H4

H4 is a para-cycling classification. The UCI recommends this be coded as MH4 or WH4. Definition Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) defines H4 as: Paraplegic with impairments corresponding to a complete lesion from Th11 or below No lower limb function or limited function Normal or almost normal trunk stability Non-spinal cord injury, functional ability profile equivalent to sport class H4 (ex-H3) Incomplete loss of lower limb function, functional ability profile equivalent to sport class H4 (ex-H3) or H5 (ex-H4), with other disabilities, which prevent the safe use of a conventional bicycle, tricycle or the Kneeling position in a handbike Recumbent position in handbike (AP or ATP-bike) Diplegia and athetosis/ataxia/dystonia (almost normal UE) Hemiplegic with spasticity a minimum of grade 3, lower limb more involved. The cycle This classification can use ATP3 knee-seat cycle that is forward leaning on a rigid frame. Classification history Cycling first became a Paralympic sport at the 1988 Summer Paralympics. In September 2006, governance for para-cycling passed from the International Paralympic Committee's International Cycling Committee to UCI at a meeting in Switzerland. When this happened, the responsibility of classifying the sport also changed.