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2015 UCI Para cycling Road World Championships

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Host city
  
Nottwil, Switzerland

Cyclists participating
  
289

Nations participating
  
46

Events
  
5

Date(s)
  
(2015-07-29 - 2015-08-02)29 July–2 August 2015

The 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships were 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. 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).

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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
  • Tricycle
  • T1 - Severe locomotor dysfunction
  • T2 - Moderate loss of stability and function
  • Tandem
  • Tandem B - Visual impairment

    • Participating nations

    32 nations participated.

    References

    2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Wikipedia
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