Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Last updated

Contents

Men's cycling road race
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Bernt Harry Johansson, 1976 Olympic Road Race Gold Medalist.tif
Bernt Johansson
VenueMontréal, Canada
Date26 July 1976
Competitors134 from 40 nations
Winning time4:46:52
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bernt Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svg Giuseppe Martinelli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Mieczysław Nowicki
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland
  1972
1980  

The men's individual road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held on 26 July 1976. There were 134 cyclists from 40 nations starting the race. [1] The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. Fifty-eight cyclists finished the race. [2] The event was won by Bernt Johansson of Sweden, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race. Giuseppe Martinelli put Italy back on the podium with his silver; the nation had won gold or silver at every Games from 1956 to 1968 but did not medal in 1972. Mieczysław Nowicki's bronze was Poland's first medal in the event.

Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event, previously held in 1896 and then at every Summer Olympics since 1936. It replaced the individual time trial event that had been held from 1912 to 1932 (and which would be reintroduced alongside the road race in 1996). Ryszard Szurkowski of Poland was "probably" the favorite; he had won the 1973 world championship and placed second in 1974. Neither the 1974 nor 1975 world champions competed in Montreal. [1]

Bolivia and Nicaragua each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 10th appearance in the event, the only nation to have competed in each appearance to date.

Competition format and course

The mass-start race was on a 177.49 kilometre course "over the hilly Mont-Royal Circuit". [1] [3]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

DateTimeRound
Monday, 26 July 197610:00Final

Results

The lead pack of 10 riders got clear during lap 6. Johansson broke away from the pack in the last lap for a clear win. In the final sprint by the remaining nine leaders, Thaler finished in front but was penalized for interfering with the other riders and demoted from second place to ninth (the back of the + 31" group, with Alfonsel falling behind the rest into 10th place). [1]

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Bernt Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:46:52.0
Silver medal icon.svg Giuseppe Martinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:47:23.0
Bronze medal icon.svg Mieczysław Nowicki Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland s.t.
4 Alfons De Wolf Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium s.t.
5 Nikolay Gorelov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union s.t.
6 George Mount Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
7 Jean-René Bernaudeau Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
8 Vittorio Algeri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
9 Klaus-Peter Thaler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany s.t.
10 Bernardo Alfonsel Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 4:47:27.0
11 Stanisław Szozda Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 4:49:01.0
12 Ryszard Szurkowski Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland s.t.
13 Vlastimil Moravec Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia s.t.
14 Carlos Cardet Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba s.t.
15 Garry Bell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
16 Karl-Dietrich Diers Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany s.t.
17 Aleksandr Averin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union s.t.
18 Herbert Spindler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
19 Wilfried Trott Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany s.t.
20 Harry Hannus Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
21 Roman Humenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
22 Álvaro Pachón Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
23 Luis Manrique Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
24 Pierre Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
25 Arie Hassink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
26 Roberto Ceruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
27 Wolfgang Steinmayr Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
28 Clyde Sefton Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
29 Sven-Åke Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
30 Jan Brzeźny Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland s.t.
31 Carmelo Barone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
32 Rafael Ladrón Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain s.t.
33 Juan José Moral Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain s.t.
34 Remo Sansonetti Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
35 Joseph Waugh Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
36 Frank Hoste Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium s.t.
37 Hans-Peter Jakst Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany s.t.
38 Thorleif Andresen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
39 Valery Chaplygin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union s.t.
40 Leo van Vliet Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
41 Petr Bucháček Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 4:54:26.0
42 John Howard Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
43 Dudley Hayton Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
44 Aavo Pikkuus Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:54:49.0
45 Rubén Camacho Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico s.t.
46 Peter Weibel Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany s.t.
47 Dirk Heirweg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4:55:41.0
48 Eddy Schepers Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium s.t.
49 Stoyan Bobekov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 4:58:35.0
50 Ad Tak Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5:00:19.0
51 Rudolf Mitteregger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
52 Vern Hanaray Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
53 Ramón Noriega Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 5:03:13.0
54 Gilles Durand Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
55 Geir Digerud Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5:04:42.0
56 David Boll Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5:05:00.0
57 Richard Trinkler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
58 José Ollarves Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela 5:07:09.0
Juan Carlos Haedo Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Osvaldo Benvenuti Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Oswaldo Frossasco Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Raúl Labbate Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Alan Goodrope Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF
Peter Kesting Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF
Marco Soria Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia DNF
Ivan Popov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNF
Martin Martinov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNF
Nedyalko Stoyanov Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria DNF
Tom Morris Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Brian Chewter Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Miguel Samacá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Abelardo Ríos Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Carlos Alvarado Reyes Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica DNF
Roberto Menéndez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba DNF
Gregorio Aldo Arencibia Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba DNF
Jorge Pérez Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba DNF
Petr Matoušek Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DNF
Vladimír Vondráček Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia DNF
Verner Blaudzun Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Jørgen Emil Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Bent Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Willy Skibby Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Gerhard Lauke Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany DNF
Hans-Joachim Hartnick Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany DNF
Siegbert Schmeisser Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany DNF
René Bittinger Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Francis Duteil Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Christian Jourdan Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Philip Griffiths Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
William Nickson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Mikhail Kountras Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece DNF
Kwong Chi Yan Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Chan Fai Lui Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Tang Kam Man Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Chan Lam Hams Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Mohamed Ali Acha-Cheloi State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran DNF
Hassan Arianfard State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran DNF
Asghar Khodayari State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran DNF
Mahmoud Delshad State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Iran DNF
Alan McCormack Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland DNF
Oliver McQuaid Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland DNF
Errol Walters Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF
Lucien Didier Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg DNF
Marcel Thull Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg DNF
Yahya Ahmad Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia DNF
Luis Rosendo Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNF
José Castañeda Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNF
Rodolfo Vitela Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNF
Miguel Espinoza Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DNF
David Iornos Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DNF
Hamblin González Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DNF
Manuel Largaespada Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua DNF
Frits Schür Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Jamie Richards Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Pål Henning Hansen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Stein Bråthen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Daniele Cesaretti Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino DNF
Paulino Martínez Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain DNF
Leif Hansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Alf Segersäll Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Hansjörg Aemisegger Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DNF
Robert Thalmann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DNF
Serge Demierre Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DNF
Panya Singprayool-Dinmuong Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand DNF
Chartchai Juntrat Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand DNF
Prajin Rungrote Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand DNF
Arlee Wararong Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand DNF
Michael Neel Flag of the United States.svg  United States DNF
Carlos Alcantara Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF
Víctor González Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF
Waldemar Pedrazzi Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF
Washington Díaz Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF
Justo Galaviz Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF
Nicolas Reidtler Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span> Cycling at the Olympics

