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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] |
