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Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

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Men's cycling road race
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Bernt Johansson
VenueMontréal, Canada
Date26 July 1976
Competitors134 from 40 nations
Winning time4:46:52
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bernt Johansson
 Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giuseppe Martinelli
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mieczysław Nowicki
 Poland
← 1972
1980 →

The men's individual road race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held on 26 July 1976. There were 134 cyclists from 40 nations starting the race.[1] The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. Fifty-eight cyclists finished the race.[2] The event was won by Bernt Johansson of Sweden, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race. Giuseppe Martinelli put Italy back on the podium with his silver; the nation had won gold or silver at every Games from 1956 to 1968 but did not medal in 1972. Mieczysław Nowicki's bronze was Poland's first medal in the event.

Background

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This was the 10th 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). Ryszard Szurkowski of Poland was "probably" the favorite; he had won the 1973 world championship and placed second in 1974. Neither the 1974 nor 1975 world champions competed in Montreal.[1]

Bolivia and Nicaragua each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 10th appearance in the event, the only nation to have competed in each appearance to date.

Competition format and course

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The mass-start race was on a 177.49 kilometre course "over the hilly Mont-Royal Circuit".[1][3]

Schedule

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

Date Time Round
Monday, 26 July 1976 10:00 Final

Results

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The lead pack of 10 riders got clear during lap 6. Johansson broke away from the pack in the last lap for a clear win. In the final sprint by the remaining nine leaders, Thaler finished in front but was penalized for interfering with the other riders and demoted from second place to ninth (the back of the + 31" group, with Alfonsel falling behind the rest into 10th place).[1]

