The road race is one of two road bicycle racing events held at the Summer Olympics, the other being the time trial. The road race is a mass start, distinguished from the separate starts of the time trial. The men's road race was first held at the 1896, was not held again for 40 years, then has been held every Summer Games since the 1936 Summer Olympics. The women's event was first contested at the 1984 Summer Olympics, being the first women's cycling event (track events were added in 1988).

A team event, with the results of the individual event being used to place the teams, was held from 1936 to 1956 (4 times).

Medalists

Men

1896 Athens1936 Berlin1948 London1952 Helsinki1956 Melbourne1960 Rome1964 Tokyo1968 Mexico City1972 Munich Not awarded1976 Montreal1980 Moscow 1984 Los Angeles1988 Seoul1992 Barcelona1996 Atlanta2000 Sydney2004 Athens2008 Beijing2012 London2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris

Multiple medalists

Rank Cyclist Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Alexander Vinokourov 2000–2012 1 1 0 2

Medalists by country

Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 5 2 0 7 2 3 2 4 9 3 2 3 1 6 4 2 0 1 3 5 1 2 0 3 6 1 1 2 4 7 1 1 1 3 8 1 1 0 2 9 1 0 1 2 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 15 0 4 0 4 16 0 1 2 3 17 0 1 1 2 18 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 0 0 3 3 23 0 0 2 2 24 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

Women

1984 Los Angeles1988 Seoul1992 Barcelona1996 Atlanta2000 Sydney2004 Athens2008 Beijing2012 London2016 Rio de Janeiro 2020 Tokyo 2024 Paris

Multiple medallists

Rank Athlete Nation OlympicsGoldSilverBronze Total 1 Jeannie Longo 1992–1996 1 1 0 2Marianne Vos 2008–2024 1 1 0 2 3 Monique Knol 1988–1992 1 0 1 2 4 Emma Johansson 2008–2016 0 2 0 25 Elisa Longo Borghini 2016–2020 0 0 2 2

Medallists by country

Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 5 1 1 7 2 2 0 0 23 2 1 0 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 1 7 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 9 0 1 3 4 10 0 1 1 2 11 0 0 2 212 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1

Men's team

A men's team event was held for four Games—1936, 1948, 1952, and 1956. It was not a separate competition, but an event that involved the results of the individual road race. The Belgian team, winners in 1948, were unaware that there was a team competition and left London without receiving their medals. For the first three editions of the event, the times of the fastest three cyclists (out of a maximum four individual competitors) for each nation were summed. In the final edition in 1956, a point-for-place system was used instead. In 1936 and 1948, only the top three cyclists for each team were awarded medals. In 1952 and 1956, all members of the team—including the cyclist whose score did not count—were medalists.

1936 BerlinRobert CharpentierRobert DorgebrayGuy LapébieEdgar BuchwalderErnst NievergeltKurt OttAuguste GarrebeekArmand PutzeyseJean-François Van Der Motte1948 LondonLode WoutersLeon De LathouwerEugène Van RoosbroeckBob MaitlandGordon ThomasIan ScottJosé BeyaertAlain MoineauJacques Dupont1952 HelsinkiAndré NoyelleRobert GrondelaersLucien VictorRik Van LooyDino BruniVincenzo ZucconelliGianni GhidiniBruno MontiJacques AnquetilAlfred TonelloClaude RouerRoland Bezamat1956 MelbourneArnaud GeyreMaurice MoucheraudMichel VermeulinRené AbadieAlan JacksonArthur BrittainWilliam HolmesHarold ReynoldsHorst TüllerGustav-Adolf SchurReinhold PommerErich Hagen

Medalists by country

Rank NationGoldSilverBronze Total 1 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 1 3 3 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 1

Intercalated Games

The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two-year intervals between the internationally held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon.1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 26 January 2014.

Fernand Vast won the 1906 title, with France sweeping the medals as Maurice Bardonneau finished second and Edmond Luguet third.

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