UCI Classifications
Cycling Class C1
Neurological Very poor:
• Severe Hemiplegia, spasticity grade 4 in lower and upper limb
• Severe Diplegia, lower spasticity Grade 4 in both legs
• Severe athetosis or ataxia
• Severe locomotor dysfunction, can be mixed pattern (athetosis, spasticity
or ataxia)
• Poor functional strength in trunk, and / or in all extremities
Amputation:
• Single amputation of leg, AK, and arm, AE or BE, on same side or diagonal,
with or without the use of a prosthesis
• Double TK amputation with the use of prostheses
• Double amputation BE + Single amputation AK, no prosthesis.
Comparable incomplete spinal cord injury by point score
Comparable multiple impaired with a tested point score more than 210 points.
Cycling Class C2
Neurological Poor:
• Hemiplegic, spasticity grade 4, lower limb more involved
• Moderate to severe Diplegic, lower spasticity Grade 3 in both legs
• Moderate to severe athetosis or ataxia
Decrease in muscle strength
• between 160 and 209 Points (Polio, peripheral neurological lesions
incomplete Spinal Cord Lesion, <placew:ston><cityw:ston>HMSN, <statew:ston>MS)
Amputation:
• Single AE amputation with or without use of prosthesis + Single TK
amputation with the use of prostheses
• Double amputation BE + Single amputation TK with the use of a lower
prosthesis
• Double BK amputation with the use of prostheses + Single AE amputation
without the use of upper limb prosthesis
• Single amputation AK, no prosthesis, may have a stump support
• Comparable impairments:
• Multiple impairments (e.g. amputation with brain damage), but fluently
movement and control of the bike.
• Limited ROM of the hip or knee such that a functional full revolution of
the crank is not possible. In this case, the radius of crank must be limited
to 0 cm.
Cycling Class C3
Neurological Poor to fair:
• Hemiplegic with spasticity Grade 3, lower limb more involved
• Monoplegic, spasticity Grade 3 in single lower limb
• Moderate Diplegic, lower spasticity Grade 2 in both legs
• Moderate athetosis or ataxia
Limited ROM of the hip or knee such that a normal functional full revolution of
the crank is not possible. In this case, it is the cyclist’s option to shorten the
crank to the optimal size.
Amputation:
• Single AE amputation, no prosthesis + Single BK amputation with the
use of a prosthesis
• Single TK amputation with the use of a prosthesis + Single BE amputation
• Single amputation TK, with the use of prosthesis
• Double amputation BK, with the use of prostheses
Comparable multiple impairments with a tested point score between 110 and
159 points.
Cycling Class C4
Neurological Fair:
• Hemiplegic with spasticity Grade 2, lower limb more involved
• Mild to moderate Diplegic, lower spasticity Grade 1 in both legs
• Mild to moderate athetosis.
Limited ROM of the hip or knee such that a normal functional full revolution of
the crank is not possible. In this case, it is the cyclist’s option to shorten the
crank to the optimal size.
Amputation:
• Single amputation BK with the use of prosthesis + Single BE amputation
with or without the use of prosthesis
• Single amputation BK, with the use of prosthesis
• Double amputation BE with or without the use of a prosthesis that
allows as much functional contact as possible to the handlebar.
Comparable multiple impairments with a tested point score between 60 and
109 points.
Cycling Class C5
This is the class for athletes with minimum impairments
Neurological Fair to normal:
• Minimally affected diplegic with spasticity grade 1 - 2
• Truly ambulant hemiplegic with spasticity grade 1 - 2
• Monoplegic through a major joint plus clear neurological signs to include
positive uni or bilateral Babinski, uni or bilateral clonus (4 beats or
more)
• Notably brisk reflexes or clear differences in reflexes
• Possible loss of function by uncoordinated hands or one leg
• Minimum athetosis or ataxia with clear signs of cerebella dysfunction.
Amputation:
• Single amputation AE, with or without prosthesis, no functional grip
• Single amputation BE with the use of a prosthesis.
Minimal disability: Amputation of all fingers and thumb (through MCP) or
amputation of more than half foot (forefoot). In the case of a single AE-, BEamputation
or a single upper limb dysmelia, the minimal impairment is met if all
fingers and the thumb of one hand is missing through the MCP joint or other
impairments who are equivalents, without a functional grip. As a proof of the
loss of functional grip, the affected athlete will not be able to operate handlebar
mounted gear and brake levers with the affected or impaired limb.
Tandem Class B
Blind or Visual Impaired (VI)
TCB - from no light perception in either eye up to visual acuity of 6/60 and/or
visual field of less than 20 degrees. Classification assessed in the best eye with
the best correction (i.e. all athletes who use contact or corrective lenses must
wear them for classification, whether they intend to wear them in competition
or not). Classification will be provided by a UCI accredited
