Cycling, women's road time trial C1–3 at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Brands Hatch | ||||||||||||
Dates | 5 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | ||
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Road Time trial | ||
Men | Women | |
B | B | |
H1 | H1–2 | |
H2 | ||
H3 | H3 | |
H4 | H4 | |
C1 | C1–3 | |
C2 | ||
C3 | ||
C4 | C4 | |
C5 | C5 | |
Mixed T1–2 | ||
The women's time trial C1–3 road cycling event in cycling at the 2012 Summer Paralympics took place on 5 September at Brands Hatch. Nine riders from seven different nations competed.
Rank | Name | Country | Class | Factored time |
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Allison Jones | United States | C2 | 26:58.54 | |
Tereza Diepoldova | Czech Republic | C2 | 27:47.91 | |
Zeng Sini | China | C2 | 27:57.16 | |
4 | Denise Schindler | Germany | C3 | 28:45.36 |
5 | He Yin | China | C2 | 29:28.07 |
6 | Raquel Acinas Poncelas | Spain | C2 | 29:34.55 |
7 | Jayme Paris | Australia | C1 | 30:52.13 |
8 | Anita Ruetz | Austria | C2 | 31:05.05 |
9 | Simone Kennedy | Australia | C3 | 33:59.02 |
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