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Handcycle with high stance and upright riding position Handcycle with low stance and recumbent riding position. A handcycle is a type of human-powered land vehicle powered by the arms rather than the legs, as on a bicycle. Most handcycles are tricycle in form, with two coasting rear wheels and one steerable powered
Handcycles: For using a handcycle, there are five sports classes, H1-H5. Tricycles: There are two sports classes, T1-T2. Athletes in the T class have conditions with significant co-ordination limitations. Tandem bicycles: For using a tandem bicycle, athletes with visual impairments compete with a sighted "pilot" riding in the front seat.
H1 is a para-cycling classification.It includes people with a number of disability types including spinal cord injuries and cerebral palsy. Handcycles that can be used by people in races include the AP2 recumbent and AP3 recumbent.
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A tourist rental quadricycle: Quadricycle International Q-Cycle-6 [1] A Rhoades Car 4W2P 4-Wheel Bike parked on a Canadian urban street. A quadracycle (also spelled quadricycle) is a four-wheeled human-powered land vehicle.
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Cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. This method is known as a functional system and was introduced in 2012. Athletes are classified according to their functional ability across four broad categories (blind or partially sighted tandem, handcycle, tricycle and standard bicycle). [3]