Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
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The men's individual road race at the 1948 Summer Olympics was held on an 11.45 km course. The course was circled seventeen times, so the total length of the competition was 194.6 km. There were 141 entries from 31 nations and 101 participants from 29 nations. Of the 101 starters, 28 rode the distance to the end.[1][2] The event was won by José Beyaert of France, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's individual road race. The Netherlands and Belgium won their first medals in the event, with Gerrit Voorting's silver and Lode Wouters's bronze, respectively.
Men's cycling road race at the Games of the XIV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Road Course, Windsor Great Park 194.633 km (120.9 mi) | |||||||||
Date | 13 August 1948 | |||||||||
Competitors | 101 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 5:18:12.6 | |||||||||
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Each nation could enter up to four cyclists. A team classification was made, based on the rankings of the three best cyclists per nation, and this was used to determine the results of the team road race.