Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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The cycling
competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
consisted of two road cycling
events and four track cycling
events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.
Cycling
Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...
competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
consisted of two road cycling
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
events and four track cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....
events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.
Medal summary
| Individual road race Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on July 26, 1976. A total number of 58 cyclists actually did finish the race.-Final classification:-Did not finish:----... |
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| Team time trial | Aavo Pikkuus Valery Chaplygin Anatoly Chukanov Vladimir Kaminsky |
Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Szurkowski Ryszard Jan Szurkowski is a retired road bicycle racer from Poland.He won twice Olympic silver medal in team time trial at Munich 1972 and Montreal 1976.... Tadeusz Mytnik Mieczysław Nowicki Stanisław Szozda |
Jørn Lund Jørn Lund Jørn Lund is a former Danish cyclist who competed in multiple Summer Olympics. He took part in the men's 100 km team time trial in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games... Verner Blaudzun Verner Blaudzun Verner Blaudzun is a former Danish cyclist who represented Denmark at the Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the men's team time trial at the 1976 Montreal Olympics held in Canada, alongside Gert Frank, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund.He came fourth in the same even at the 1968 Olympics, and... Gert Frank Gert Frank Gert Frank is a former cyclist and Olympic medalist from Denmark. He won the bronze medal in the Team Time Trial event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, alongside Verner Blaudzun, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund... Jørgen Hansen Jørgen Hansen (cyclist) Jørgen Emil Hansen is a former Danish cyclist who competed in the Summer Olympics three times. He took part in the men's 100 km team time trial in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Olympic Games, and in the men's individual road race in 1968 and 1976... |
| 1000m time trial Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000m time trial These are the official results of the Men's 1.000m Time Trial at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on July 20, 1976. There were a total number of 31 participants. One of them, Elmabruk Kehel from Libya, did not start because of the last-minute boycott from the African... |
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| Sprint Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint These are the results of the Men's 1 km Sprint at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held from July 21 to July 24, 1976. There were twenty-five participants.-Final classification:-References:*... |
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| Individual pursuit Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's individual pursuit These are the official results of the Men's Individual Pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held from July 21 to July 24, 1976. There were a total number of 27 participants in the Olympic Vélodrome.-Final classification:... |
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| Team pursuit Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit These are the official results of the Men's 4.000m Team Pursuit at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, held on July 23 and July 24, 1976. There were 64 participant from 16 nations. In the first round each team raced alone, with the first eight teams qualifying for the quarterfinals.-Final... |
Peter Vonhof Peter Vonhof Peter Vonhof is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Hans Lutz and Günther Schumacher.-References:*... Gregor Braun Gregor Braun Gregor Braun is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1989. He represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, where he won the gold medal in the men's individual pursuit, defeating Holland's Herman Ponsteen... Hans Lutz Hans Lutz Hans Lutz is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongside Gregor Braun, Peter Vonhof and Günther Schumacher... Günther Schumacher Günther Schumacher Günther Schumacher is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984... |
Viktor Sokolov Vladimir Osokin Aleksandr Perov Vitaly Petrakov |
Ian Hallam Ian Banbury Michael Bennett Robin Croker |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |