From the road race podium in Tokyo, champion Anna Kiesenhofer will return to defend her title. Van Vleuten won silver in 2021 and will not compete this year, but bronze medalist Elisa Longo Borghini of Italy goes into the Paris Games as one of the favourites to win. On the mountain bike...
The men's road race is 273km long with 2,800 metres of climbing and 13 named ascents including the Côte de la butte Montmartre on the 18.4km finishing circuits in central Paris. The last summit of this 1km climb that averages 6.5% comes with 9.5km to go. The route will surely cr...
Road cycling at the Olympics consists of two separate events: the individual time trial and road race. Read on for details about how both competitions will work at the Paris Games. Time Trial How many athletes will compete in the time trial at the Paris Olympics? The men's and women's i...
The 20km race walk event will start just across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower at the Trocadéro. One of the city’s most iconic landmarks in the heart of Paris, the Trocadéro will host multiple events around the Olympics, including the 20km race walk and the cycling road race. How ...
Bonus: Day 1 will also see medals handed out in seven other sports: diving, fencing, judo, rugby sevens, shooting, skateboarding and the cycling road race. Day 2, July 28 You might think fencing isn’t your forte, but give it a try on the second day of action, which includes medal...
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Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands won the gold medal of the women's cycling road race at the Rio Olympic Games here on Sunday.
She won an unlikely gold in Paris, pulling away from the field in the women’s cycling road race for the Americans’ first medal in the event since 1984. Kristen Faulkner celebrates in front of the Eiffel Tower.DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images A rower in her days at Harvard, Faulkner ...
Relive the best road cycling moments from Tokyo 2020, with replays and news about the star athletes. Start your journey to Paris 2024 here.
FILE - Dutch cyclist Mathieu Van der Poel competes during the 14th stage of the Giro D’Italia cycling race from Santena to Turin, Italy, Saturday, May 21, 2022. World champion Mathieu van der Poel will focus on the Olympic road race at the Paris Games this summer after the Tour de F...