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DeutschCycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual pursuit B
| Women's individual pursuit B at the XVI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Izu Velodrome | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 28 August 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
| Team relay | mixed | |
| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | men | women |
| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team sprint | mixed | |
| Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Track cycling | ||
| Time trial | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1–3 | C1–3 | |
| C4–5 | C4–5 | |
| Individual pursuit | ||
| Men | Women | |
| B | B | |
| C1 | C1–3 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| Mixed team sprint | ||
| C1-5 | ||
The women's individual pursuit class B track cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 28 August 2021 at the Izu Velodrome, Japan. This class is for the cyclist who is blind or has visual impairments, thus they ride tandem bicycles with a sighted cyclist (also known as the pilot). There will be 9 pairs (18 competitors athlete+pilots) from 7 different nations competing.[1]
Competition format
[edit]The competition starts with a qualifying round where a time trial basis will be between the 9 pairs; all 9 pairs will be divided into 5 heats, all heats having 2 pairs except heat 1 which will have 1 pair. The 2 fastest pairs in the qualifying would qualify to the gold medal final while the 3rd and 4th fastest will qualify to the bronze medal final where they will race head-to-head. The distance of this event is 3000m. The medal finals are also held on the same day as the qualifying.
Schedule
[edit]All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)[2]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 25 August | 10:00 | Qualifying |
| 11:47 | Finals |
Records
[edit]| World Record |  Emma Foy(pilot: Hannah van Kampen) (NZL) | 3:20.819 | Milton, Canada | 31 January 2020 |
| Paralympic Record |  Lora Fachie(pilot: Corrine Hall) (GBR) | 3:27.460 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 11 September 2016 |
Results
[edit]Qualifying
[edit]| Rank | Heat | Nation | Cyclists | Result[3] | Notes |
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| 1 | 5 | Great Britain | Lora Fachie piloted by Corrine Hall | 3:19.483 | QG, WR |
| 2 | 4 |  Ireland | Katie-George Dunlevy piloted by Eve McCrystal | 3:19.946 | QG |
| 3 | 2 | Great Britain | Sophie Unwin piloted by Jenny Holl | 3:22.670 | QB |
| 4 | 5 |  Belgium | Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | 3:25.418 | QB |
| 5 | 2 |  Poland | Dominika Putyra piloted by Ewa Bańkowska | 3:26.483 | |
| 6 | 4 | Poland | Justyna Kiryła piloted by Aleksandra Tecław | 3:31.875 | |
| 7 | 3 |  Netherlands | Larissa Klaassen piloted by Imke Brommer | 3:32.620 | |
| 8 | 3 | Great Britain | Aileen McGlynn piloted by Helen Scott | 3:35.858 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Sweden | Louise Jannering piloted by Jenny Eliasson | 3:53.457 |
Finals
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Cyclists | Result[4] | Notes |
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| Gold medal final | ||||
 | Great Britain | Lora Fachie piloted by Corrine Hall | 3:19.560 | |
 | Ireland | Katie-George Dunlevy piloted by Eve McCrystal | 3:21.505 | |
| Bronze medal final | ||||
 | Great Britain | Sophie Unwin piloted by Jenny Holl | 3:23.446 | |
| 4 | Belgium | Griet Hoet piloted by Anneleen Monsieur | 3:25.654 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Start list" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Competition Schedule". TOCOG. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit – Qualifying – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Cycling Track – Women's B 3000m Individual Pursuit – Finals – Results" (PDF). olympics.com. TOCOG. 28 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.