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Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

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Men's road race
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Soviet stamp commemorating Olympic cycling
VenueMoscow
Date28 July
Competitors115 from 32 nations
Winning time4:48:28
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sergei Sukhoruchenkov
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Czesław Lang
 Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuri Barinov
 Soviet Union
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The men's individual road race was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 115 cyclists from 32 nations took part.[1] The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. The event was won by Sergei Sukhoruchenkov of the Soviet Union, the nation's second victory (after 1960; tying France for second-most behind Italy) in the men's individual road race. His teammate Yuri Barinov took bronze. Czesław Lang's silver put Poland on the podium in the event for the second straight Games.

Background

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This was the 11th 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 traditional western powers (Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden) in the sport participated in the Moscow Games amid the American-led boycott. In previous years, the boycott would have had little effect on the competition, but in the late 1970s, the United States had its first international cycling star: Greg LeMond (who would turn professional in 1981 and never compete in the Olympics) who would have been the favorite. Instead, host-nation cyclist Sergei Sukhoruchenkov was the pick to win. Gilbert Glaus of Switzerland (1978) and Gianni Giacomini of Italy (1979) had won world championships and were also significant contenders.[2]

Libya and Zimbabwe each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 11th appearance in the event, the only nation to have competed in each appearance to date.

Competition format and course

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Map of the course

The mass-start race was on a 189 kilometre course at the Krylatskoye Sports Complex in Moscow.[2][3]

Schedule

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All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Monday, 28 July 1980 10:00 Final

Results

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Sukhoruchenkov broke away on lap 3, with a chase group including Glaus and Giacomini catching him on lap 5. Sukhoruchenkov broke away from that pack with 32 kilometres to go, riding by himself the rest of the way to the largest margin of victory in the event since 1896.[2]

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sergei Sukhoruchenkov  Soviet Union 4:48:28.9
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Czesław Lang  Poland + 2' 58"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yuri Barinov  Soviet Union s.t.
4 Thomas Barth  East Germany + 7' 44"
5 Tadeusz Wojtas  Poland s.t.
6 Anatoly Yarkin  Soviet Union + 8' 26"
7 Adri van der Poel  Netherlands s.t.
8 Christian Faure  France s.t.
9 Marc Madiot  France + 8' 32"
10 Andreas Petermann  East Germany + 8' 49"
11 Gilbert Glaus  Switzerland s.t.
12 Harry Hannus  Finland s.t.
13 Jiří Škoda  Czechoslovakia s.t.
14 Marco Cattaneo  Italy s.t.
15 Jacques Hanegraaf  Netherlands + 8' 52"
16 Peter Jonsson  Sweden + 9' 05"
17 Vlastibor Konečný  Czechoslovakia + 9' 10"
18 Gianni Giacomini  Italy s.t.
19 Herbert Spindler  Austria s.t.
20 Jesús Torres  Venezuela s.t.
21 John Herety  Great Britain s.t.
22 Krzysztof Sujka  Poland s.t.
23 Yury Kashirin  Soviet Union s.t.
24 Kari Puisto  Finland s.t.
25 Michael Wilson  Australia s.t.
26 Peter Winnen  Netherlands s.t.
27 Giuseppe Petito  Italy s.t.
28 András Takács  Hungary s.t.
29 Richard Trinkler  Switzerland + 12' 09"
30 Francis Castaing  France + 15' 39"
31 Henning Jørgensen  Denmark s.t.
32 Olaf Ludwig  East Germany s.t.
33 Jacques van Meer  Netherlands s.t.
34 Mario Medina  Venezuela s.t.
35 Hubert Seiz  Switzerland s.t.
36 Johann Traxler  Austria + 17' 19"
37 Ladislav Ferebauer  Czechoslovakia s.t.
38 Mauno Uusivirta  Finland s.t.
39 Bernt Scheler  Sweden s.t.
40 Zoltán Halász  Hungary s.t.
41 Billy Kerr  Ireland s.t.
42 Verner Blaudzun  Denmark s.t.
43 Régis Clère  France s.t.
44 Anders Adamson  Sweden + 17' 29"
45 Stephen Roche  Ireland + 20' 29"
46 Luc De Smet  Belgium + 20' 37"
47 Jeff Williams  Great Britain s.t.
48 Jürg Luchs  Switzerland s.t.
49 Neil Martin  Great Britain s.t.
50 Bruno Bulić  Yugoslavia + 22' 07"
51 György Szuromi  Hungary + 24' 44"
52 László Halász  Hungary s.t.
Kevin Bradshaw  Australia DNF
Remo Sansonetti  Australia DNF
Graham Seers  Australia DNF
Johann Lienhart  Austria DNF
Jan Nevens  Belgium DNF
Ronald Van Avermaet  Belgium DNF
Jan Wijnants  Belgium DNF
Gilson Alvaristo  Brazil DNF
José Carlos de Lima  Brazil DNF
Fernando Louro  Brazil DNF
Davis Pereira  Brazil DNF
Borislav Asenov  Bulgaria DNF
Yordan Penchev  Bulgaria DNF
Andon Petrov  Bulgaria DNF
Nencho Staykov  Bulgaria DNF
Joseph Evouna  Cameroon DNF
Joseph Kono  Cameroon DNF
Thomas Nyemeg  Cameroon DNF
Nicolas Owona  Cameroon DNF
Gregorio Aldo Arencibia  Cuba DNF
Carlos Cardet  Cuba DNF
Antonio Quintero  Cuba DNF
Michal Klasa  Czechoslovakia DNF
Allan Jacobsen  Denmark DNF
Per Sandahl Jørgensen  Denmark DNF
Zeragaber Gebrehiwot  Ethiopia DNF
Jemal Rogora  Ethiopia DNF
Tilahun Woldesenbet  Ethiopia DNF
Musse Yohannes  Ethiopia DNF
Sixten Wackström  Finland DNF
Joseph Waugh  Great Britain DNF
Bernd Drogan  East Germany DNF
Tony Lally  Ireland DNF
Alberto Minetti  Italy DNF
Peter Aldridge  Jamaica DNF
Salloum Kaysar  Lebanon DNF
Kamal Ghalayni  Lebanon DNF
El-Munsif Ben Youssef  Libya DNF
Ali Hamid El-Aila  Libya DNF
Mohamed Ganfud  Libya DNF
Nuri Kaheil  Libya DNF
Joseph Farrugia  Malta DNF
Carmel Muscat  Malta DNF
Alfred Tonna  Malta DNF
Luvsandagvyn Jargalsaikhan  Mongolia DNF
Batsükhiin Khayankhyarvaa  Mongolia DNF
Dorjpalamyn Tsolmon  Mongolia DNF
Dashjamtsyn Tömörbaatar  Mongolia DNF
Jan Jankiewicz  Poland DNF
Mircea Romaşcanu  Romania DNF
Teodor Vasile  Romania DNF
Maurizio Casadei  San Marino DNF
Mats Gustafsson  Sweden DNF
Olinto Silva  Venezuela DNF
Juan Arroyo  Venezuela DNF
Vinko Polončič  Yugoslavia DNF
Bojan Ropret  Yugoslavia DNF
Bojan Udovič  Yugoslavia DNF
David Gillow  Zimbabwe DNF
Michael McBeath  Zimbabwe DNF
Kurt Zellhofer  Austria DSQ
Albert Micallef  Malta DSQ
Roberto Tomassini  San Marino DSQ

References

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  1. ^ "Cycling at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 211.
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