2017 UCI Paracycling Road World Championships

The UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships 2017 ( 2017 UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships ) took place between 31 August and 3 September 2017 Pietermaritzburg in South Africa instead.

Around 260 athletes from 38 nations registered for the competitions. In the individual classes, both individual time trials and road races were held, with the handbikers also having a relay.

The World Championships were preceded by three World Cup races in Italy , Belgium and the Netherlands , in which the teams from the Netherlands, the United States and Germany had proven to be dominant, followed by the one from Italy with the successes of their handbikers. The host country was also represented by a strong team, led by the driver Pieter du Preez , who is not only successful as a cyclist but also as a track and field athlete.

Time schedule

date	Disciplines - classes
Thursday August 31st	Time Trial - W T1-T2, M T1-T2, W H1-H5, M H1-H5
Friday September 1st	Time trial - W C1 – C5, M C1–5, WB, MB
Saturday 2nd September	Road Racing - W H1-H5, M H1-H5, W T1-T2, M T1-T2
Sunday 3rd September	Road races - W C1-5, M C1-C5, M / W H1–5 (relay)

Results

Time trial class B

Women - WB (31 km) # Driver / pilot nationality Time (min) Katie-George Dunlevy / Eve McCrystal  IRL 45: 40.57 Lora Fachie / Corrine Hall  GBR + 00: 05.45 Iwona Podkoscielna / Aleksandra Teclaw  POLE + 01: 22.18

Men - MB (31 km) # Driver / pilot nationality Time (min) Marcin Polak / Michael Ladosz  POLE 39: 17.24 Stephen Bate / Adam Duggleby  GBR + 00: 03.69 Vincent ter Schure / Timo Fransen  NED + 00: 43.35

Road racing class B

Women - WB (77.5 km) # Driver / pilot nationality time Katie-George Dunlevy / Eve McCrystal  IRL 2:05:54 Iwona Podkoscielna / Aleksandra Teclaw  POLE equal time Eleni Kalatzi / Argyro Milaki  GRE equal time

Men - MB (108.5 km) # Driver / pilot nationality time Nelson Serna / Marlon Pérez  COL 2:29:45 Tristan Bangma / Patrick Bos  NLD 2:30:12 Marcin Polak / Michael Ladosz  POLE equal time

Time trial class C

# driver nationality Time (min) WC2 (15.5 km) Daniela Carolina Munevar Florez  COL 27: 57.61 Alyda Norbruis  NED + 00: 31.32 Allison Jones  United States + 00; 32.25 WC3 (15.5 km) Keiko Noguchi  JPN 26:17:23 Anna Beck  SWE + 00: 02.96 Denise Schindler  GER + 00: 07.66 WC4 (23.3 km) Shawn Morelli  United States 36:48:39 Raphaela Eggert  GER + 03: 15.13 Meg Lemon  OUT + 03: 23.67 WC5 (23.3 km) Anna Harkowska  POLE 36: 39.63 Samantha Bosco  United States + 00: 10.34 Kerstin Brachtendorf  GER + 00; 13.00

# driver nationality Time (min) MC1 (23.3 km) Michael Teuber  GER 35: 29.66 Ross Wilson  CAN + 00: 28.21 William Lister  United States + 01: 32.65 MC2 (23.3 km) Tristen Chernove  CAN 35: 32.72 Darren Hicks  OUT + 00: 16.44 Israel Hilario Rimas  CHI + 00: 18.24 MC3 (23.3 km) Michael Sametz  CAN 32: 48.92 Benjamin Watson  GBR + 00: 37.19 Esneider Munoz Marin  COL + 01: 29.27 MC4 (31 km) Jozef Metelka  SVK 42: 11.02 Kyle Bridgwood  OUT + 00: 12.06 Diego Germán Dueñas Gómez  COL + 01: 35.42 MC5 (31 km) Daniel Abraham Gebru  NED 41: 07.98 Jehor Dementjew  UKR + 00: 09.25 Lauro Cesar Chaman  BRA + 00: 36.25

Road racing class C

# driver nationality Time (h) Women - WC2 (48.6 km) Allison Jones  United States 1:30:44 Daniela Carolina Munevar Florez  COL 1:30:47 Alyda Norbruis  NED 1:36:07 Women - WC3 (48.6 km) Anna Beck  SWE 1:31:33 Denise Schindler  GER equal time Keiko Noguchi  JPN equal time Women - WC4 (60.8 km) Shawn Morelli  United States 1:42:15 Jenny Narcisi  ITA 1:45:49 Meg Lemon  OUT 1:46:36 Women - WC5 (62 km) Kerstin Brachtendorf  GER 1:41:58 Mariela Analia Delgado  ARG equal time Crystal Lane-Wright  GBR equal time

