Cycling at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
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Quick Facts Men's cycling road race at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's cycling road race at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Fort Copacabana 241.5 km (150.1 mi) | |||||||||
Date | 6 August 2016 | |||||||||
Competitors | 144 from 63 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:10:05 | |||||||||
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The men's road race was one of 18 cycling events of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The race started and finished on 6 August at Fort Copacabana and was won by Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium. It was Belgium's first victory in the men's individual road race since 1952 and second overall, tying France and the Soviet Union for second-most behind Italy (five). Belgium matched Italy for most total medals, at seven. Jakob Fuglsang won Denmark's fourth silver medal in the event; the nation had yet to win gold. Rafał Majka's bronze was Poland's first medal in the event since 1980.