Cycling
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from t ...
was contested at the
2002 Asian Games in
Busan
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South Korea
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Road bicycle racing was held at the Road Cycle Race Stadium from September 30 to October 2, while
track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles.
History
Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...
was contested at Geumjeong Velodrome from October 4 to October 8 and
mountain biking was contested at Gijang Mountain Bike Race Stadium from October 10 to October 13.
Schedule
Medalists
Mountain bike
Men
Women
Road
Men
Women
Track
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 181 athletes from 20 nations competed in cycling at the 2002 Asian Games:
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References
2002 Asian Games Report, Pages 358–392
External links
2002 Asian Games website
{{Asian Games Cycling
2002 Asian Games events
2002
Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
2002 in road cycling
2002 in track cycling
2002 in mountain biking