Cycling

Para-cycling, opens in a new tab. Whether on the road, velodrome, mountain bike trails or BMX track, para-cycling is open to athletes of all ages and all backgrounds with an eligible health condition and eligible impairment.

• Road para-cyclists can compete on handcycles (H-class), trikes (T-class), tandem bikes (B-class) or bikes (C-class) while on the velodrome, cyclists compete on either tandem bikes or bikes.
• AusCycling also supports events for athletes with hearing impairments, intellectual impairments, transplants, and those using Adaptive Mountain Bikes at club, state and national level.

Adaptive Mountain Biking, opens in a new tab. Encompasses a broad range of riders who require adapted equipment, such as hand cranks, electronic shifting, and power-assisted pedals, and trails to suit their abilities. It includes kneeling, upright and recumbent three-wheeled hand cycles, as well as two-wheeled bikes for riders with limited upper-body strength but have partial or full use of the lower limbs. Trails are built to be wider and flatter and are designed to accommodate the lower clearance and longer shape of trikes.