

Women, category C4
1. Samantha Bosco USA 21’39″24
2. Meg Lemon AUS + 4″92
3. Franziska Matile-Dörig SUI + 5″09

C4 athletes have coordination impairments affecting one side of the body, lower back, and legs at a mild level, or absence of limbs.

Women, categories C1-C3
1. Maike Hausberger GER 21’30″45
2. Frances Brown GBR + 15″73
3. Anna Beck SWE +24″26
4. Flurina Rigling +24″56

C1-C2-C3 athletes have coordination and movement impairments ranging from mild to severe, and varying degrees of limb absence. Athletes in these categories compete using a time factoring system where the clock runs slower for C1, faster for C2, and even faster for C3.

Women, categories H4-H5
1. Oksana Masters USA 23’45″20
2. Chantal Haenen NED +6″04
3. Sun Bianbian CHN + 1’27″87
10. Sandra Stöckli SUI + 4’43″09

The H4 category is designated for hand cyclists with moderate to significant lower trunk and leg movement limitations, or absence of limbs.

Men, category H1
1. Fabrizio Cornegliani ITA 34’50″45
2. Maxime Hordies BEL + 20″68
3. Nicolas Pieter de Preez RSA +1’16″60
5. Benjamin Früh SUI 3’34″28

The H1 category is for hand cyclists with significant limitations in trunk, leg, and hand movements. All propel themselves using only their upper arms and shoulders. Some may use assistive devices for grip.

Men, category C4
1. Kevin le Cunff FRA 36’46″49
2. Gatien le Rousseau FRA + 31″89
3. Damian Ramos Sanchez ESP + 1’19″45
7. Timothy Zemp SUI + 2’04″99

C4 athletes have coordination impairments affecting one side of the body, lower back, and legs at a mild level, or absence of limbs.

Men, category H4
1. Jetze Plate NED 41’28″51
2. Thomas Frühwirth AUS +2″71
3. Jonas Van de Steene BEL +23″71
6. Fabian Recher SUI + 2’30″97

The H4 category is for hand cyclists with moderate to significant lower trunk and leg movement limitations, or absence of limbs.

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