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

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.

Men's road race
at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
A plaque on Col de Portet d'Aspet where Fabio Casartelli died
VenueSant Sadurní d'Anoia, Barcelona
Date2 August
Competitors154 from 61 nations
Winning time4:35:21
Medalists
Fabio Casartelli
 Italy
Erik Dekker
 Netherlands
Dainis Ozols
 Latvia

Background

This was the 14th 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). 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)

Date Time Round
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
Fabio Casartelli Italy 4:35:21
Erik Dekker Netherlands 4:35:22
Dainis Ozols Latvia 4:35:24
4 Erik Zabel Germany 4:35:56
5 Lauri Aus Estonia s.t.
6 Andrzej Sypytkowski Poland s.t.
7 Sylvain Bolay France s.t.
8 Arvis Piziks Latvia s.t.
9 Raido Kodanipork Estonia s.t.
10 Grant Rice Australia s.t.
11 Lars Michaelsen Denmark s.t.
12 Michel Lafis Sweden s.t.
13 Urs Güller Switzerland s.t.
14 Lance Armstrong United States s.t.
15 Ángel Edo Spain s.t.
16 Darren Smith Australia s.t.
17 Richard Groenendaal Netherlands s.t.
18 Christian Andersen Denmark s.t.
19 Roland Meier Switzerland s.t.
20 Davide Rebellin Italy s.t.
21 Tomokazu Fujino Japan s.t.
22 Jacek Mickiewicz Poland s.t.
23 Saulius Šarkauskas Lithuania s.t.
24 Kiko García Spain s.t.
25 František Trkal Czechoslovakia s.t.
26 Gianni Vignaduzzi Canada s.t.
27 Miloslav Kejval Czechoslovakia s.t.
28 Wanderley Magalhães Azevedo Brazil s.t.
29 Peter Luttenberger Austria s.t.
30 Steffen Wesemann Germany s.t.
31 Xavier Pérez Andorra s.t.
32 Kevin Kimmage Ireland s.t.
33 Svyatoslav Ryabushenko Unified Team s.t.
34 Claus Michael Møller Denmark s.t.
35 Conor Henry Ireland s.t.
36 Simeon Hempsall Great Britain s.t.
37 Timm Peddie United States s.t.
38 Bjørn Stenersen Norway s.t.
39 Tang Xuezhong China s.t.
40 Carlos Maya Venezuela s.t.
41 Nathael Sagard Canada s.t.
42 Aleksandar Milenković Independent Olympic Participants s.t.
43 Juan Carlos Rosero Ecuador s.t.
44 Zhu Zhengjun China s.t.
45 Lars Kristian Johnsen Norway s.t.
46 Hussein Monsalve Venezuela s.t.
47 Petro Koshelenko Unified Team s.t.
48 Pascal Hervé France s.t.
49 José Robles Colombia s.t.
50 Federico Moreira Uruguay s.t.
51 Graeme Miller New Zealand s.t.
52 Héctor Palacio Colombia s.t.
53 Arnolds Ūdris Latvia s.t.
54 Andreas Langl Austria s.t.
55 Zbigniew Piątek Poland s.t.
56 Georg Totschnig Austria s.t.
57 Karsten Stenersen Norway s.t.
58 Csaba Steig Hungary s.t.
59 Brian Fowler New Zealand s.t.
60 David Cook Great Britain s.t.
61 Matthew Stephens Great Britain s.t.
62 Jacques Landry Canada s.t.
63 Valter Bonča Slovenia s.t.
64 Wang Shusen China s.t.
65 Paul Slane Ireland s.t.
66 Aleksey Bochkov Unified Team s.t.
67 Michael Andersson Sweden s.t.
68 Christian Meyer Germany s.t.
