| Cycling At The 1956 Summer Olympics - Mens Individual Road Race |
Article Index for Cycling At |
Website Links For Cycling |
Information AboutCycling At The 1956 Summer Olympics - Mens Individual Road Race |
|
The road race was held on a circuit at Broadmeadows about 12 miles from the centre of the city. The distance of the race was 187.7315 kilometres (116 miles and 1.144 yards) according to a survey made by the Royal Australian Survey Corps for the Organizing Committee, and consisted of eleven laps of 17.0665 kilometres (10 miles and 1.064 yards) over an undulating road which had a few steep slopes. In the morning the weather was mild, indeed perfect for the road ; the afternoon, however, was rather warm. For many participants these conditions proved a telling factor. The race started a little late because two Irish cyclists not belonging to an affiliated association tried to start ; they were removed. There were two classes—individual and team: in the individual class 88 participants represented 28 nations and 20 nations competed in the team section. FINAL CLASSIFICATION Did not finish ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; SEE ALSO REFERENCE |
|
|