Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team road race explained

Event:Cycling - Men's team road race
Games:1948 Summer
Venue:Olympic Road Course, Windsor Great Park
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Dates:13 August 1948
Competitors:96 (individuals) 25 (teams)
Nations:25
Longnames:yes
Gold:Lode Wouters
Leon De Lathouwer
Eugène Van Roosbroeck
Goldnoc:BEL
Silver:Bob Maitland
Gordon Thomas
Ian Scott
Silvernoc:GBR
Bronze:José Beyaert
Alain Moineau
Jacques Dupont
Bronzenoc:FRA
Prev:1936
Next:1952

The men's team road race cycling event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place on 13 August and was one of six events at the 1948 Olympics. Teams had four riders and the team time taken as sum of the team's three best finishers.[1]

The race was won by the Belgian team. However, the Belgian cyclists were not aware that there was a team competition, and returned to Belgium, missing the medal ceremony. Only in 2010 did they receive their medals.[2]

Results

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time
15:58:17.4
16:03:31.6
José Beyaert
Alain Moineau
Jacques Dupont
René Rouffeteau
16:08:19.4
4 16:13:05.2
5 16:20:26.6
6 16:23:04.2
7 16:39:46.2
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cycling at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Team . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418020103/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1948/CYC/mens-road-race-team.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 15 July 2014 . sports-reference.com.
  2. News: Belgische goudenmedaillewinnaar van Spelen 1948 overleden. Dutch. Belgian golden medal winner of Games 1948 passed away. 29 March 2018. 30 March 2018. Sporza. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330012511/http://sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/1.3170223. 30 March 2018. dead.