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| Men's cycling road race at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Bernt Johansson | ||||||||||
| Venue | Montréal, Canada | |||||||||
| Date | 26 July 1976 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 134 from 40 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:46:52 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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Road cycling | |
| Individual road race | men |
| Team time trial | men |
Track cycling | |
| Track time trial | men |
| Individual pursuit | men |
| Team pursuit | men |
| Sprint | men |
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.
