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Cycling At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Pursuit
These are the official results of the men's individual pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ..., held on 17 and 18 October 1968. There were 28 participants from 28 nations. Competition format The individual pursuit competition consisted of a qualifying round and a 3-round knockout tournament, including a bronze medal race. Each race, in both the qualifying round and the knock-out rounds, consisted of a pair of cyclists starting from opposite sides of the track. The cyclists raced for 4,000 metres, attempting to finish with the fastest time and, if possible, catch the other cyclist. For the qualifying round, the eight fastest times overall (regardless of whether the cyclist finished first or second in his heat, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Rébillard
Daniel Denis Étienne (born 20 December 1948) is a retired France, French cyclist who won a gold medal in the 4000 m individual pursuit at the 1968 Summer Olympics; he finished fifth in the team pursuit event.Daniel Rébillard . sports-reference.com In 1969 he won individual and team bronze medals in the same events at the amateur world championships. The same year he turned professional, and in 1973 won the national title in the individual pursuit. He rode the 1974 Tour de France, and finished 77th overall. cyclingarchives.com Major results ;1968 : 1st[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
