Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's points race

The women's points race in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of a 100 lap (25 kilometre) points race with 10 sprints where points were awarded. 5 points were given to the first finisher of each sprint, with 3 going to the second-place finisher, 2 going to the third place cyclist, and 1 going to the fourth place rider. Cyclists could also score points by lapping the main body of riders, known as the peloton. 20 points were gained by doing this, while 20 points were lost if the peloton lapped the cyclist.[1]

Women's points race
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Medalists
Olga Slyusareva  Russia
Belem Guerrero  Mexico
María Luisa Calle  Colombia

Results

Russian sprinter and 2004 Olympics road race bronze medallist, Olga Slyusareva, was able to win three of the ten sprints, and place in four other sprints to achieve 20 points. The peloton was able to respond to any breakaways so no riders were able to achieve lap points. Mexican rider Belem Guerrero Méndez with 14 points was awarded the silver medal, closely followed by Maria Luisa Calle Williams from Colombia on 12 points. Calle Williams later tested positive for banned stimulant heptaminol, and Erin Mirabella was promoted to the bronze medal position. That decision, however, was later reversed on appeal. As a result of the IOC's 24 October 2005 decision, Mirabella was ordered to return the bronze medal and diploma and Calle's third-place result, bronze medal and diploma were re-instated.

No cyclists gained points from lapping the peloton. Three lost a lap, however.

Final results[1]
Rank Name Country Points
1Olga Slyusareva Russia20
2Belem Guerrero Mexico14
3María Luisa Calle Colombia12
4Erin Mirabella United States9
5Vera Carrara Italy8
6Sarah Ulmer New Zealand8
7Gema Pascual Spain7
8Katherine Bates Australia7
9Katrin Meinke Germany5
10Yoanka González Cuba5
11Adrie Visser Netherlands5
12Emma Davies Great Britain4
13Sonia Huguet France2
14Meifang Li China1
15Lada Kozlíková Czech Republic0
16Kyriaki Konstantinidou Greece-18
17Kim Yong-Mi South Korea-19
18Liudmyla Vypyrailo Ukraine-20
Santia Tri Kusuma IndonesiaDNF

References

  1. "Cycling at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Women's Points Race". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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