{{Short description|Para-cycling classification}} {{About|the para-cycling classification||T2 (disambiguation){{!}}T2}} '''T2''' is a para-cycling classification. The class is for cyclists with more moderate loss of stability and function compared to '''T1'''. It includes people with a variety of different types of disabilities including cerebral palsy. This class uses tricycles (hence the "T" in T2) and competes at the Paralympic Games in road events only and is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale.

==Definition== PBS defined this classification as "T2 is for athletes with more moderate loss of stability and function. "<ref name=pbsdefines>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/medal-quest/sports/detail/cycling/|accessdate=14 June 2012|title=Competition at the Highest Levels, Cycling|publisher=Cycling}}</ref> In 1997, this classification was defined by Alison Gray in ''Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians'' as: "partial mobility in arms and trunk". Gray noted this classification was for wheelchair athletes.<ref name=nzbook>{{Cite book|page=17|title=Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians|first=Alison|last=Gray|location=Auckland, N.Z.|publisher=Hodder Moa Beckett|date=1997|isbn=1869585666 |oclc=154294284}}</ref> ''The Telegraph'' defined this classification in 2011 as "T 1-2: Athletes on tricycles, who have severe locomotive dysfunctions and limited ability to pedal" <ref name=telagraphysiyrce>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8712223/London-2012-Paralympics-Road-cycling-guide.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828034020/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8712223/London-2012-Paralympics-Road-cycling-guide.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-08-28|accessdate=14 June 2012|date=2011|title=London 2012 Paralympics: Road cycling guide|publisher=The Telegraph|location=London}}</ref> The UCI recommends this be coded as MT2 or WT2.<ref name="ucirecommendations">{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI2MzI&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjA1ODg&LangId=1|title=UCI Para-cycling Classification Guide|date=17 April 2012|publisher=UCI|page=4}}</ref>

== Disability groups == {{See also|CP5 (classification)|CP6 (classification)}} thumb|The spasticity athetosis level and location of a CP6 sportsperson. left|thumb|The spasticity athetosis level and location of a CP5 sportsperson. CP5 and CP6 competitors may compete in the T2 class.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cpisra.org.za/files/classification/Classification_CPISRA_Brochure_Classification_Profiles.pdf|title=Classification Profiles|website=Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association|access-date=July 22, 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818060111/http://www.cpisra.org.za/files/classification/Classification_CPISRA_Brochure_Classification_Profiles.pdf|archivedate=August 18, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url=http://www.deporte.gob.mx/deporteadaptado/documentos/Handcycling/CLASIFICACIONES.pdf|title=Clasificaciones de Ciclismo|last=|first=|date=|website=Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte|location=Mexico|language=es-MX|access-date=July 23, 2016|archive-date=November 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123132542/http://deporte.gob.mx/deporteadaptado/documentos/Handcycling/CLASIFICACIONES.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Cyclists opting to compete in the T2 class often do so as a result of balance issues, which make riding a standard bicycle or handcycle difficult.<ref name=":22" /> Tricyclists are not eligible to compete in track events, only in road events.<ref name=":22" />

==Classification history== Cycling first became a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.<ref name=auspsort1988>{{cite web|url=http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/cycling|author=Australian Paralympic Committee|title=Cycling|date=2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814210814/http://www.paralympiceducation.org.au/primary/cycling|archivedate=2016-08-14}}</ref> In September 2006, governance for para-cycling, including the responsibility for classification, passed from the International Paralympic Committee's International Cycling Committee to UCI.<ref name=australiancyling>{{cite web|accessdate=14 June 2012|url=http://www.cycling.org.au/?Page=7751|title=Para-cycling High Performance|publisher=Cycling Australia|location=Australia}}</ref>

==Becoming classified== Classification is handled by Union Cycliste Internationale.<ref name=london-2012-guide-42>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|date=2011|accessdate=9 April 2012|title=Guide to the Paralympic Games – Appendix 1|page=42|publisher=London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|archive-date=26 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426013020/http://www.london2012.com/documents/locog-publications/london-2012-guide-to-the-paralympic-games.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Classification for the UCI Para-Cycling World Championships is completed by at least two classification panels. Members of the classification panel must not have a relationship with the cyclist and must not be involved in the World Championships in any other role than as classifier.<ref name=ucirecommendations5>{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTI2MzI&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjA1ODg&LangId=1|publisher=UCI|title=UCI Para-cycling Classification Guide|date=17 April 2012|page=5}}</ref> In national competitions, the classification is handled by the national cycling federation.<ref name="ucirecommendations5"/> Classification often has three components: physical, technical and observation assessment.<ref name="ucirecommendations5"/>

==Competitors== Competitors in this classification include David Stone from Great Britain, and Australia's Carol Cooke.

==Rankings== This classification has UCI rankings for elite competitors.<ref name=UCirankingselite>{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU3MTU&LangId=1|accessdate=14 June 2012|title=Ranking - PARA - Cycling 2012|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|date=June 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613225932/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU3MTU&LangId=1|archivedate=13 June 2012}}</ref>

==At the Paralympic Games== At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, events for this classification include T 1-2 Road Race and Mixed T 1-2 Time Trial.<ref name=compation2012>{{Cite web |url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-road/events/index.html |title=Paralympic Cycling Road - Schedule, Results, Medals &#124; London 2012 |access-date=2012-06-14 |archive-date=2012-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614054903/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/cycling-road/events/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Sports}} * Para-cycling classification * Cycling at the Summer Paralympics

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

{{Para-cycling classifications}}{{Cerebral palsy sport classification}}

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