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Cycling At The 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Road Race
The men's individual road race was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 154 participants from 61 nations, with 84 cyclists completing the race. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was three. The event was won by Fabio Casartelli of Italy, the nation's first victory in the men's individual road race since 1968 and fourth overall (two more than any other nation). Erik Dekker's silver was the first medal for the Netherlands in the event since 1972. Dainis Ozols gave Latvia its first medal in the event in the country's first independent appearance since 1936. Background This was the 14th 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 (and which would be reintroduced alongside the road race in 1996). A young triathlete from the United States named Lance Armstrong was among the favorites, along with Erik Dekker of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant Sadurní D'Anoia
Sant Sadurní d'Anoia is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Alt Penedès in Catalonia, Spain; and the centre of production of a sparkling wine known as '' cava''. It is situated in the north-east of the Penedès Depression at the confluence of the Avernó river and the Anoia river. It is made accessible by the A-7 ''autopista'' and the RENFE railway line (R4) that connect Barcelona with Manresa and El Vendrell. The ''noucentista'' buildings of the Codorníu ''cava'' house on the edge of the town were designed by Josep Puig i Cadafalch. History Sant Sadurní has its origins in the old parish of Sant Sadurní de Subirats, documented in 1080. It was part of the barony of the finished castle of Subirats, in the hands of noble families, until in 1493 it was incorporated into the Crown of Aragon. For centuries, Sant Sadurní de Subirats was little more than a set of houses aligned along the road between Tarragona and Barcelona. Its geographic situation allowed a greater d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raido Kodanipork
Raido Kodanipork (born 8 May 1969) is an Estonian former cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References External links * 1969 births Living people Estonian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Estonia Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Tallinn {{Estonia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saulius Šarkauskas
Saulius Šarkauskas (born 25 April 1970) is a Lithuanian former cyclist. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 .... References 1970 births Living people Lithuanian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Lithuania Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Klaipėda {{Lithuania-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacek Mickiewicz
Jacek Mickiewicz (born 17 April 1970) is a Polish former road racing cyclist. He was professional from 1995 until 2004. Before he was professional, he appeared at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ..., finished 22nd in the road race. Palmarès References External links * 1970 births Living people Polish male cyclists People from Dzierżoniów Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists for Poland Cyclists from Lower Silesian Voivodeship {{Poland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomokazu Fujino
(born 25 January 1967) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist. In his active years, he represented Japan in the 1992 Summer Olympics, with his 21st-place finish in the road race being the highest for a Japanese rider to date in that event. He became Japanese national champion in the road race in 1998 and 1999 and retired in 2002. Major results ;1994 : 1st Tour de Okinawa ;1995 : 1st Affoltern am Albis ;1997 : 1st Tour de Okinawa ;1998 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Tour de Okinawa The is an annual professional road bicycle racing Classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour i ... ;1999 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships References External links * *Team Bridgestone Anchor(official site, Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fujino, Tomokazu 1967 births Living people Japanese male cyclists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour classics. Rebellin was best known in the cycling world for his 2004 season, when he won a then unprecedented treble with wins in Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also won stage races such as Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico, and a stage in the Giro d'Italia. Rebellin served a two-year suspension for testing positive for Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games. Career Born in San Bonifacio, province of Verona, Rebellin turned professional in 1992 and came to the attention of the cycling world with a string of strong performances during his early years. He suffered from asthma, a disease that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Meier
Roland Meier (born 22 November 1967) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in two events at the 1992 Summer Olympics. On 28 August 2001, he was suspended for eight months because he tested positive for EPO. Major results ;1990 : 1st Stage 1 Ronde de l'Isard : 3rd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell ;1991 : 3rd Overall Flèche du Sud ;1992 : 2nd Overall Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 2nd Schynberg Rundfahrt ;1993 : 1st Stausee Rundfahrt : 1st Schynberg Rundfahrt : 1st Stages 6 & 8 Tour of Austria : 1st Stage 4 Tour du Vaucluse : 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships : 2nd GP Lugano : 8th Milano–Torino ;1995 : 1st Time trial, National Road Championships : 10th Overall Route du Sud ;1996 : 1st Schynberg Rundfahrt : 8th Overall Tour de Normandie ;1997 : 1st Stage 2 Grand Prix Guillaume Tell : 3rd Overall Regio-Tour : 5th Overall Tour de Suisse ;1998 : 2nd Wartenberg Rundfahrt : 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships : 5th Overall Euskal Bizikleta : 5th Overall Tour de Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Andersen (cyclist)
Christian Foget Andersen (born 18 June 1967) is a Danish former Cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in the Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1967 births Living people Danish male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Denmark Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics {{Denmark-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Groenendaal
Richard Marinus Anthonius Groenendaal (born 13 July 1971) is a Dutch former professional cyclo-cross cyclist. Groenendaal won the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2000 and the overall titles in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup 1997–1998, 2000–2001 and 2003–2004 and in the Cyclo-cross Superprestige in 1997–1998 and 2000–2001. Early career Groenendaal's father Reinier was an Elite cyclo-cross cyclist and was Dutch Elite champion in 1985. Groenendaal began to ride as a junior in 1987. He was Dutch Junior champion in 1987–1988 and 1988–89 where he also won the Junior World Cyclo-Cross championships. The following season he joined the Amateur category which he stayed until the 1993–94 season when he turned professional. Early in his career he showed promise as a road rider by finishing in the top ten in the 1992 Tour de l'Avenir, the year he also took part in the Summer Olympics road race. At the start of Groenendaal's career he was often compared to his fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Smith (cyclist)
Darren Smith (21 September 1972 – 17 November 1992) was an Australian cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was killed in a road accident just months after the Olympics. Major results ;1992 : 2nd Overall Bizkaiko Bira : 3rd Overall Tour of Sweden The Tour of Sweden (or Postgirot Open) was an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's f ... References External links * 1972 births 1992 deaths Australian male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Australia Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing Road incident deaths in Queensland Cycling road incident deaths {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Edo
Ángel Edo Alsina (born 4 August 1970) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who competed from 1992 to 2007 as a professional. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Major results ;1991 :1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Castilla y León ;1992 :1st Stage 1 Bayern Rundfahrt :1st Stage 7a Olympia's Tour :3rd Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León ;1993 :1st Stage 4 Vuelta a Castilla y León :3rd Clásica de Sabiñánigo :6th Trofeo Masferrer ;1994 :1st Trofeo Masferrer :1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Mallorca :1st Stage 1 Setmana Catalana de Ciclisme : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships :7th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ::1st Stage 1 ;1995 :3rd Overall Vuelta a Mallorca :10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;1996 :1st Stage 5 Giro d'Italia :3rd Circuito de Getxo :6th Clásica de Almería ;1997 :2nd Circuito de Getxo :9th Subida al Naranco ;1998 :1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia :7th Clásica de Almería ;1999 :3rd Clásica de Almería ;2000 :Volta ao Algarve ::1s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urs Güller
Urs Güller (born 21 November 1967) is a Swiss former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1967 births Living people Swiss male cyclists Olympic cyclists for Switzerland Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Switzerland-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
