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The men's team sprint event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams. The competition took place on 21 August at the Olympic Velodrome at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex .
The cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. [ 1 ] Medal summary
Cycling has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics, at which a road race and five track events were held. Mountain bike racing entered the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Olympics , followed by BMX racing in 2008 and freestyle BMX in 2020 .
The cycling competitions of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris occurred at four different venues (Pont d'Iéna for road and time trial races; Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines for track cycling and BMX racing; Élancourt Hill for mountain biking; and Place de la Concorde for the BMX freestyle), from 27 July to 11 August, featuring twenty ...
The UCI feared it would detract from the Olympic experience for both athletes and fans. Eventually, the UCI agreed to change. The Japanese Cycling Federation and local authorities committed to establishing at Izu a multi-sport cycling center, to create local cycling programs, and to develop the cycling sport. [8]
What makes the Olympic velodrome so fast? The home of the French cycling team, the velodrome just outside of Paris opened a decade ago with unique dimensions ripe for speed. It is 250 meters long ...
This article details the qualifying phase for cycling at the 2024 Summer Olympics.A total of 514 cyclists, with an equal distribution between men and women, competed in twenty-two medal events across five disciplines (road, track, mountain biking, BMX racing, and BMX freestyle) at these Games.
2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [1] 1 km time trial (progression) 1:00.711 Chris Hoy Great Britain: 20 August 2004 2004 Olympic Games: Athens, Greece [2] [3] Team sprint (progression) ♦40.949 Jeffrey Hoogland Harrie Lavreysen Roy van den Berg Netherlands 6 August 2024 2024 Olympic Games: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [4]