Summer Olympics 2016 Rio

Symmer Olympics 2016 in Rio - CyclingThe Olympic road races were won by Greg Van Avermaet and Anna van der Breggen. Both the men’s race and the women’s race were played out on a demanding course with steep climbs and cobbles. Fabian Cancellara took gold in the individual time trial for men, ahead of Dumoulin and Froome, while the women’s time trial was won by Kristin Armstrong. (Slideshow route/profile)

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Cycling program Summer Olympics 2016

Date Time Route Riders Favourites Results
Sa 6-8 09:30 Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race men Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race Riders Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race Favourites Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race Read more
Su 7-8 12:15 Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race women Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race Riders Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race women Favourites Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road race women Read more
We 10-8 08:30 Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling ITT women Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling ITT Riders Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road ITT for women Favourites Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling results ITT for women Read more
We 10-8 10:00 Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling ITT men Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling ITT Riders Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling Road ITT Favourites Summer Olympics 2016 Cycling results ITT for men Read more

Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro: Route maps, height profiles, and more

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Olympics in Rio: Profile road race (m) - source uci.chProfile road race (m)

Olympics in Rio: Profile road race (w) - source uci.chProfile road race (w)

Olympics in Rio: Profile time trial (w) - source uci.chProfile ITT (w)

Olympics in Rio: Profile time trial (m) - source uci.chProfile ITT (m)

Olympics in Rio: Profile Vista Chinesa circuit- source: uci.chProfile Chinesa circuit

Olympics in Rio: Canoas/Vista Chinesa circuitRoute/profile Vista Chinesa circuit

Olympics in Rio: Profile Grumari circuit- source: uci.chProfile Grumari circuit

Olympics in Rio: Route Vista Chinesa Circuit - source: OpenStreetMap/MotorOilStainsRoute Vista Chinesa Circuit

Summer Olympics in Rio: Route road race - source uci.chRoute road race

Olympics in Rio: Route Grumari Circuit source: Wikimedia - OpenStreetMap/MotorOilStainsRoute Grumari Circuit

Summer Olympics 2016: Streetview cobbles in Grumari circuitStreetview cobbles Grumari circuit

Olympics in Rio: Flamengo Park, Corcovado and CopacabanaGoogle Maps

Olympics in Rio TweetsRio2016 Tweets

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio


Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Favourites ITT – women

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Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Cancellara powers to gold in ITT

On a hilly circuit of 54.5 kilometres Fabian Cancellara powers to gold, thus succeeding Bradley Wiggins. Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome take silver and bronze.
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Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Route ITT - men

Summer Olympics 2016 Route ITT
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - The route of the individual time trial at the Summer Olympics in Rio is tailor made for climbers. The chrone race is held on a 24.2 kilometres circuit featuring two short climbs. The men are to race the circuit twice and the race totals 54.5 kilometres. Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins will not be defending his title.
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Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Riders ITT – men

Just like the road race, the individual time trial at the Summer Olympics is a race in the national colours. Forty time trialists will go for gold in Rio on Wednesday, August 10th. Cyclingstage.com brings you all information on the startlist of the individual time trial in Rio.
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Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Favourites ITT – men

The individual time trial of the Summer Olympics in Rio is played out on a hilly 24.2 kilometres circuit, which is raced twice. So Tom Dumoulin has been dreaming in olympic colours for months. The Dutchman is a rare breed specialist like Bradley Wiggins, who climbs just as well as he powers on on the flat. Other major contenders?
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Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Armstrong takes gold ahead Zabelinskaya and Van der Breggen

The women's individual time trial in Rio was won by Kristin Armstrong, thus taking the third gold medal in het career. On a hilly parcours of 30 kilometres the 42-year old outperformed Olga Zabelinskaya and Anna van der Breggen.
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