Paralympic cycling was developed in the early 1980s as tandem cycling for visually impaired athletes, with a sighted pilot at the front. Since then, the sport has grown to accommodate other disabilities, expanding the types of bikes used: standard bicycles, handcycles, tricycles and tandems. There’s a bike for each different type of disability, adapted to suit the athlete’s needs.
Paralympic road cycling made its Paralympic debut at the New York-Stoke Mandeville Games in 1984. The discipline is divided into three types of events: road race, time trial, and relay.