2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
The 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships was the seventh edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place on the roads of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa from 31 August to 3 September 2017. Sport class Cycling C1 - locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation C2 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, decrease in muscle strength, or amputation C3 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation C4 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation C5 - Locomotor disability: Neurological, or amputation Hand cycling H1 - tetraplegics with severe upper limb impairment to the C6 vertebra H2 - Tetraplegics with minor upper limb impairment from C7 through T3 H3 - paraplegics with impairment from T4 through T10 H4 - Paraplegics with impairment from T11 down, and amputees unable to kneel H5 - Athletes who can kneel on a handcycle, a category that includes paraplegics and amputees Tricycle T1 - Severe locomotor dysfunction T2 - Moderate loss of stability and function Tandem Tandem B - Visual impairment 38 nations participated. Official website