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## Chapter VIII TRACK RACES 

16.8.001 Track events are only open to athletes part of the sport classes C and B. 

(text modified on 26.06.07; 01.02.08; 01.01.10; 01.01.16; 01.02.17) 

16.8.002 Starting blocks must be used for all sport classes during the following track events: individual pursuit, first rider of the team sprint and kilometer/500 meters. 

A 15 seconds countdown will commence when the riders are secured on their bicycles and ready to start. 

16.8.003 Races shall be for the following sport class and distances: 

(article introduced on 01.01.09; text modified on 01.02.17; 01.01.21) 

§1 Kilometer and 500 Meters 

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16.8.004 Races shall be for the following sport class and distances: 

(text modified on 01.02.09; 01.01.10) 

§2 Individual Pursuit 

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(text modified on 01.02.09; 01.01.10) 

16.8.005 Considering the variety in the types of handicap in the “C” division, it is recommended to match up athletes with similar handicaps during the qualification for the track individual pursuit, in order not to penalise or favour certain athletes. This consideration will have precedence in the pairing of the athletes. 

(article introduced on 01.01.09; modified on 01.01.10) 

16.8.006 When a factor is used for athletes' classification in the track individual pursuit, the athletes will evolve alone in the finals (gold-silver), (bronze-fourth) if they are not part of the same sport class and will be matched up only if they are part of the same sport class. 

