Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics


Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics consisted of 44 events in two main disciplines, track cycling and road cycling. Track cycling was held in Laoshan Velodrome on 7–10 September, and road cycling took place at the Changping Triathlon Venue on 12–14 September.

Classification

Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.
Cycling classes are:

Events

For each of the events below, medals are contested for one or more of the above classifications. After each classification is given the dates that the event will be contested.
;Road cycling
;Track cycling

Participating countries

There were 220 athletes from 39 nations taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their cyclists. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.