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.
Kieran John Modra is a visually impaired Australian Paralympic swimmer and tandem cyclist. He has won five gold and five bronze medals at eight Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2016, along with two silver medals at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
Dame Sarah Joanne Storey, is a British road and track racing cyclist and former swimmer. She is a multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympic Games in both sports, and six times British (able-bodied) national track champion. Her total of fourteen gold medals makes her the most successful female British Paralympian of all time.
The Men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Cycling has been contested at every Summer Paralympic Games since the 1984 Summer Paralympics.
Michael Thomas Gallagher, OAM is an Australian Paralympic cyclist from Scotland. He has won gold medals at the Beijing and 2012 London Paralympics. He was selected in the Australian team for the 2016 Rio Paralympics. The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA) revealed that Gallagher had returned a positive A sample for erythropoietin (EPO) in an out-of-competition training camp in Italy in July 2016. This A positive disqualified him from the Rio Paralympics.
Jayme Richardson, born 27 April 1989, is an Australian Paralympic cyclist. She was born in the Sydney suburb of Blacktown with cerebellar ataxia due to asphyxiation at birth. She began cycling in October 2004 after seeing a post Athens Paralympic interview with Silver Medalist Claire McLean where Claire said Australia needed more female Para-cyclists. At the time Jayme was a swimmer and was doing very well, having competed both through school to CHS Level and out of school to National Level, however she felt that there was something greater out there for her and decided that a change was needed.
LC3 is a para-cycling classification.
The Men's combined road race / time trial cycling events at the 2004 Summer Paralympics were held at Vouliagmeni between 24 & 27 September.
The Men's individual pursuit CP Div 4 track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed from 19 to 20 September. It was won by Christopher Scott, representing Australia.
The Men's individual pursuit LC1 track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed from 18 to 19 September. It was won by Peter Brooks, representing Australia.
The Men's individual pursuit LC2 track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed from 18 to 19 September. It was won by Roberto Alcaide, representing Spain.
The Men's individual pursuit LC3 track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed from 18 to 19 September. It was won by Laurent Thirionet, representing France.
The Men's individual pursuit LC4 track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed from 18 to 19 September. It was won by Michael Teuber, representing Germany.
The Men's individual pursuit tandem B1-3 track cycling event at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was competed on 18 & 19 September. It was won by Kieran Modra and his sighted pilot Robert Crowe, representing Australia.
The Men's individual pursuit LC1 track cycling event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was competed on 8 September. It was won by Michael Gallagher, representing Australia.
The Men's individual pursuit LC3 track cycling event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was competed on 9 September. It was won by Simon Richardson, representing Great Britain.
The Men's individual pursuit LC4 track cycling event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was competed on 9 September. It was won by Paolo Vigano, representing Italy.
The Men's team sprint LC1-4 CP3/4 track cycling event at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was competed on 10 September. It was won by the team representing Great Britain.
Juan Jose Mendez Fernandez is a cyclist from Spain.
