The men's Madison in
cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested by 18 teams, 36 cyclists. The
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race consisted of 200 laps of the track, or 50 kilometres. It was a two-person team event, with a tag-team format used to allow one cyclist to rest while his teammate raced.
Medalists
Results
The Australian team of
Stuart O'Grady and
Graeme Brown rode consistently to achieve points in seven of the 10 sprints for a total of 22 points and the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
. The
Swiss
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team of
Franco Marvulli and
Bruno Risi
Bruno Risi (born 6 September 1968) is a retired Switzerland, Swiss professional racing cyclist. He competed at five Olympic Games.
Risi was one of the top six-day riders of his generation, he won many professional Madison events during his long ...
finished strongly winning the last three sprints for 15 points and the
silver medal
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. British team of
Rob Hayles
Robert John Hayles (born 21 January 1973) is a former track and road racing cyclist, who rode for Great Britain and England on the track and several professional teams on the road. Hayles competed in the team pursuit and Madison events, until h ...
and
Bradley Wiggins achieved 12 points for the
bronze medal
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, despite being in a fall mid-race.
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics