Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual pursuit
The Men's individual pursuit at the 2008 Summer Paralympics took place on September 7–9 at the Laoshan Velodrome.
Classification
The cyclists are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows cyclists to compete against others with a similar level of function.Cycling classes:
- B&VI 1–3: Blind and visually impaired cyclists
- LC 1–4: Cyclists with a locomotor disability
- CP 1–4: Cyclists with cerebral palsy
B&VI 1–3
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kieran Modra Tyson Lawrence | Christian Venge David Llaurado | Bryce Lindores Steven George |
Preliminaries
Q = QualifierWR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | ' | 4:18.961 Q WR |
| 2 | ' | 4:25.335 Q |
| 3 | ' | 4:25.554 Q |
| 4 | ' | 4:27.578 Q |
| 5 | ' | 4:29.195 |
| 6 | ' | 4:32.191 |
| 7 | ' | 4:32.236 |
| 8 | ' | 4:38.548 |
| 9 | ' | 4:40.432 |
| 10 | ' | 4:41.677 |
| 11 | ' | 4:44.890 |
| 12 | ' | 4:47.730 |
| 13 | ' | 4:49.911 |
| 14 | ' | 5:11.936 |
CP 3
The men's individual pursuit took place on 7 September. The pre-event favorite to win the gold medal was reigning champion, Darren Kenny of Great Britain.| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Preliminaries
Q = QualifierWR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | 3:36.875 Q WR | |
| 2 | 3:58.817 Q | |
| 3 | 4:03.730 Q | |
| 4 | 4:09.119 Q | |
| 5 | 4:11.715 | |
| 6 | 4:13.850 | |
| 7 | 4:15.006 | |
| Disqualified |
CP 4
The men's individual pursuit took place on 7 September.| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | 3:37.848 Q | |
| 2 | 3:38.205 Q | |
| 3 | 3:45.269 Q | |
| 4 | 3:45.322 Q | |
| 5 | 3:52.561 | |
| 6 | 3:53.566 | |
| 7 | 3:55.919 | |
| 8 | 3:55.933 | |
| 9 | 4:04.606 |
LC 1
The men's individual pursuit took place on 8 September.| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | 4:40.6 Q | |
| 2 | + 0.03.8 Q | |
| 3 | + 0.06.3 Q | |
| 4 | + 0.09.5 Q | |
| 5 | + 0.13.4 | |
| 6 | + 0.14.1 | |
| 7 | + 0.17.6 | |
| 8 | + 0.18.3 | |
| 9 | + 0.26.3 | |
| 10 | + 0.28.0 | |
| 11 | + 0.30.0 | |
| 12 | + 0.31.8 | |
| 13 | + 0.32.1 | |
| 14 | + 0.36.3 | |
| 15 | + 0.39.4 |
LC 2
The men's individual pursuit took place on 8 September.| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Preliminaries
Q = Qualifier| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | 4.45.3 | |
| 2 | + 0.06.2 | |
| 3 | + 0.11.0 | |
| 4 | + 0.12.5 | |
| 5 | + 0.24.2 | |
| 6 | + 0.28.1 | |
| 7 | + 0.29.8 | |
| 8 | + 0.38.6 | |
| 9 | + 1.04.2 | |
| 10 | + 1.05.1 |
LC 3
The men's individual pursuit took place on 9 September.| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Preliminaries
Q = QualifierWR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | 3.48.18 Q WR | |
| 2 | 3.52.25 Q | |
| 3 | 3.54.54 Q | |
| 4 | 3.57.23 Q | |
| 5 | 4.00.40 | |
| 6 | 4.00.70 | |
| 7 | 4.06.17 | |
| 8 | 4.10.44 | |
| 9 | 4.12.02 | |
| 10 | 4.21.75 | |
| DSQ | 1.28.70 |
LC 4
The men's individual pursuit took place on 9 September.| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Preliminaries
Q = QualifierWR = World Record
| Rank | Name | Time |
| 1 | 3.59.74 Q WR | |
| 2 | 4.05.93 Q | |
| 3 | 4.16.69 Q | |
| 4 | 4.17.74 Q | |
| 5 | 4.25.25 | |
| 6 | 4.27.05 | |
| 7 | 4.40.61 | |
| DNS |