Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Cycling competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 23 at the Laoshan Velodrome (track events), Laoshan Mountain Bike Course, Laoshan BMX Field and the Beijing Cycling Road Course. The event was dominated by the British team, who claimed 14 medals in total, including eight golds.[1][2]
| Cycling at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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 The Laoshan Velodrome | |
| Venues | Laoshan BMX Field Laoshan Mountain Bike Course Urban Road Cycling Course Laoshan Velodrome |
| Date | 9 August – 23 August |
| Competitors | 508 from 66 nations |
Events
Eighteen sets of medals were awarded in four disciplines: track cycling, road cycling, mountain bike, and, new for 2008, BMX. The following events were contested:
Track cycling
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| Road race | men | women |
| Time trial | men | women |
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| Individual pursuit | men | women |
| Team pursuit | men | |
| Sprint | men | women |
| Team sprint | men | |
| Points race | men | women |
| Keirin | men | |
| Madison | men | |
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| Cross-country | men | women |
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| BMX | men | women |
- Team sprint men
- Sprint men
- Keirin men
- 4000 m Team pursuit men
- 4000 m Individual pursuit men
- Madison 50 km men
- Points race 40 km men
- Sprint women
- 3000 m Individual pursuit women
- Points race 25 km women
Road cycling
- Road bicycle race men—239 km
- Road time trial men—46.8 km
- Road bicycle race women—120 km
- Road time trial women—31.2 km
Mountain bike
- Mountain bike men
- Mountain bike women
BMX
- BMX race men
- BMX race women
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 nations) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
Road cycling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race |
Samuel Sánchez |
Fabian Cancellara |
Alexandr Kolobnev |
| Men's time trial |
Fabian Cancellara |
Gustav Larsson |
Levi Leipheimer |
| Women's road race |
Nicole Cooke |
Emma Johansson |
Tatiana Guderzo |
| Women's time trial |
Kristin Armstrong |
Emma Pooley |
Karin Thürig |
Track cycling
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keirin |
Chris Hoy |
Ross Edgar |
Kiyofumi Nagai |
| Madison |
Juan Esteban Curuchet Walter Fernando Perez |
Joan Llaneras Antonio Tauler |
Mikhail Ignatiev Alexei Markov |
| points race |
Joan Llaneras |
Roger Kluge |
Chris Newton |
| individual pursuit |
Bradley Wiggins |
Hayden Roulston |
Steven Burke |
| team pursuit |
Ed Clancy Paul Manning Geraint Thomas Bradley Wiggins |
Alex Nicki Rasmussen Michael Moerkoev Casper Jørgensen Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Færk Christensen* |
Sam Bewley Jesse Sergent Hayden Roulston Marc Ryan Westley Gough* |
| individual sprint |
Chris Hoy |
Jason Kenny |
Mickaël Bourgain |
| team sprint |
Jamie Staff Jason Kenny Chris Hoy |
Grégory Baugé Kévin Sireau Arnaud Tournant |
René Enders Maximillian Levy Stefan Nimke |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| points race |
Marianne Vos |
Yoanka González |
Leire Olaberría |
| pursuit |
Rebecca Romero |
Wendy Houvenaghel |
Lesya Kalytovska |
| sprint |
Victoria Pendleton |
Anna Meares |
Guo Shuang |
* Participate in the preliminary round only.
Mountain biking
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
Julien Absalon |
Jean-Christophe Péraud |
Nino Schurter |
| Women's |
Sabine Spitz |
Maja Włoszczowska |
Irina Kalentieva |
BMX
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's |
Māris Štrombergs |
Mike Day |
Donny Robinson |
| Women's |
Anne-Caroline Chausson |
Laëtitia Le Corguillé |
Jill Kintner |
Broken records
| Event | Time | Name | Nation | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Sprint | 9.815 | Chris Hoy | |
2008-08-17 | OR |
| Men's Individual pursuit | 4:15.031 | Bradley Wiggins | |
2008-08-15 | OR |
| Men's Team pursuit | 3:53.314 | Bradley Wiggins Paul Manning Geraint Thomas Ed Clancy |
|
2008-08-18 | OR |
| Women's Sprint | 10.963 | Victoria Pendleton | |
2008-08-17 | OR |
Qualification
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References
- "How GB cycling went from tragic to magic". BBC. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- "How Team GB's weekend of glory happened". Metro. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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