# driver nationality time Men - MC1 (67 km) Pierre Senska  GER 1:34:37 Ricardo ten Argiles  ESP equal time Michael Teuber  GER 1:34:40 Men - MC2 (60.7 km) Tristen Chernove  CAN 1: 44.47 h Darren Hicks  OUT equal time François Lacroix  FRA equal time Men - MC3 (60.7 km) Henrik Marvig  SWE 1:33:46 Steffen Warias  GER equal time Fabio Anobile  ITA equal time Men - MC4 (85 km) Tobias Vetter  GER 2:06:47 Kyle Bridgwood  OUT equal time Sergei Pudov  RUS equal time Men - MC5 (85 km) Lauro Cesar Chaman  BRA 2:04:04 Wolfgang Eibeck  AUT 2:06:16 Dorian Foulon  FRA 2:06:45

Time trial class T

# driver nationality Time (min) Women - T1 (15.5 km) Shelley Gautier  CAN 38: 03.35 Julia Sibagatova  RUS + 00: 05.11 Toni Mold  RSA + 28: 35.46 Women - T2 (15.5 km) Carol Cooke  OUT 33: 03.98 Jill Walsh  United States + 00: 07.07 Jana Majunke  GER + 01: 10.87

# driver nationality Time (min) Men - T1 (15.5 km) Sergei Semoshkin  RUS 35: 45.68 Rickard Nilsson  SWE + 02: 23.96 Leonardo Melle  ITA + 03: 11.09 Men - T2 (15.5 km) Hans-Peter Durst  GER 27: 41.14 Ryan Boyle  United States + 00: 16.03 Stephen Hills  NZL + 01: 39.94

Road racing class T

# driver nationality Time (min) Women - WT1 (24.3 km) Shelley Gautier  CAN 1:01:41 (h) Toni Mold  RSA - 1 round Women - WT2 (24.3 km) Carol Cooke  OUT 51:07 Jana Majunke  GER 51:39 Jill Walsh  United States 52:10

# driver nationality Time (min) Men - MT1 (30.4 km) Sergei Semoshkin  RUS 1:10:43 (h) Leonardo Melle  ITA - 1 round Rickard Nilsson  SWE - 1 round Men - MT2 (30.4 km) Hans-Peter Durst  GER 56:51 Stephen Hills  NZL 56:53 Joan Reinoso Figuerola  ESP 57:02

Time trial class H

# driver nationality Time (min) Women - WH1 (15.5 km) Emilie Miller  OUT 1: 47: 32.51 (h) Women - WH2 (15.5 km) Carmen Koedood  NLD 51: 27.92 Ciara Staunton  IRL + 18: 56.44 Women - WH3 (15.5 km) Francesco Porcellato  ITA 31: 16.70 Renata Kaluza  POLE +1: 57.33 Anna Oroszova  SVK + 2: 35.68 Women - WH4 (15.5 km) Christiane Reppe  GER 27: 46.54 Sandra Graf  SUI +1: 13.29 Svetlana Moskowitsch  RUS +1: 14.39 Women - WH5 (15.5 km) Andrea Eskau  GER 27: 47.61 Laura de Vaan  NED +1: 19.02 Jenette Jansen  NED + 2: 22.21

# driver nationality Time (min) Men - MH1 (16.6 km) Benjamin Early  SUI 45: 14.14 Nicolas Pieter du Preez  RSA + 01: 38.53 Benjamin Early  SUI + 05: 25.28 Men - MH2 (16.6 km) Luca Mazzone  ITA 29: 19.00 William Groulx  United States + 00: 06.63 Tobias Fankhauser  SUI + 02: 02.98 Men - MH3 (16.6 km) Paolo Cecchotto  ITA 39: 30.59 Heinz Frei  SUI + 00: 25.38 Charles Moureau  FRA + 00: 52.39 Men - MH4 (16.6 km) Jetze Plat  NED 36: 39.14 Rafał Wilk  POLE + 01: 48.67 Krystian Giera  POLE + 02: 25.38 Men - MH5 (16.6 km) Alessandro Zanardi  ITA 37: 47.96 Tim de Vries  NED + 00: 02.63 Luis Costa  POR + 00: 47.51

Road racing class H

# driver nationality Time (h) Women - WH1 (18.2 km) Emilie Miller  OUT 1:35:21 Women - WH2 (36.4 km) Carmen Koedood  NLD 1:34:54 Ciara Staunton  IRL - 1 round Women - WH3 (42.5 km) Francesca Porcellato  ITA 1:24:16 Anna Oroszova  SVK 1:29:37 Renata Kaluza  POLE 1:29:59 Women - WH4 (42.5 km) Christiane Reppe  GER 1:29:16 Svetlana Moschkowitsch  RUS 1:29:18 Sandra Graf  SUI 1:29:34 Women - WH5 (49 km) Andrea Eskau  GER 1:18:05 Laura de Vaan  NLD 1:24:09 Jenette Jensen  NLD 1:24:09

# driver nationality Time (h) Men - MH1 (30.4 km) Nicolas Pieter Du Preez  RSA 1: 22.20 Benjamin Early  SUI 1:23:14 Fabrizio Cornegliani  ITA 1:26:55 Men - MH2 (42.5 km) Luca Mazzone  ITA 1:20:13 William Groulx  United States 1:21:25 Sergio Garrote Muaoz  ESP 1:24:18 Men - MH3 (60.7 km) David Franek  FRA 1:42:19 Paolo Cecchotto  ITA 1:42:19 Heinz Frei  SUI 1:42:22 Men - MH4 (60.7 km) Jetze Plat  NED 1:42:47 Rafał Wilk  POLE 1:42:49 Bernd Jeffré  GER 1:46:00 Men - MH5 (60.7 km) Tim de Vries  NED 1:50:11 Alessandro Zanardi  ITA 1:50:11 Johan Reekers  NLD 1:50:11

Handbiker relay

space athlete country Time (min) Paolo Cecchetto Luca Mazzone Alessandro Zanardi  ITA 16:31 Matthew Updike William Groulx Alfredo Delossantos  United States 16:37 Bernd Jeffré Mariusz Frankowski Andrea Eskau  GER 17:22

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Germany	10	5	6th	21st
2	Italy	7th	4th	4th	15th
3	Netherlands	6th	5	5	16
4th	Canada	5	1	1	7th
5	Australia	4th	4th	2	10
6th	United States	3	6th	3	12
7th	Poland	2	4th	4th	10
8th	Russia	2	2	2	6th
9	Sweden	2	2	1	5
10	Ireland	2	2	0	4th
11	Colombia	2	1	2	5
12	Switzerland	1	3	2	6th
13	South Africa	1	2	1	4th
14th	Slovakia	1	1	1	3
15th	France	1	0	2	3
16	Brazil	1	0	1	2
	Japan	1	0	1	2
18th	United Kingdom	0	3	1	4th
19th	Spain	0	1	3	4th
20th	New Zealand	0	1	1	2
21st	Argentina	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
23	Finland	0	0	0	1
	Peru	0	0	0	1
	Portugal	0	0	1	1
Total		51	49	46	146

Bids

Association of German Cyclists

• Kerstin Brachtendorf (WC5), Hans-Peter Durst (MT2), Raphaela Eggert (WC4), Andrea Eskau (WH5), Mariusz Frankowski (MH2), Bernd Jeffre (MH4), Jana Majunke (WT2), Vico Merklein (MH4), Christiane Reppe (WH4), Andreas Rudnicki (MC3), Thomas Schäfer (MC4), Denise Schindler (WC3), Matthias Schindler (MC3), Pierre Senska (MC1), Michael Teuber (MC1), Tobias Vetter (MC4), Steffen Warias (MC3), Erich Winkler (MC1)

• 

  Kerstin Brachtendorf

• 

  Hans-Peter Durst

• 

  Raphaela Eggert

• 

  Andrea Eskau

• 

  Andreas Rudnicki

• 

  Denise Schindler

• 

  Michael Teuber

Austrian Cycling Association

• Walter Ablinger (MH3), Wolfgang Eibeck (MC5), Alexander Gritsch (MH4), Wolfgang Schattauer (MH2), Andreas Zirkl (MC1)

• 

  Walter Ablinger

• 

  Wolfgang Eibeck

• 

  Wolfgang Schattauer

• 

  Andreas Zirkl

Swiss Cycling

• Roger Bolliger (MC2), Tobias Fankhauser (MH2), Heinz Frei (MH3), Felix Frohofer (MH4), Benjamin Früh (MH1), Alain Tuor (MH1), Sandra Graf (WH4)

Performance classes

The performance classes are in turn differentiated according to discipline, with the highest impairment being denoted by the lowest number:

• Cycling ( racing bike ): C1 - C5
• Tandem for the visually impaired who ride with a visually impaired pilot: B.
• Handbike : H1 - H4
• Tricycle : T1 - T2

In the case of women and men, a “W” or an “M” is placed in front of the description of the classification.

See also

• UCI Paracycling World Track Championships 2017

Web links

• Results
• 2014-2019 UCI World Championships. UCI, accessed August 20, 2017 . 

Individual evidence

1. ^ UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships: Para-cycling sport classes 101. In: uci.ch. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017 . 
2. ^ UCI World titles on the line in Pietermaritzburg. In: uci.ch. August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Para-cycling - Regulations changes proposals. (No longer available online.) Para-cycling.de, February 1, 2014, archived from the original on February 17, 2015 ; accessed on March 18, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.