Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

The men's road race was one of 18 cycling events of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The race started and finished on 6 August at Fort Copacabana and was won by Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium. It was Belgium's first victory in the men's individual road race since 1952 and second overall, tying France and the Soviet Union for second-most behind Italy (five). Belgium matched Italy for most total medals, at seven. Jakob Fuglsang won Denmark's fourth silver medal in the event; the nation had yet to win gold. Rafał Majka's bronze was Poland's first medal in the event since 1980.

Men's cycling road race
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
View of the start of the Men's road race.
VenueFort Copacabana
241.5 km (150.1 mi)
Date6 August 2016
Competitors144 from 63 nations
Winning time6:10:05
Medalists
Greg Van Avermaet
 Belgium
Jakob Fuglsang
 Denmark
Rafał Majka
 Poland
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Qualification
Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Nations could earn qualification spots primarily through UCI tours. The top five nations at the UCI World Tour earned five quota places, with nations further down the rankings earning progressively fewer quota places. There were also up to three places per nation available through continental tours and championships. Individuals could also earn places if their nation's ranking was insufficient. A few places were reserved for the host nation and Tripartite Commission invitations.[1]

Background

This was the 20th 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; the time trial had been re-introduced in 1996 alongside the road race. Azerbaijan, the Dominican Republic, Kosovo, and Laos each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 20th appearance in the event, the only nation to have competed in each appearance to date.

Pre-race favourites

Due to the grueling nature of the course, the riders expected to finish with a medal were all known for their climbing and descending skills. Favorites heading into the race were Alejandro Valverde, Vincenzo Nibali, Chris Froome, Joaquim Rodríguez and Julian Alaphilippe,[2] many expected that Chris Froome may have had the assistance of some of his Team Sky teammates and the advantage of attempting something historic: If he had won gold, he would have become the first person to ever win Tour de France and the cycling road race in the same season.[3]

Course

The men's course was 241.5 km (150.1 mi) long. Starting at Fort Copacabana,[4] the peloton headed west to pass through Ipanema, Barra, and Reserva Maripendi Beaches via the coastal road leading to the 24.8 km (15.4 mi) Pontal / Grumari circuit loop.[5] After four laps of the Grumari sector (99.2 km of 241.5 km), the course returned east via the same coastal road to enter the 25.7 km (16.0 mi) Vista Chinesa Circuit loop at Gávea for three laps (77.1 km (47.9 mi) of 241.5 km (150.1 mi)) before finishing back at Fort Copacabana.[6] As with all road races in the Olympic Games, the athletes are escorted by law enforcement to keep traffic and bystanders out of harm's way. For the 2016 Olympics, escort for the riders is done by the Brazilian Federal Highway Police (PRF).

2016 Olympic cycling road course maps
2016 Olympic Cycling
Men's Road Course: 241.5 km
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Grumari Circuit: 24.8 km
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Vista Chinesa Circuit: 25.7 km

Schedule

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

Date Time Round
Saturday, 6 August 20169:30Final

Start list
Main article: List of cyclists at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The following NOCs had qualified riders to compete in the road race event. The following riders were confirmed by their respective NOCs.

Results

In the table below, "s.t." indicates that the rider crossed the finish line in the same group as the cyclist before him, and was therefore credited with the same finishing time.[19][20]

