The 2015 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships were sixth edition of the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place on the roads of Nottwil in Switzerland from 29 July to 2 August 2015. Italy were the most successful team of the competition in number of gold medals won (9), while Germany finished with the greatest total of medals (21).
Classification
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 thru T3
- H3 - paraplegics with impairment from T4 thru 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
Event winners
Medal table
Participating nations
32 nations participated.
References
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