| Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Road cycling | |||
| Road race | men | women | mixed |
| Time trial | men | women | mixed |
Track cycling | |||
| Time trial | men | women | |
| Individual pursuit | men | women | |
| Tandem sprint | men | ||
| Team sprint | men | ||
The women's individual time trial events in cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on 12 September at the Changping Triathlon Venue.
The women's individual time trial HC A/HC B/HC C event took place at 10:41. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rachel Morris  Great Britain | Monique van der Vorst  Netherlands | Dorothee Vieth  Germany |
| Rank | Name | Cat | Time | Factor (%) | Final time with % factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  Rachel Morris (GBR) | HCB | 25:39.22 | 81.671 | 25:39.22 |
 |  Monique van der Vorst (NED) | HCC | 23:40.64 | 100.000 | 23:40.64 |
 |  Dorothee Vieth (GER) | HCC | 23:41.95 | 100.000 | 23:41.95 |
| 4 |  Ursula Schwaller (SUI) | HCB | 29:29.66 | 81.671 | 29:29.66 |
| 5 | Andrea Eskau (GER) | HCC | 24:06.03 | 100.000 | 24:06.03 |
| 6 |  Mel Leckie (AUS) | HCB | 30:32.61 | 81.671 | 30:32.61 |
| 7 | Laura de Vaan (NED) | HCC | 25:15.15 | 100.000 | 25:15.15 |
| 8 |  Annemarie Donaldson (NZL) | HCB | 32:13.21 | 81.671 | 32:13.21 |
| 9 |  Shauna White (CAN) | HCC | 26:45.20 | 100.000 | 26:45.20 |
| 10 |  Catherine Martin (FRA) | HCC | 27:14.60 | 100.000 | 27:14.60 |
| 11 |  Marianne Maiboell (DEN) | HCC | 32:27.95 | 100.000 | 32:27.95 |
The women's individual time trial LC 1/LC 2/CP 4 event took place at 14:56. [2]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Sarah Storey Great Britain | Jennifer Schuble  United States | Zhou Jufang  China |
| Rank | Name | Cat | Time | Factor (%) | Final time with % factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Sarah Storey (GBR) | LC1 | 37:16.65 | 100.000 | 37:16.65 |
| |  Jennifer Schuble (USA) | CP4 | 40:42.28 | 94.950 | 40:42.28 |
| |  Zhou Jufang (CHN) | LC1 | 39:30.84 | 100.000 | 39:30.84 |
| 4 | Greta Neimanas (USA) | LC1 | 40:26.09 | 100.000 | 40:26.09 |
| 5 | Ye Yaping (CHN) | LC2 | 43:58.22 | 93.336 | 43:58.22 |
| 6 | Dong Jingping (CHN) | LC2 | 44:08.71 | 93.336 | 44:08.71 |
| 7 | Fiona Southorn (NZL) | LC1 | 43:02.78 | 100.000 | 43:02.78 |
| 8 |  Silvana Vinci (ITA) | CP4 | 47:28.24 | 94.950 | 47:28.24 |
| 9 |  Anita Ruetz (AUT) | CP4 | 50:25.44 | 94.950 | 50:25.44 |
| 10 |  Roxy Burns (RSA) | CP4 | 53:07.14 | 94.950 | 53:07.14 |
The women's individual time trial LC 3/LC 4/CP 3 event took place at 15:07. [3]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Barbara Buchan United States | Allison Jones United States | Paula Tesoriero  New Zealand |
| Rank | Name | Cat | Time | Factor (%) | Final time with % factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Barbara Buchan (USA) | CP3 | 44:45.17 | 94.919 | 44:45.17 |
| | Allison Jones (USA) | LC3 | 44:42.88 | 100.000 | 44:42.88 |
| | Paula Tesoriero (NZL) | LC3 | 45:00.92 | 100.000 | 45:00.92 |
| 4 | Natalie Simanowski (GER) | LC3 | 45:38.23 | 100.000 | 45:38.23 |
| 5 | Tang Qi (CHN) | LC3 | 47:23.63 | 100.000 | 47:23.63 |
| 6 |  Raquel Acinas (ESP) | LC3 | 47:30.48 | 100.000 | 47:30.48 |
| 7 | Niu Zhifeng (CHN) | LC3 | 48:45.64 | 100.000 | 48:45.64 |
| 8 | Jayme Paris (AUS) | CP3 | 52:51.82 | 94.919 | 52:51.82 |
| 9 | Susan van Staden (RSA) | LC3 | 50:15.34 | 100.000 | 50:15.34 |
| 10 | Jane Armstrong (AUS) | LC3 | 50:27.73 | 100.000 | 50:27.73 |
The women's individual time trial B&VI 1-3 event took place at 15:19. [4]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Whitsell / Woodring United States | Fiadotava / Drazdova  Belarus | Parsons / Farrell New Zealand |
| Rank | Name | Time | Time behind | Avg. speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Whitsell / Woodring (USA) | 36:14.87 | 41.050 | |
| |  Fiadotava / Drazdova (BLR) | 36:58.98 | +44.11 | |
| | Parsons / Farrell (NZL) | 38:40.40 | +2:25.53 | |
| 4 | Hou / Gallagher (AUS) | 39:01.62 | +2:46.75 | |
| 5 | Lopez / Girona (ESP) | 39:11.65 | +2:56.78 | |
| 6 | Coluzzi / Merloni (ITA) | 39:36.06 | +3:21.19 | |
| 7 |  Walsh / Hickey (IRL) | 40:09.67 | +3:54.80 | |
| 8 | Parkhamovich / Belaichuk (BLR) | 40:19.02 | +4:04.15 | |
| 9 |  Wisniewska / Ostrowska (POL) | 41:09.77 | +4:54.90 | |
| 10 | Ouellet / Hupin (CAN) | 42:53.16 | +6:38.29 |
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