Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

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Men's road race
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Stamps of Germany (Berlin) 1984, MiNr 717.jpg
German stamp commemorating Olympic cycling
VenueStreets of Mission Viejo
DateJuly 29
Competitors135 from 43 nations
Winning time4:59:57
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Alexi Grewal
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Bauer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Dag Otto Lauritzen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1980
1988  

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. [1] 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.

Background

This was the 12th 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). The late 1970s and early 1980s had seen a shift in power in the sport from Western Europe to the world's superpowers, with Eastern Europe (particularly Poland) more generally also rising. With the Soviet-led boycott, the host Americans were favored. Davis Phinney was considered "the best sprinter on the US team" but "not a great climber"; the hilly course did not favor him. Alexi Grewal nearly missed being able to compete, testing positive for the stimulant phenylethylamine and being suspended 10 days before the Games; he successfully appealed and was reinstated, on the ground that the test was not able to distinguish between phenylethylamine and albuterol (which Grewal took for asthma). [2]

Bermuda, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, and Uganda each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 12th 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 190.2 kilometre course over 12 laps of a circuit in Mission Viejo. The course was hilly. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 29 July 198413:00Final

Results

Grewal and Bauer separated from the lead pack on lap 11. They "never had a large lead" over the next pair, Lauritzen and Sæther, but were always clear of them. Grewal beat Bauer in the final sprint by "less than a wheel." [2]

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Alexi Grewal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:59:57
Silver medal icon.svg Steve Bauer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
Bronze medal icon.svg Dag Otto Lauritzen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway + 0' 21"
4 Morten Sæther Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
5 Davis Phinney Flag of the United States.svg  United States + 1' 19"
6 Thurlow Rogers Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
7 Bojan Ropret Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia s.t.
8 Néstor Mora Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
9 Ron Kiefel Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1' 43"
10 Richard Trinkler Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
11 Raúl Alcalá Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico s.t.
12 Stefan Maurer Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland + 3' 37"
13 Alberto Volpi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy + 4' 10"
14 Per Christiansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
15 Helmut Wechselberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
16 Enrique Campos Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela s.t.
17 Luis Rosendo Ramos Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico + 6' 14"
18 Brian Fowler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand + 6' 48"
19 Martin Earley Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
20 Atle Kvålsvoll Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
21 Fabio Parra Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
22 Thomas Freienstein Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany + 7' 51"
23 Francisco Antequera Flag of Spain.svg  Spain + 11' 30"
24 Per Pedersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark + 11' 46"
25 Kari Myyryläinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
26 Lars Wahlqvist Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
27 Paul Kimmage Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
28 Daniel Amardeilh Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
29 Philippe Bouvatier Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
30 Kjell Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
31 Harry Hannus Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
32 Stefan Brykt Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
33 Louis Garneau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada + 15' 30"
34 Kurt Zellhofer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
35 Primož Čerin Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia s.t.
36 Achim Stadler Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany s.t.
37 Stephen Cox Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
38 Patrick Wackström Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
39 Gary Thomson Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
40 Kim Eriksen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
41 Werner Stauff Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany + 18' 04"
42 Jure Pavlič Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia s.t.
43 Séamus Downey Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
44 Jean-Paul van Poppel Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands + 22' 20"
45 Matsuyoshi Takahashi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan s.t.
46 Marko Cuderman Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia s.t.
47 Salvador Rios Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico s.t.
48 Park Se-ryong Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea s.t.
49 Johann Traxler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
50 Jeff Leslie Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
51 Fernando Correa Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela s.t.
52 Carlos Jaramillo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
53 Arthur Tenn Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica s.t.
54 Mustapha Najjari Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco + 22' 30"
55 Michael Lynch Flag of Australia.svg  Australia + 27' 05"
Luis Biera Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Gary Trowell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF
John Watters Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF
Paul Popp Flag of Austria.svg  Austria DNF
Carlo Bomans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Ronny Van Sweevelt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Frank Verleyen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Joslyn Chavarria Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Warren Coye Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Lindford Gillitt Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Wernell Reneau Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
John FordFlag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda DNF
Earl Godfrey Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda DNF
Clyde WilsonFlag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda DNF
Alain Ayissi Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF
Joseph Kono Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF
Dieudonné Ntep Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF
Thomas Siani Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon DNF
Pierre Harvey Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Alain Masson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada DNF
Craig MerrenFlag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
David DibbenFlag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Alfred EbanksFlag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Aldyn WintFlag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Manuel Aravena Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DNF
Roberto Muñoz Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DNF
Rogelio Arango Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Spyros Agrotis Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus DNF
Ole Byriel Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Søren Lilholt Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark DNF
Harri HedgrenFlag of Finland.svg  Finland DNF
Claude Carlin Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Denis Pelizzari Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Andreas Kappes Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany DNF
Mark Bell Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Neil Martin Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Peter Sanders Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Darryl Webster Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Kanellos Kanellopoulos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DNF
Ilias Kelesidis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece DNF
Randolph Toussaint Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana DNF
Choy Yiu Chung Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Hung Chung Yam Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Law Siu On Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Leung Hung Tak Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
Stefano Colagè Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Roberto Pagnin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Renato Piccolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy DNF
Lorenzo MurdockFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF
Kim Cheol-seok Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea DNF
Lee Jin-ok Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea DNF
Sin Dae-cheol Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea DNF
Sirop ArslanianFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon DNF
Dyton Chimwaza Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi DNF
Daniel KaswangaFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi DNF
George Nayeja Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi DNF
Amadu Yusufu Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi DNF
Jesús RiosFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNF
Mustapha AfandiFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
Brahim Ben BouillaFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
Ahmed RhailFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco DNF
Hans Daams Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Twan Poels Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Nico Verhoeven Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands DNF
Roger Sumich Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Hans Petter Ødegård Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Ramón Zavaleta Flag of Peru.svg  Peru DNF
Ramón RiveraFlag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico DNF
Maurizio CasadeiFlag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino DNF
Hassan Al-AbsiFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Mohammed Al-ShanqitiFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Abdullah Al-ShayeFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Ali Al-GhazawiFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Manuel Jorge Domínguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
Miguel Indurain Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
José Salvador Sanchis Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
Heinz Imboden Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DNF
Benno Wiss Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland DNF
Muharud MukasaFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda DNF
Ernest BuuleFlag of Uganda.svg  Uganda DNF

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1980Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 2, p. 379.