Rank CyclistNation Time
Greg Van Avermaet Belgium 6h 10' 05"
Jakob Fuglsang Denmark s.t.
Rafał Majka Poland + 5"
4 Julian Alaphilippe France + 22"
5 Joaquim Rodríguez Spain s.t.
6 Fabio Aru Italy s.t.
7 Louis Meintjes South Africa s.t.
8 Andrey Zeits Kazakhstan + 25"
9 Tanel Kangert Estonia + 1' 47"
10 Rui Costa Portugal + 2' 29"
11 Geraint Thomas Great Britain s.t.
12 Chris Froome Great Britain + 2' 58"
13 Dan Martin Ireland s.t.
14 Emanuel Buchmann Germany s.t.
15 Adam Yates Great Britain + 3' 03"
16 Brent Bookwalter United States + 3' 31"
17 Bauke Mollema Netherlands s.t.
18 Kristijan Đurasek Croatia s.t.
19 Sébastien Reichenbach Switzerland s.t.
20 Fränk Schleck Luxembourg s.t.
21 Esteban Chaves Colombia + 3' 34"
22 Serge Pauwels Belgium + 6' 12"
23 Alexis Vuillermoz France s.t.
24 Romain Bardet France s.t.
25 Simon Clarke Australia s.t.
26 Primož Roglič Slovenia + 9' 38"
27 Yukiya Arashiro Japan s.t.
28 Daryl Impey South Africa s.t.
29 Nicolas Roche Ireland s.t.
30 Alejandro Valverde Spain s.t.
31 Sergey Chernetskiy Russia s.t.
32 Christopher Juul-Jensen Denmark s.t.
33 George Bennett New Zealand + 11' 49"
34 Fabian Cancellara Switzerland s.t.
35 Ramūnas Navardauskas Lithuania + 12' 18"
36 André Cardoso Portugal s.t.
37 Eduardo Sepúlveda Argentina s.t.
38 Pavel Kochetkov Russia s.t.
39 Steven Kruijswijk Netherlands s.t.
40 Damiano Caruso Italy s.t.
41 Andriy Hrivko Ukraine + 13' 18"
42 Philippe Gilbert Belgium s.t.
43 Daniel Teklehaimanot Eritrea + 19' 20"
44 Georg Preidler Austria + 19' 37"
45 Patrik Tybor Slovakia + 20' 00"
46 Aleksejs Saramotins Latvia s.t.
47 Anass Aït El Abdia Morocco s.t.
48 Lars Petter Nordhaug Norway s.t.
49 Kanstantsin Sivtsov Belarus s.t.
50 Vegard Stake Laengen Norway s.t.
51 Ioannis Tamouridis Greece s.t.
52 Jan Polanc Slovenia s.t.
53 José Mendes Portugal s.t.
54 Andrey Amador Costa Rica s.t.
55 Michael Woods Canada s.t.
56 Michał Gołaś Poland s.t.
57 Simon Špilak Slovenia s.t.
58 Petr Vakoč Czech Republic s.t.
59 Toms Skujiņš Latvia s.t.
60 Chris Anker Sørensen Denmark s.t.
61 Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev Kazakhstan s.t.
62 Michał Kwiatkowski Poland s.t.
63 Alessandro De Marchi Italy + 20' 05"
— Murilo Fischer Brazil + 31' 47"[21]
Ignatas Konovalovas Lithuania s.t.[21]
— Jonathan Castroviejo Spain DNF
Imanol Erviti Spain DNF
Ion Izagirre Spain DNF
Sergio Henao Colombia DNF
Miguel Ángel López Colombia DNF
Jarlinson Pantano Colombia DNF
Rigoberto Urán Colombia DNF
Warren Barguil France DNF
Steve Cummings Great Britain DNF
Ian Stannard Great Britain DNF
Rohan Dennis Australia DNF
Scott Bowden Australia DNF
Richie Porte Australia DNF
Laurens De Plus Belgium DNF
Tim Wellens Belgium DNF
Tom Dumoulin Netherlands DNF
Wout Poels Netherlands DNF
Vincenzo Nibali Italy DNF
Diego Rosa Italy DNF
Michael Albasini Switzerland DNF
Steve Morabito Switzerland DNF
Simon Geschke Germany DNF
Maximilian Levy Germany DNF
Tony Martin Germany DNF
Edvald Boasson Hagen Norway DNF
Sven Erik Bystrøm Norway DNF
Maciej Bodnar Poland DNF
Jan Bárta Czech Republic DNF
Leopold König Czech Republic DNF
Zdeněk Štybar Czech Republic DNF
Denys Kostyuk Ukraine DNF
Andriy Khripta Ukraine DNF
Matej Mohorič Slovenia DNF
Ghader Mizbani Iran DNF
Arvin Moazzami Iran DNF
Samad Pourseyedi Iran DNF
Nelson Oliveira Portugal DNF
Abderrahmane Mansouri Algeria DNF
Youcef Reguigui Algeria DNF
Stefan Denifl Austria DNF
Soufiane Haddi Morocco DNF
Mouhssine Lahsaini Morocco DNF
Taylor Phinney United States DNF
Rein Taaramäe Estonia DNF
Zac Williams New Zealand DNF
Antoine Duchesne Canada DNF
Hugo Houle Canada DNF
Vasil Kiryienka Belarus DNF
Kohei Uchima Japan DNF
Kim Ok-cheol South Korea DNF
Seo Joon-yong South Korea DNF
Jonathan Monsalve Venezuela DNF
Miguel Ubeto Venezuela DNF
Matija Kvasina Croatia DNF
Daniel Díaz Argentina DNF
Maximiliano Richeze Argentina DNF
Cheung King Lok Hong Kong DNF
José Luis Rodríguez Aguilar Chile DNF
Adrien Niyonshuti Rwanda DNF
Maksym Averin Azerbaijan DNF
Serghei Țvetcov Romania DNF
Luis Lemus Mexico DNF
Onur Balkan Turkey DNF
Ahmet Örken Turkey DNF
Kléber Ramos Brazil DNF
Ali Nouisri Tunisia DNF
Stefan Hristov Bulgaria DNF
Manuel Rodas Guatemala DNF
Byron Guamá Ecuador DNF
Ivan Stević Serbia DNF
Tsgabu Grmay Ethiopia DNF
Diego Milán Dominican Republic DNF
Dan Craven Namibia DNF
Óscar Soliz Bolivia DNF
Qëndrim Guri Kosovo DNF
Brian Babilonia Puerto Rico DNF
Yousif Mirza United Arab Emirates DNF
Ariya Phounsavath Laos DNF
Alexey Kurbatov Russia DNF

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