Tandem (UCI)

Karissa Whitsell and Mackenzie Woodring (pilot) compete in Beijing Summer Paralympics on September 07, 2008
people standing and getting medals
Tandem cyclists get their medals at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
women holding medals
Australian tandem cyclists Terri Poole (right, vision impaired) and Sandra Smith (left, pilot for Terri) show off the gold medals they won in the 1km time trial and the 3km pursuit at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games
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Australian cyclists Sandra Smith (pilot, on front) and Terri Poole (vision impaired, on back) race their tandem on their way to one of their two gold medals on the track at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games

Tandem is a para-cycling classification for cyclists that require a sighted pilot for a non-sighted rider. The UCI recommends this be coded as MB. PBS defined this group as "Athletes who are blind or visually impaired compete with no classification system. They ride tandem with a sighted “pilot.”"[1] The Telegraph defined this classification in 2011 as "B: Athletes who are blind and visually impaired" [2] British Cycling defines this classification as: "Blind or Visual Impaired (VI), TCB - from no light perception in either eye up to visual acuity of 6/60 and/or visual field of less than 20 degrees. Classification assessed in the best eye with the best correction (i.e. all athletes who use contact or corrective lenses must wear them for classification, whether they intend to wear them in competition or not). Classification will be provided by a UCI accredited classifier"[3]

  1. ^ "Competition at the Highest Levels, Cycling". Cycling. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  2. ^ "London 2012 Paralympics: Road cycling guide". London: The Telegraph. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  3. ^ "About Disability Cycling". London. 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.