The men's individual road race was a cycling event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. It was held on 14 August 2004. There were 144 competitors from 43 nations. The maximum number of cyclists per nation had been set at five since professionals were allowed in 1996. The event was won by Paolo Bettini of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race since 1992 and fifth overall. Sérgio Paulinho's silver was Portugal's first medal in the event. Belgium earned its first medal in the men's road race since 1964 with Axel Merckx's bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors, 247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Denmark at the 1928 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Denmark competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 91 competitors took part in 55 events in 14 sports.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span> Cycling at the Olympics

The men's individual road race was a road bicycle racing event held as part of the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on 22 October 1964. The course, just short of 25 kilometres, was covered 8 times for a total distance of 194.832 kilometres. 132 cyclists from 35 nations competed. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. The event was won by Mario Zanin of Italy, the nation's second victory in the men's individual road race and third consecutive Games in the top two. Kjell Rodian earned Denmark's first medal in the event with his silver. Walter Godefroot's bronze was Belgium's fifth medal in five Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, was held on Sunday July 29, 1984. There were 135 participants from 43 nations in the race over 190.20 km, on a course in Mission Viejo, California. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. 55 cyclists finished. The event was won by Alexi Grewal of the United States, the nation's first medal in the men's individual road race. All three nations represented on the podium were there for the first time in the event; Canada with Steve Bauer's silver and Norway with Dag Otto Lauritzen's bronze joined the Americans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, was held on Friday 7 December 1956. There were 88 participants from 28 nations. Of the 88 starters 44 rode the distance to the end. The event was won by Ercole Baldini of Italy, the nation's first medal in the men's individual road race. Arnaud Geyre took silver, France's first medal since back-to-back golds in 1936 and 1948. Alan Jackson's bronze was Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1896.

The men's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, was held on September 27, 1988. There were 136 participants from 54 nations in the race over 196.80 km, with 27 cyclists who did not finish. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was three, down from four in previous editions of the event. The event was won by Olaf Ludwig of East Germany, the first medal for the nation in the men's individual road race. West Germany also earned its first medals in the event, with Bernd Gröne's silver and Christian Henn's bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics was held on 2 August, the 2nd last day of the Olympics on an 11,2 km course running counter-clockwise from Käpylä through Pakila and Maunula and back to Käpylä. The course was circled seventeen times, so the total length of the competition was 190,4 km. About half of the road was hard-surfaced, the other half sand-surfaced. There were 154 entries from 31 nations and 111 participants from 30 nations. Each nation could enter up to four cyclists; nations entering at least three cyclists had the scores of their best three finishers summed for the team road race event. The individual event was won by André Noyelle of Belgium, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race. His teammate Robert Grondelaers took silver. Edi Ziegler earned Germany's first medal in the event since 1896 with his bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 154 participants from 61 nations, with 84 cyclists completing the race. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was three. The event was won by Fabio Casartelli of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race since 1968 and fourth overall. Erik Dekker's silver was the first medal for the Netherlands in the event since 1972. Dainis Ozols gave Latvia its first medal in the event in the country's first independent appearance since 1936.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

In cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the men's individual road race was held on 7 September. There were 163 starters from 48 nations. The maximum per NOC was four. A total of 76 cyclists finished the race. The event was won by Hennie Kuiper of the Netherlands, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race and first medal in the event since 1948. Clyde Sefton earned Australia's first medal in the event with his silver. Jaime Huélamo of Spain finished third, but was disqualified after failing a drug test; the medal was not reassigned. Italy missed the podium, breaking a four-Games streak of gold and silver medals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span> Cycling at the Olympics

The men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, was held on July 31, 1996. There were 183 participants from 57 nations in the race over 221.85 km, with 116 cyclists finishing. For the first time, the event was open to professionals. Previously, it was restricted to "amateurs" which included state-funded Eastern Bloc athletes. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was five, up from three in previous editions of the event. The event was won by Pascal Richard of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race and first medal in the event since a bronze in 1936. Rolf Sørensen earned Denmark's third medal in the event, silver just as in 1964 and 1968. Max Sciandri similarly matched Great Britain's best result: a bronze, as in 1896 and 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race</span> Cycle race at the Beijing Olympics

The women's road race was one of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. It took place on 10 August 2008, featuring 66 women from 33 countries. It was the seventh appearance of an Olympic women's road race event and featured a longer course than any of the previous six races. The race was run on the Urban Road Cycling Course, which is 102.6 kilometres (63.8 mi) total. Including a second lap around the 23.8 km (14.8 mi) final circuit, the total distance of the women's race was 126.4 km (78.5 mi), less than half the length of the men's race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 115 cyclists from 32 nations took part. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. The event was won by Sergei Sukhoruchenkov of the Soviet Union, the nation's second victory in the men's individual road race. His teammate Yuri Barinov took bronze. Czesław Lang's silver put Poland on the podium in the event for the second straight Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's road race, one of the cycling events at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, took place on 28 July at 10 a.m. in central and southwest London and north Surrey, starting and finishing on The Mall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics was held on an 11.45 km course. The course was circled seventeen times, so the total length of the competition was 194.6 km. There were 141 entries from 31 nations and 101 participants from 29 nations. Of the 101 starters, 28 rode the distance to the end. The event was won by José Beyaert of France, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's individual road race. The Netherlands and Belgium won their first medals in the event, with Gerrit Voorting's silver and Lode Wouters's bronze, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's road race was one of 18 cycling events of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The race started and finished on 6 August at Fort Copacabana and was won by Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium. It was Belgium's first victory in the men's individual road race since 1952 and second overall, tying France and the Soviet Union for second-most behind Italy (five). Belgium matched Italy for most total medals, at seven. Jakob Fuglsang won Denmark's fourth silver medal in the event; the nation had yet to win gold. Rafał Majka's bronze was Poland's first medal in the event since 1980.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span> Cycling at the Olympics

The men's individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, was held on 30 August 1960. There were 142 participants from 42 nations. Each nation could enter up to four cyclists. Of the 142 starters 76 rode the distance to the end. The event was won by Viktor Kapitonov of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event. Livio Trapè of Italy took silver, putting that country on the podium for the second consecutive Games. Willy Vanden Berghen's bronze gave Belgium its fourth medal in four Games.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race</span>

The men's individual road race was a road bicycle racing event held as part of the Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. 144 cyclists from 44 nations took part. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. It was held on 23 October 1968. The course, just short of 25 kilometres, was covered 8 times for a total distance of 196.2 kilometres. The event was won by Pierfranco Vianelli of Italy, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's individual road race. It was the fourth consecutive Games that an Italian cyclist finished first or second. Leif Mortensen's silver was Denmark's second consecutive silver medal in the event. Gösta Pettersson earned Sweden's first medal in the event with his bronze.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race</span>

The women's individual road race event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 25 July 2021 on a course starting at Musashinonomori Park in Tokyo and ending at the Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. 67 cyclists from 40 nations competed, with 48 completing the course.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's road time trial</span>

The men's road time trial event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 28 July 2021 around the Fuji Speedway in the Shizuoka Prefecture. 39 cyclists from 31 nations competed in the race, with everyone bar one rider eventually finishing.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. "Cycling at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 199.