Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

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Men's road race
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pascal RICHARD.jpg
Pascal Richard (1998)
Venue Atlanta
DateJuly 31
Competitors183 from 57 nations
Winning time4:53:56
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Pascal Richard
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Silver medal icon.svg Rolf Sørensen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svg Max Sciandri
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
  1992
2000  

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. [1] For the first time, the event was open to professionals. Previously, it was restricted to "amateurs" which included state-funded Eastern Bloc athletes. [2] 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.

Background

This was the 15th 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; with the re-introduction of the time trial in Atlanta, this was the first time that both events were held at the same Games. The 1996 Games were also the first to allow top professional riders to compete; this also resulted in lengthening the distance of the course and increasing the number of riders per nation (to increase teamwork opportunity). There was no clear favorite in the race. Miguel Induráin of Spain was the most prominent cyclist competing, but his skills were far more suited to the time trial—in which he would take gold three days later. [2]

Albania, Armenia, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Oman, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 15th 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 221.85 kilometre course over the Buckhead Cycling Course in Atlanta. The distance had been increased from previous Olympic road races to be more consistent with professional races. [2] [3]

Schedule

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 31 July 19968:30Final

Results

A three-man breakout occurred with 33 kilometres to go, with Richard, Sørensen, and Sciandri getting clear of the peloton. The final sprint went to Richard. A second group of three formed as well, this time with the home-nation cyclist Andreu winning the sprint for fourth place. [2]

RankCyclistNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Pascal Richard Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4:53:56
Silver medal icon.svg Rolf Sørensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
Bronze medal icon.svg Max Sciandri Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain + 2"
4 Frankie Andreu Flag of the United States.svg  United States + 1' 14"
5 Richard Virenque Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
6 Melcior Mauri Flag of Spain.svg  Spain + 1' 15"
7 Fabio Baldato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy + 1' 28"
8 Michele Bartoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
9 Zbigniew Spruch Flag of Poland.svg  Poland s.t.
10 Johan Museeuw Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium s.t.
11 Jesper Skibby Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
12 Lance Armstrong Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
13 Dimitri Konyshev Flag of Russia.svg  Russia + 2' 29"
14 Serhiy Ushakov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine s.t.
15 Wilfried Peeters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium + 2' 32"
16 Olaf Ludwig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany + 2' 36"
17 Laurent Brochard Flag of France.svg  France + 2' 37"
18 Arvis Piziks Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
19 Neil Stephens Flag of Australia.svg  Australia + 2' 38"
20 Erik Zabel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany + 2' 47"
21 Laurent Jalabert Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
22 Kaspars Ozers Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
23 Robbie McEwen Flag of Australia.svg  Australia + 2' 48"
24 Jaan Kirsipuu Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia s.t.
25 Frank Vandenbroucke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium s.t.
26 Miguel Induráin Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
27 Vassili Davidenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia s.t.
28 Rolf Aldag Flag of Germany.svg  Germany s.t.
29 Andrey Kivilev Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan s.t.
30 Ján Svorada Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic s.t.
31 Juris Silovs Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
32 Francesco Casagrande Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
33 Andrei Tchmil Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine s.t.
34 Michel Lafis Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
35 Glenn Magnusson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden + 2' 49"
36 Lauri Aus Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia s.t.
37 Maurizio Fondriest Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
38 Erik Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
39 Orlando Rodrigues Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal s.t.
40 Brian Holm Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
41 Steve Bauer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
42 Lars Michaelsen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark s.t.
43 Oleh Pankov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine s.t.
44 Werner Riebenbauer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
45 Erik Breukink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
46 Harald Morscher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
47 Ruber Marín Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
48 Pedro Lópes Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal s.t.
49 Andres Lauk Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia + 2' 50"
50 Slawomir Chrzanowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland s.t.
51 Pavel Tonkov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia s.t.
52 Beat Zberg Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
53 Alexander Vinokourov Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan s.t.
54 Peter Wrolich Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
55 Markus Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden s.t.
56 Aart Vierhouten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
57 Joona Laukka Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
58 Pyotr Ugryumov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia s.t.
59 Milan Dvorščík Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia s.t.
60 Johan Bruyneel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium + 2' 51"
61 Douglas Ryder Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa s.t.
62 Georg Totschnig Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
63 Kari Myyryläinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland s.t.
64 Michael Barry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
65 Damian McDonald Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
66 Ric Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand s.t.
67 Abraham Olano Flag of Spain.svg  Spain + 2' 52"
68 Ján Valach Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia s.t.
69 Pavel Kavetsky Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus s.t.
70 Robert Pintarič Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia s.t.
71 Eduardo Graciano Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico + 2' 53"
72 David McCann Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland s.t.
73 Veaceslav Oriol Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova s.t.
74 Gregory Randolph Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
75 Gord Fraser Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
76 George Hincapie Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
77 Manuel Fernández Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
78 Nuno Marta Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal s.t.
79 Malcolm Elliott Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
80 Eric Wohlberg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada + 2' 54"
81 Peter Luttenberger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria s.t.
82 Mario Cipollini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy s.t.
83 Didier Rous Flag of France.svg  France s.t.
84 Javier de Jesús Zapata Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
85 Aleksandr Shefer Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan s.t.
86 Óscar Giraldo Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia s.t.
87 Bjarne Riis Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark + 2' 55"
88 Jacques Landry Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada s.t.
89 Andrey Teteryuk Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Kazakhstan s.t.
90 Eduardo Uribe Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico s.t.
91 Mauro Ribeiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil s.t.
92 Dainis Ozols Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
93 Steve Hegg Flag of the United States.svg  United States s.t.
94 Tomasz Brożyna Flag of Poland.svg  Poland + 2' 56"
95 Remigijus Lupeikis Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania s.t.
96 Raido Kodanipork Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia s.t.
97 Blayne Wikner Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa s.t.
98 Stephen Hodge Flag of Australia.svg  Australia + 2' 57"
99 John Tanner Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain s.t.
100 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Flag of Uzbekistan (3-2).svg  Uzbekistan s.t.
101 Marino Alonso Flag of Spain.svg  Spain s.t.
102 Patrick Jonker Flag of Australia.svg  Australia s.t.
103 Yevgeny Berzin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia s.t.
104 Alex Zülle Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland + 2' 58"
105 Rolf Järmann Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland s.t.
106 Romāns Vainšteins Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia s.t.
107 Frédéric Moncassin Flag of France.svg  France + 2' 59"
108 Tristan Hoffman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands s.t.
109 Tom Steels Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium + 3' 00"
110 Thomas Frischknecht Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland + 4' 08"
111 Danny Nelissen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands + 4' 12"
112 Cândido Barbosa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal + 7' 33"
113 Yevgeny Golovanov Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus + 11' 42"
114 Pavel Zaduban Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia s.t.
115 Hussein Monsalve Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela s.t.
116 Irving Aguilar Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico + 11' 43"
Besnik Musaj Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania DNF
Gustavo Artacho Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Rubén Pegorín Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina DNF
Arsen Ghazaryan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia DNF
Lucien Dirksz Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba DNF
Aleksandr Sharapov Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus DNF
Oleg Bondarik Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus DNF
Vyacheslav German Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus DNF
Elliot Hubbard Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda DNF
Hernandes Quadri Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Márcio May Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Daniel Rogelim Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Jamil Suaiden Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil DNF
Stefan Baraud Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands DNF
Víctor Garrido Flag of Chile.svg  Chile DNF
Dubán Ramírez Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Raúl Montaña Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia DNF
Héctor Chiles Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador DNF
Paulo Caicedo Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador DNF
Pedro Rodríguez Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador DNF
Lauri Resik Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia DNF
Brian Smith Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain DNF
Michael Rich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DNF
Uwe Peschel Flag of Germany.svg  Germany DNF
Anton Villatoro Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNF
Edwin Santos Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNF
Felipe López Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNF
Marlon Paniagua Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNF
Omar Ochoa Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala DNF
Wong Kam Po Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong DNF
László Bodrogi Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary DNF
Kazuyuki Manabe Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNF
Osamu Sumida Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan DNF
Park Min-su Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea DNF
Yousef Shadi Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya DNF
Raimondas Rumšas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania DNF
Ivanas Romanovas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania DNF
Linas Balčiūnas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania DNF
Raimondas Vilčinskas Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania DNF
Adan Juárez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNF
Domingo González Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DNF
Igor Pugaci Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova DNF
Ruslan Ivanov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova DNF
Igor Bonciucov Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova DNF
Oleg Tonoritchi Flag of Moldova (3-2).svg  Moldova DNF
Dashnyamyn Tömör-Ochir Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia DNF
Glen Mitchell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Scott Guyton Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Brian Fowler Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF
Svein-Gaute Hølestøl Flag of Norway.svg  Norway DNF
Youssef Khanfar Al-Shakali Flag of Oman.svg  Oman DNF
Dariusz Baranowski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland DNF
José Azevedo Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal DNF [4]
Róbert Nagy Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia DNF
Miroslav Lipták Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia DNF
Michael Andersson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden DNF
Chen Chih-hao Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei DNF
Mykhailo Khalilov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DNF
Volodymyr Pulnikov Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DNF
Ali Sayed Darwish Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates DNF
Gregorio Bare Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF
Ricardo Guedes Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay DNF
Manuel Guevara Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF
Carlos Maya Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF
José Balaustre Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF
Rubén Abreu Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela DNF
Timothy Jones Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe DNF

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