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bernt Johansson  Sweden 4:46:52.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giuseppe Martinelli  Italy 4:47:23.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mieczysław Nowicki  Poland s.t.
4 Alfons De Wolf  Belgium s.t.
5 Nikolay Gorelov  Soviet Union s.t.
6 George Mount  United States s.t.
7 Jean-René Bernaudeau  France s.t.
8 Vittorio Algeri  Italy s.t.
9 Klaus-Peter Thaler  West Germany s.t.
10 Bernardo Alfonsel  Spain 4:47:27.0
11 Stanisław Szozda  Poland 4:49:01.0
12 Ryszard Szurkowski  Poland s.t.
13 Vlastimil Moravec  Czechoslovakia s.t.
14 Carlos Cardet  Cuba s.t.
15 Garry Bell  New Zealand s.t.
16 Karl-Dietrich Diers  East Germany s.t.
17 Aleksandr Averin  Soviet Union s.t.
18 Herbert Spindler  Austria s.t.
19 Wilfried Trott  West Germany s.t.
20 Harry Hannus  Finland s.t.
21 Roman Humenberger  Austria s.t.
22 Álvaro Pachón  Colombia s.t.
23 Luis Manrique  Colombia s.t.
24 Pierre Harvey  Canada s.t.
25 Arie Hassink  Netherlands s.t.
26 Roberto Ceruti  Italy s.t.
27 Wolfgang Steinmayr  Austria s.t.
28 Clyde Sefton  Australia s.t.
29 Sven-Åke Nilsson  Sweden s.t.
30 Jan Brzeźny  Poland s.t.
31 Carmelo Barone  Italy s.t.
32 Rafael Ladrón  Spain s.t.
33 Juan José Moral  Spain s.t.
34 Remo Sansonetti  Australia s.t.
35 Joseph Waugh  Great Britain s.t.
36 Frank Hoste  Belgium s.t.
37 Hans-Peter Jakst  West Germany s.t.
38 Thorleif Andresen  Norway s.t.
39 Valery Chaplygin  Soviet Union s.t.
40 Leo van Vliet  Netherlands s.t.
41 Petr Bucháček  Czechoslovakia 4:54:26.0
42 John Howard  United States s.t.
43 Dudley Hayton  Great Britain s.t.
44 Aavo Pikkuus  Soviet Union 4:54:49.0
45 Rubén Camacho  Mexico s.t.
46 Peter Weibel  West Germany s.t.
47 Dirk Heirweg  Belgium 4:55:41.0
48 Eddy Schepers  Belgium s.t.
49 Stoyan Bobekov  Bulgaria 4:58:35.0
50 Ad Tak  Netherlands 5:00:19.0
51 Rudolf Mitteregger  Austria s.t.
52 Vern Hanaray  New Zealand s.t.
53 Ramón Noriega  Venezuela 5:03:13.0
54 Gilles Durand  Canada s.t.
55 Geir Digerud  Norway 5:04:42.0
56 David Boll  United States 5:05:00.0
57 Richard Trinkler  Switzerland s.t.
58 José Ollarves  Venezuela 5:07:09.0
Juan Carlos Haedo  Argentina DNF
Osvaldo Benvenuti  Argentina DNF
Oswaldo Frossasco  Argentina DNF
Raúl Labbate  Argentina DNF
Alan Goodrope  Australia DNF
Peter Kesting  Australia DNF
Marco Soria  Bolivia DNF
Ivan Popov  Bulgaria DNF
Martin Martinov  Bulgaria DNF
Nedyalko Stoyanov  Bulgaria DNF
Tom Morris  Canada DNF
Brian Chewter  Canada DNF
Miguel Samacá  Colombia DNF
Abelardo Ríos  Colombia DNF
Carlos Alvarado Reyes  Costa Rica DNF
Roberto Menéndez  Cuba DNF
Gregorio Aldo Arencibia  Cuba DNF
Jorge Pérez  Cuba DNF
Petr Matoušek  Czechoslovakia DNF
Vladimír Vondráček  Czechoslovakia DNF
Verner Blaudzun  Denmark DNF
Jørgen Emil Hansen  Denmark DNF
Bent Pedersen  Denmark DNF
Willy Skibby  Denmark DNF
Gerhard Lauke  East Germany DNF
Hans-Joachim Hartnick  East Germany DNF
Siegbert Schmeisser  East Germany DNF
René Bittinger  France DNF
Francis Duteil  France DNF
Christian Jourdan  France DNF
Philip Griffiths  Great Britain DNF
William Nickson  Great Britain DNF
Mikhail Kountras  Greece DNF
Kwong Chi Yan  Hong Kong DNF
Chan Fai Lui  Hong Kong DNF
Tang Kam Man  Hong Kong DNF
Chan Lam Hams  Hong Kong DNF
Mohamed Ali Acha-Cheloi  Iran DNF
Hassan Arianfard  Iran DNF
Asghar Khodayari  Iran DNF
Mahmoud Delshad  Iran DNF
Alan McCormack  Ireland DNF
Oliver McQuaid  Ireland DNF
Errol Walters  Jamaica DNF
Lucien Didier  Luxembourg DNF
Marcel Thull  Luxembourg DNF
Yahya Ahmad  Malaysia DNF
Luis Rosendo Ramos  Mexico DNF
José Castañeda  Mexico DNF
Rodolfo Vitela  Mexico DNF
Miguel Espinoza  Nicaragua DNF
David Iornos  Nicaragua DNF
Hamblin González  Nicaragua DNF
Manuel Largaespada  Nicaragua DNF
Frits Schür  Netherlands DNF
Jamie Richards  New Zealand DNF
Pål Henning Hansen  Norway DNF
Stein Bråthen  Norway DNF
Daniele Cesaretti  San Marino DNF
Paulino Martínez  Spain DNF
Leif Hansson  Sweden DNF
Alf Segersäll  Sweden DNF
Hansjörg Aemisegger  Switzerland DNF
Robert Thalmann  Switzerland DNF
Serge Demierre  Switzerland DNF
Panya Singprayool-Dinmuong  Thailand DNF
Chartchai Juntrat  Thailand DNF
Prajin Rungrote  Thailand DNF
Arlee Wararong  Thailand DNF
Michael Neel  United States DNF
Carlos Alcantara  Uruguay DNF
Víctor González  Uruguay DNF
Waldemar Pedrazzi  Uruguay DNF
Washington Díaz  Uruguay DNF
Justo Galaviz  Venezuela DNF
Nicolas Reidtler  Venezuela DNF

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Road Race, Individual, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Cycling at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 199.
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