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.

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

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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
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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

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.

References
  1. NOCs qualified for Road Cycling men's events (PDF), UCI, 25 March 2015, p. 2
  2. "Olympic Cycling: Rio 2016 men's road race preview". skysports.com. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. "Rio Olympics 2016: Team GB believe Chris Froome can make history in cycling road race". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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  5. "Rio Olympic Games Facilities: Barra Region". brasil2016.gov.br. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  6. Rio 2016 Road Cycling - Men's Race updated (PDF), UCI, 25 March 2015, p. 2
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  17. "Kruijswijks performance pushes Gesink out of Rio Selection". www.nos.nl. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  18. Doup, Nick (30 June 2016). "Zwitserland neemt Cancellara mee voor olympische tijdrit" [Switzerland takes Cancellara for Olympic time trial]. Wieler Flits (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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