Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
| Cycling at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad |
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 Olympic Velodrome in Athens |
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| Mountain biking | Parnitha Mountain Bike Venue | ||||||
| Road cycling | Athens and surrounding area | ||||||
| Track cycling | Olympic Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 14 August - 24 August | ||||||
| Cyclists | 464 from 61 countries | ||||||
| Top ranked countries | |||||||
 Australia: |
6  | 2  | 3  | ||||
 Russia: |
3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Great Britain: |
2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines:
- Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre (start and finish at Kotzia Square, for the road race events) and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre (for the time trial events).
- Track cycling, held at the Olympic Velodrome.
- Mountain biking, held at the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue.
In total, 464 cyclists participated: these consisted of 334 men and 130 women, from 61 countries. The youngest participant was Ignatas Konovalovas, at 18 years, while the oldest was Jeannie Longo, at 45 years. The most successful contestant was Bradley Wiggins, who won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze.[1]
After the Men's Road Time Trial, it was announced that Tyler Hamilton, the winner of the men's time trial, had received a positive doping test, but because the backup sample was frozen, further tests could not be done, and the results stayed as they were. On 10 August 2012 Hamilton was stripped of his gold medal which was awarded to Russian rider Viatcheslav Ekimov. American Bobby Julich was elevated from bronze to silver, and Michael Rogers of Australia rose from fourth place to receive a bronze medal.[2]
Medal summary
Road cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race |
.svg.png){kind=small} Paolo BettiniItaly (ITA) |
 Sérgio PaulinhoPortugal (POR) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Axel MerckxBelgium (BEL) |
| Women's road race |
Sara Carrigan Australia (AUS) |
 Judith ArndtGermany (GER) |
Olga Slyusareva Russia (RUS) |
| Men's time trial |
Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia (RUS) |
 Bobby JulichUnited States (USA) |
Michael Rogers Australia (AUS) |
| Women's time trial |
 Leontien van MoorselNetherlands (NED) |
Deirdre Demet-Barry United States (USA) |
 Karin ThürigSwitzerland (SUI) |
Track cycling
Mountain biking
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's cross-country |
 Julien AbsalonFrance (FRA) |
 José Antonio HermidaSpain (ESP) |
Bart Brentjens Netherlands (NED) |
| Women's cross-country |
 Gunn-Rita Dahle FlesjåNorway (NOR) |
 Marie-Hélène PrémontCanada (CAN) |
Sabine Spitz Germany (GER) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Records broken
World records
- Women's 500 m time trial: Australia's Anna Meares, 33.952 s (20 August)
- previous record of 34.000 s was set in August 2002 by Yonghua Jiang
- Women's individual pursuit: New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer, 3:24.537 (22 August)
- This record was broken multiple times during these Games, the prior instances being:
- New Zealand's Sarah Ulmer, 3:26.400 (21 August)
- Australia's Katie Mactier, 3:29.945 (21 August)
- This record was broken multiple times during these Games, the prior instances being:
- previous record of 3:30.604 was set in May by Ulmer
- Men's team pursuit: Australia's Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Bradley McGee, Luke Roberts, 3:56.610 (22 August)
- previous record of 3:59:583 was set in 2002 by Australian team
References
- ↑ Sports-reference on Cycling at the 2004 Athina Summer Games
- ↑ "Cyclist stripped of 2004 gold medal". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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