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The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines, including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2008 programme. [1] However, women have shorter distances for some events.
The Olympic road race, one of the most iconic events at the Games, is also one with the most turnover in medals. No rider has ever won two gold medals, and only one rider has won two medals; Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan, with a gold medal in London 2012, following a silver medal in Sydney 2000. Until 1992 and the Games in Barcelona, all ...
As the host country, France reserved a men's and women's quota place in BMX racing, BMX freestyle, and mountain biking; and two more in the men's and women's road races. When one or two French cyclists qualify directly and regularly, their spare slots were reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible NOCs in the aforementioned events based ...
From here the courses are different for men and women. After the descent, the men's race heads towards the lower slopes of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, with a 14.3 km long climb with a 6.0% average incline. The riders then head to the Fuji Speedway section, where they cross the finish line twice before entering the last part of the ...
Road cycling: Women's road race: Debut Marianne Vos: Road cycling: Women's road race: 4th: London 2012 Gold medalist Tom Dumoulin: Road cycling: Men's road race: 2nd Men's road time trial: Rio 2016 Silver medalist Yoeri Havik: Road cycling: Men's road race: Debut Wilco Kelderman: Road cycling: Men's road race: Debut Bauke Mollema: Road cycling ...
The team event for two riders is a relay race held over 50km for men and 30km for women, with a succession of intermediate sprints every 10 laps. Although a newcomer to cycling, Williams has ...
There may be no Olympic sport where the arms race is more heated — and expensive — than track cycling, where the difference between winning the gold medal and missing the medals entirely is ...
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in cycling. Current events. BMX. Freestyle. Games Gold Silver Bronze ... Gold Silver Bronze 2008 Beijing