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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fabio Casartelli
 Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Erik Dekker
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dainis Ozols
 Latvia
← 1988
1996 →

Background

edit

The race was the 14th event, after the interruption between 1896 and the summer of 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

edit

The mass-start race was on a 194.4 kilometre course over the Sant Sadurni Cycling Circuit.[2][3]

Schedule

edit

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 2 August 1992 8:30 Final

Results

edit

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.

Rank Cyclist Nation Time
  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   Andorra DNF
Neil Lloyd   Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Robert Marsh   Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Robert Peters   Antigua and Barbuda DNF
Lucien Dirksz   Aruba DNF
Gerard van Vliet   Aruba DNF
Patrick Jonker   Australia DNF
Jamal Ahmed Al-Doseri   Bahrain DNF
Jameel Kadhem   Bahrain DNF
Saber Mohamed Hasan   Bahrain DNF
Erwin Thijs   Belgium DNF
Michel Vanhaecke   Belgium DNF
Wim Omloop   Belgium DNF
Michael Lewis   Belize DNF
Douglas Lamb   Belize DNF
Ernest Meighan   Belize DNF
Cossi Houegban   Benin DNF
Fernand Gandaho   Benin DNF
Hernandes Quadri   Brazil DNF
Tonny Azevedo   Brazil DNF
Stefan Baraud   Cayman Islands DNF
Michele Smith   Cayman Islands DNF
Dennis Brooks   Cayman Islands DNF
Christ Yarafa   Central African Republic DNF
Obed Ngaite   Central African Republic DNF
Vincent Gomgadja   Central African Republic DNF
Miguel Droguett   Chile DNF
Weng Yu-yi   Chinese Taipei DNF
Ndjibu N'Golomingi   Zaire DNF
Mobange Amisi   Zaire DNF
Selenge Kimoto   Zaire DNF
Biruk Abebe   Ethiopia DNF
Asmelash Geyesus   Ethiopia DNF
Tekle Hailemikael   Ethiopia DNF
Emmanuel Magnien   France DNF
Jazy Garcia   Guam DNF
Manuel García   Guam DNF
Martin Santos   Guam DNF
Aubrey Richmond   Guyana DNF
Mikoš Rnjaković   Independent Olympic Participants DNF
Hussain Eslami   Iran DNF
Khosrow Ghamari   Iran DNF
Hossein Mahmoudi   Iran DNF
Arthur Tenn   Jamaica DNF
Michael McKay   Jamaica DNF
Mitsuteru Tanaka   Japan DNF
Armen Arslanian   Lebanon DNF
Vatche Zadourian   Lebanon DNF
Murugayan Kumaresan   Malaysia DNF
Dashnyamyn Tömör-Ochir   Mongolia DNF
Norberto Oconer   Philippines DNF
Domingo Villanueva   Philippines DNF
Faustin Mparabanyi   Rwanda DNF
Emmanuel Nkurunziza   Rwanda DNF
Alphonse Nshimiyiama   Rwanda DNF
Guido Frisoni   San Marino DNF
Medhadi Al-Dosari   Saudi Arabia DNF
Saleh Al-Qobaissi   Saudi Arabia DNF
Mohamed Al-Takroni   Saudi Arabia DNF
Eleuterio Mancebo   Spain DNF
Malcolm Lange   South Africa DNF
Wayne Burgess   South Africa DNF
Realdo Jessurun   Suriname DNF
Koku Ahiaku   Togo DNF
Komi Moreira   Togo DNF
Khalifa Bin Omair   United Arab Emirates DNF
Ali Al-Abed   United Arab Emirates DNF
Mansoor Bu Osaiba   United Arab Emirates DNF
Robinson Merchán   Venezuela DNF
Chesen Frey   Virgin Islands DNF

References

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