69 Pavel Padrnos Czechoslovakia s.t.
70 Armin Meier Switzerland s.t.
71 Mirco Gualdi Italy s.t.
72 Rob Compas Netherlands 4:36:33
73 Tom Bamford New Zealand 4:36:41
74 Sergio Tesitore Uruguay 4:36:52
75 Bob Mionske United States 4:42:31
76 Libardo Niño Colombia 4:44:05
77 Glenn Magnusson Sweden 4:44:32
78 Radiša Čubrić Independent Olympic Participants 4:45:14
79 Jamsran Ulzii-Orshikh Mongolia s.t.
80 Károly Eisenkrammer Hungary 4:52:07
81 Scott Richardson South Africa 4:58:25
82 Emili Pérez Andorra s.t.
83 Dashjamtsyn Mönkhbat Mongolia 5:02:11
84 Kozo Fujita Japan s.t.
Juan González AndorraDNF
Neil Lloyd Antigua and BarbudaDNF
Robert Marsh Antigua and BarbudaDNF
Robert Peters Antigua and BarbudaDNF
Lucien Dirksz ArubaDNF
Gerard van Vliet ArubaDNF
Patrick Jonker AustraliaDNF
Jamal Ahmed Al-Doseri BahrainDNF
Jameel Kadhem BahrainDNF
Saber Mohamed Hasan BahrainDNF
Erwin Thijs BelgiumDNF
Michel Vanhaecke BelgiumDNF
Wim Omloop BelgiumDNF
Michael Lewis BelizeDNF
Douglas Lamb BelizeDNF
Ernest Meighan BelizeDNF
Cossi Houegban BeninDNF
Fernand Gandaho BeninDNF
Hernandes Quadri BrazilDNF
Tonny Azevedo BrazilDNF
Stefan Baraud Cayman IslandsDNF
Michele Smith Cayman IslandsDNF
Dennis Brooks Cayman IslandsDNF
Christ Yarafa Central African RepublicDNF
Obed Ngaite Central African RepublicDNF
Vincent Gomgadja Central African RepublicDNF
Miguel Droguett ChileDNF
Weng Yu-yi Chinese TaipeiDNF
Ndjibu N'Golomingi Democratic Republic of the CongoDNF
Mobange Amisi Democratic Republic of the CongoDNF
Selenge Kimoto Democratic Republic of the CongoDNF
Biruk Abebe EthiopiaDNF
Asmelash Geyesus EthiopiaDNF
Tekle Hailemikael EthiopiaDNF
Emmanuel Magnien FranceDNF
Jazy Garcia GuamDNF
Manuel García GuamDNF
Martin Santos GuamDNF
Aubrey Richmond GuyanaDNF
Mikoš Rnjaković Independent Olympic ParticipantsDNF
Hussain Eslami IranDNF
Khosrow Ghamari IranDNF
Hussain Mahmoudi Shahvar IranDNF
Arthur Tenn JamaicaDNF
Michael McKay JamaicaDNF
Mitsuteru Tanaka JapanDNF
Armen Arslanian LebanonDNF
Vatche Zadourian LebanonDNF
Murugayan Kumaresan MalaysiaDNF
Dashnyamyn Tömör-Ochir MongoliaDNF
Norberto Oconer PhilippinesDNF
Domingo Villanueva PhilippinesDNF
Faustin Mparabanyi RwandaDNF
Emmanuel Nkurunziza RwandaDNF
Alphonse Nshimiyiama RwandaDNF
Guido Frisoni San MarinoDNF
Medhadi Al-Dosari Saudi ArabiaDNF
Saleh Al-Qobaissi Saudi ArabiaDNF
Mohamed Al-Takroni Saudi ArabiaDNF
Eleuterio Mancebo SpainDNF
Malcolm Lange South AfricaDNF
Wayne Burgess South AfricaDNF
Realdo Jessurun SurinameDNF
Koku Ahiaku TogoDNF
Komi Moreira TogoDNF
Khalifa Bin Omair United Arab EmiratesDNF
Ali Al-Abed United Arab EmiratesDNF
Mansoor Bu Osaiba United Arab EmiratesDNF
Robinson Merchán VenezuelaDNF
Chesen Frey Virgin IslandsDNF

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. "Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 5, p. 160.
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