Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

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Men's road race
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
Fabio Casartelli.jpg
A plaque on Col de Portet d'Aspet where Fabio Casartelli died
Venue Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Barcelona
Date2 August
Competitors154 from 61 nations
Winning time4:35:21
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Fabio Casartelli
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Silver medal icon.svg Erik Dekker
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Dainis Ozols
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
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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. [1] 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 (two more than any other nation). 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.

Background

The race was the 14th event, after the interruption between 1896 and the summer of 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). A young triathlete from the United States named Lance Armstrong was among the favorites, along with Erik Dekker of the Netherlands. [2]

Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahrain, Benin, the Central African Republic, Estonia, Guam, Lithuania, Rwanda, Slovenia, and the Virgin Islands each made their debut in the men's individual road race; some former Soviet republics competed as the Unified Team and some Yugoslav cyclists competed as Independent Olympic Participants. Great Britain made its 14th 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 194.4 kilometre course over the Sant Sadurni Cycling Circuit. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

DateTimeRound
Sunday, 2 August 19928:30Final

Results

During the penultimate lap, Casartelli, Dekker, and Ozols managed to break away from the lead pack; they maintained separation and finished in the medals with Casartelli winning the final sprint.

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Fabio Casartelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:35:21
Silver medal icon.svg Erik Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:35:22
Bronze medal icon.svg Dainis Ozols Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 4:35:24
4 Erik Zabel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4:35:56
5 Lauri Aus Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia s.t.
6 Andrzej Sypytkowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland s.t.
7 Sylvain Bolay Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
8 Arvis Piziks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
9 Raido Kodanipork Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia s.t.
10 Grant Rice Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
11 Lars Michaelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
12 Michel Lafis Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
13 Urs Güller Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
14 Lance Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
15 Ángel Edo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
16 Darren Smith Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
17 Richard Groenendaal Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
18 Christian Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
19 Roland Meier Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
20 Davide Rebellin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
21 Tomokazu Fujino Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan s.t.
22 Jacek Mickiewicz Flag of Poland.svg  Poland s.t.
23 Saulius Šarkauskas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania s.t.
24 Kiko García Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
25 František Trkal Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia s.t.
26 Gianni Vignaduzzi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
27 Miloslav Kejval Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia s.t.
28 Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil s.t.
29 Peter Luttenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
30 Steffen Wesemann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany s.t.
31 Xavier Pérez Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra s.t.
32 Kevin Kimmage Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
33 Svyatoslav Ryabushenko Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team s.t.
34 Claus Michael Møller Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
35 Conor Henry Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
36 Simeon Hempsall Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
37 Timm Peddie Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
38 Bjørn Stenersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
39 Tang Xuezhong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China s.t.
40 Carlos Maya Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela s.t.
41 Nathael Sagard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
42 Aleksandar Milenković Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants s.t.
43 Juan Carlos Rosero Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador s.t.
44 Zhu Zhengjun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China s.t.
45 Lars Kristian Johnsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
46 Hussein Monsalve Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela s.t.
47 Petro Koshelenko Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team s.t.
48 Pascal Hervé Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
49 José Robles Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
50 Federico Moreira Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay s.t.
51 Graeme Miller Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
52 Héctor Palacio Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
53 Arnolds Ūdris Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
54 Andreas Langl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
55 Zbigniew Piątek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland s.t.
56 Georg Totschnig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
57 Karsten Stenersen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway s.t.
58 Csaba Steig Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary s.t.
59 Brian Fowler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
60 David Cook Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
61 Matthew Stephens Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
62 Jacques Landry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
63 Valter Bonča Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia s.t.
64 Wang Shusen Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China s.t.
65 Paul Slane Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
66 Aleksey Bochkov Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team s.t.
67 Michael Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
68 Christian Meyer Flag of Germany.svg  Germany s.t.
69 Pavel Padrnos Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia s.t.
70 Armin Meier Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
71 Mirco Gualdi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
72 Rob Compas Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 4:36:33
73 Tom Bamford Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:36:41
74 Sergio Tesitore Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 4:36:52
75 Bob Mionske Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:42:31
76 Libardo Niño Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 4:44:05
77 Glenn Magnusson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:44:32
78 Radiša Čubrić Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants 4:45:14
79 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia s.t.
80 Károly Eisenkrammer Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:52:07
81 Scott Richardson South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa 4:58:25
82 Emili Pérez Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra s.t.
83 Dashjamtsyn Mönkhbat Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 5:02:11
84 Kozo Fujita Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan s.t.
Juan González Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra DNF
Neil Lloyd Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Robert Marsh Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Robert Peters Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Lucien Dirksz Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba DNF
Gerard van Vliet Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba DNF
Patrick Jonker Flag of Australia.svg  Australia DNF
Jamal Ahmed Al-Doseri Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain DNF
Jameel Kadhem Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain DNF
Saber Mohamed Hasan Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain DNF
Erwin Thijs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Michel Vanhaecke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Wim Omloop Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DNF
Michael Lewis Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Douglas Lamb Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Ernest Meighan Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize DNF
Cossi Houegban Flag of Benin.svg  Benin DNF
Fernand GandahoFlag of Benin.svg  Benin DNF
Hernandes Quadri Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Tonny Azevedo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Stefan Baraud Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Michele Smith Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Dennis Brooks Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Christ Yarafa Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic DNF
Obed Ngaite Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic DNF
Vincent Gomgadja Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic DNF
Miguel Droguett Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DNF
Weng Yu-yi Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei DNF
Ndjibu N'Golomingi Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire DNF
Mobange Amisi Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire DNF
Selenge KimotoFlag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire DNF
Biruk Abebe Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia DNF
Asmelash Geyesus Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia DNF
Tekle Hailemikael Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia DNF
Emmanuel Magnien Flag of France.svg  France DNF
Jazy Garcia Flag of Guam.svg  Guam DNF
Manuel García Flag of Guam.svg  Guam DNF
Martin Santos Flag of Guam.svg  Guam DNF
Aubrey Richmond Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana DNF
Mikoš Rnjaković Olympic flag.svg  Independent Olympic Participants DNF
Hussain Eslami Flag of Iran.svg  Iran DNF
Khosrow Ghamari Flag of Iran.svg  Iran DNF
Hossein Mahmoudi Flag of Iran.svg  Iran DNF
Arthur Tenn Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF
Michael McKay Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF
Mitsuteru Tanaka Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNF
Armen Arslanian Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon DNF
Vatche Zadourian Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon DNF
Murugayan Kumaresan Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia DNF
Dashnyamyn Tömör-Ochir Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia DNF
Norberto Oconer Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines DNF
Domingo Villanueva Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines DNF
Faustin Mparabanyi Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda DNF
Emmanuel Nkurunziza Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda DNF
Alphonse Nshimiyiama Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda DNF
Guido Frisoni Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino DNF
Medhadi Al-Dosari Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Saleh Al-Qobaissi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Mohamed Al-Takroni Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia DNF
Eleuterio Mancebo Flag of Spain.svg  Spain DNF
Malcolm Lange South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa DNF
Wayne Burgess South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa DNF
Realdo Jessurun Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname DNF
Koku Ahiaku Flag of Togo.svg  Togo DNF
Komi Moreira Flag of Togo.svg  Togo DNF
Khalifa Bin Omair Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates DNF
Ali Al-AbedFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates DNF
Mansoor Bu Osaiba Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates DNF
Robinson Merchán Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF
Chesen Frey Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands DNF

References

  1. "Cycling at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 5, p. 160.