Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The XXVIII. 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens a total of 18 competitions were held in cycling, eleven for men and seven for women.
The 12 track events took place in the Olympic Velodrome place in the Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the two road races in the city center of Athens, the two individual time trial at the Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre and the two mountain bike races in the Parnitha Olympic Mountain Bike Venue.
- 2.1 railway 2.1.1 Sprint
- 2.1.2 500 m time trial
- 2.1.3 3000 m individual pursuit
- 2.1.4 Points race
- 2.2.1 Road Race
- 2.2.2 Individual Time Trial
- 2.3.1 Cross Country
Train
Sprint
Date: August 24, 2004, 18:30 clock; 19 Active
1000 m time trial
Date: August 20, 2004, 17:55 clock, 17 drivers
4000 m individual pursuit
Date: August 21, 2004 17:40 clock; 15 Active
Points race
Date: August 24, 2004, 17:30 clock; 23 participants
Keirin
Date: August 25, 2004, 19:00 clock; 22 drivers
Madison
Date: August 25, 2004, 18:00 clock; 18 teams
Olympic Sprint
Date: August 21, 2004, 16:30 clock; twelve teams
4000 m team pursuit
Date: August 23, 2004, 17:30 clock, ten teams
Road
Road race
Date: August 14, 2004, 12:45 Clock The Olympic cycle race was held on a circuit in the city center. They were to complete 13.2 mi 17 rounds, the total length was 224.4 km. Erik Zabel won the sprint of the peloton and finished 4th, Jan Ullrich came in 19th, Jens Voigt is the 64th to the finish. The other two German riders Andreas Klöden and Michael Rich gave as many others on prematurely. At the start were 144 riders, 69 gave early on.
ITT
Date: August 18, 2004, 15:00 Clock
The length of the race was 48 km, 38 riders took to the start. The doping test of the winner Tyler Hamilton was like a few weeks later became known positive. A conviction remained, since the time required for verification B sample stored incorrectly and thus had become unusable. In August 2012, however, Hamilton was later stripped of his gold medal during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Mountain bike
Cross Country
Date: August 28, 2004 at 11:00 clock
The length of the race was 43.3 km; 49 starter
Women
Train
Sprint
Date: August 24, 2004, 16:20 clock; 12 involved
500 m time trial
Date: August 20, 2004, 17:15 Clock
The participants were twelve riders, the German Katrin Meinke took 35.088 seconds with 11th place
3000 m individual pursuit
Date: August 22, 2004, 17:40 clock; 12 starters
Points race
Date: August 25, 2004, 16:45 clock, 19 starters
The Colombian Maria Luisa Calle Williams was stripped of his bronze medal after a positive doping test, but returned later.
Road
Road race
Date: August 15, 2004, 15:00 clock; 67 athletes
The Olympic cycle race was held on a circuit in the city center. There were to be completed at 13.2 km nine rounds, the total length was 118.8 km. Silver medalist Judith Arndt made headlines when she showed her middle finger at the finish line. This gesture was coined for those responsible for the BDR, who had their partner Petra Rossner not nominated despite good inputs for the Olympic Games.
ITT
Date: August 18, 2004, 13:00 clock; 25 participants
The length of the race was 24 kilometers.
Mountain bike
Cross Country
Date: August 27, 2004, 11.00 clock, 31.3 km; 30 participants
Abbreviations
- WR = World Record
- OR = Olympic Record