Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's time trial

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Road cycling
Road race	men	women
	mixed
Time trial	men	women
	mixed
Track cycling
Time trial	men	women
Individual pursuit	men	women
Tandem sprint	men
Team sprint	men

Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Track cycling
Time trial
	Men	Women
1km time trial	B&VI 1–3	B&VI 1–3
	CP 3
	CP 4
	LC 1
	LC 2
	LC 3–4
500m time trial		LC 1–2/CP 4
		LC 3–4/CP 3

The Women's time trial track cycling events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–8 at the Laoshan Velodrome.

Classification

Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.

Cycling classes are:

• B&VI 1–3: Blind and visually impaired cyclists
• LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability
• CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy

B&VI 1–3

The women's 1 km time trial (B&VI 1–3) took place on September 7.^[1]

WR = World Record

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Aileen McGlynn Pilot: Ellen Hunter	Great Britain	1:09.006 WR
	Felicity Johnson Pilot: Katie Parker	Australia	1:10.465
	Lindy Hou Pilot: Katie Parker	Australia	1:12.463
4	Karissa Whitsell Pilot: Mackenzie Woodring	United States	1:12.787
5	Jayne Parsons Pilot: Annaliisa Farrell	New Zealand	1:14.048
6	Genevieve Ouellet Pilot: Mathilde Hupin	Canada	1:15.639
7	Catherine Mary Walsh Pilot: Joanna Hickey	Ireland	1:16.208
8	Ana Lopez Pilot: Marina Girona	Spain	1:19.712

LC1–2/CP 4

The women's 500m time trial (LC1–2/CP 4) took place on September 8.^[2]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Jennifer Schuble	United States	0.34.3
	Yaping Ye	China	+0.01.8
	Jingping Dong	China	+0.02.6
4	Jufang Zhou	China	+0.02.6
5	Sarah Storey	Great Britain	+0.04.0
6	Roxy Burns	South Africa	+0.04.6
7	Silvana Vinci	Italy	+0.05.6
8	Greta Neimanas	United States	+0.05.9
9	Fiona Southorn	New Zealand	+0.08.0
10	Anita Ruetz	Austria	+0.08.2

LC3–4/CP 3

The women's 500m time trial (LC 3–4/CP 3) took place on September 8.^[2]

Rank	Name	Country	Time
	Paula Tesoriero	New Zealand	0.43.3
	Natalie Simanowski	Germany	+0.00.5
	Jayme Paris	Australia	+0.01.2
4	Jane Armstrong	Australia	+0.02.1
5	Qi Tang	China	+0.02.6
6	Allison Jones	United States	+0.03.1
7	Susan Van Staden	South Africa	+0.03.8
8	Barbara Buchan	United States	+0.03.8
9	Raquel Acinas	Spain	+0.05.4
10	Zhifeng Niu	China	+0.05.7

References

1. 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 1 - September 7: Track racing - Day 1, team.cyclingnews.com
2. 13th Paralympic Games - JO - Stage 2 - September 8: Track racing - Day 2, team.cyclingnews.com