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Maximilian Jäger
Maximilian Jäger (born 3 January 2000) is a German Para-cycling, Para-cyclist. He represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career In January 2021, Jäger was reclassified from T1 (classification), T1 to T2 (classification), T2. In August 2023, Jäger competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a gold medal in the time trial T2 event, and a bronze medal in the road race T2 event. He was subsequently named the Junior Para Athlete of the Year by Sporthilfe. In September 2024, Jäger represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and finished in fourth place in the Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's road race T1–2, road race T1–2, and eighth place in the Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's road time trial T1–2, time trial T1–2. Weeks later, he then competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won a silver medal in the road race T2 event, finishing two seconds behind gold medalist Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T2 (classification)
T2 is a para-cycling classification. The class is for cyclists with more moderate loss of stability and function compared to T1. It includes people with a variety of different types of disabilities including cerebral palsy. This class uses tricycles (hence the "T" in T2) and competes at the Paralympic Games in road events only and is governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. Definition PBS defined this classification as "T2 is for athletes with more moderate loss of stability and function. " In 1997, this classification was defined by Alison Gray in ''Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians'' as: "partial mobility in arms and trunk". Gray noted this classification was for wheelchair athletes. ''The Telegraph'' defined this classification in 2011 as "T 1-2: Athletes on tricycles, who have severe locomotive dysfunctions and limited ability to pedal" The UCI recommends this be coded as MT2 or WT2. Disability groups C5 (classification), CP5 and CP6 (classification), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
T1 (classification)
T1 is a para-cycling classification. It is for athletes with severe locomotive dysfunctions, and insufficient balance to use a regular bicycle. The class includes a number of different disability types including cerebral palsy. The class only competes in road events and uses tricycles (hence the "T" in T1). Definition PBS defined this classification as "Tricycle 1 (T1) is for athletes with severe locomotor dysfunction and insufficient balance for cycling." In 1997, this classification was defined by Alison Gray in ''Against the odds : New Zealand Paralympians'' as: tetraplegic - almost no use of trunk, arms and hands". Gray noted this classification was for wheelchair athletes. ''The Telegraph'' defined this classification in 2011 as "T 1-2: Athletes on tricycles, who have severe locomotive dysfunctions and limited ability to pedal" Disability groups File:CP1 disability profile.png, Disability type for CP1 classified sportspeople File:CP2 disability profile.png, Disability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paralympic Cyclists For Germany
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, have been held shortly after the corresponding Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The Paralympics began as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948. The 1960 Games in Rome drew 400 athletes with disabilities from 23 countries, as proposed by doctor Antonio Maglio. Currently it is one of the largest international sporting events: the 2020 Summer Paralympics featuring 4,520 athletes from 163 National Paralympic Committees. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with non-disabled Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes. The Paralympic Games are organized in parallel with and in a similar way to the Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclists At The 2024 Summer Paralympics
Cycling, also known as bicycling or biking, is the activity of riding a bicycle or other types of bicycle pedal, pedal-driven human-powered vehicles such as balance bikes, unicycles, tricycles, and quadricycles. Cycling is practised around the world for purposes including transport, recreation, exercise, and competitive sport. History Cycling became popularized in Europe and North America in the latter part and especially the last decade of the 19th century. Today, over 50 percent of the human population knows how to ride a bike. War The bicycle has been used as a method of reconnaissance as well as transporting soldiers and supplies to combat zones. In this it has taken over many of the functions of horses in warfare. In the Second Boer War, both sides used bicycles for scouting. In World War I, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand used bicycles to move troops. In its 1937 invasion of China, Japan employed some 50,000 bicycle troops, and similar forces were instrume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
