Para-Cycling | All you need to know about classification

Classification is essential in para-cycling and across all Paralympic sports to help guarantee fair competition. Every rider is different and that makes as so that they have to be split between different classes, depending on their impairment.
Learn more about the classes and how the actual classification process works, allowing riders to compete as much at the same level as others as possible.
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[@sp_lovelace]

Classification is somewhat subjective. I’ve seen someone start out as a C3 then get moved to a C1, all while they got faster and faster. That’s seems contrary to the way it should be because C1’s are the most impaired classification for the upright bike riders.
In addition, getting classified can be rather difficult because you can’t simply go to your neighborhood medical center and sign up for classification. Classifiers are specialized and they are somewhat spread out across the country. You have to make an effort to get to be officially classified. That’s a huge barrier for a cyclist who’s eager to be classified so they can start racing in Paracycling events.

[@Jari1973]

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