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3 All-time medal table (women's) ... This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in cycling. Current events. BMX. Freestyle. Games Gold Silver Bronze ...
The men's road race was 234 kilometres long with a total elevation of 4865 m. The women's race was 137 km long with a total elevation of 2692 metres. [11] The first part of the men's and women's races is identical. The course first passes through the mostly flat outskirts of Tokyo's metropolitan area.
As the host country, France reserved a men's and women's quota place in BMX racing, BMX freestyle, and mountain biking; and two more in the men's and women's road races. When one or two French cyclists qualify directly and regularly, their spare slots were reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible NOCs in the aforementioned events based ...
The 2012 Summer Olympics were the first at which men and women competed in the same number of events in all cycling disciplines, including track cycling, which previously had more men's and fewer women's events than the 2008 programme. [1] However, women have shorter distances for some events.
Kristen Faulkner, of the United States, celebrates winning the women's road cycling event, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Paris, France.
France, the first winners of the event in Sydney, were the only nation to have won a medal in every edition, with 1 gold, 2 silvers and 3 bronze medals, but failed to maintain that record, ironically, in their home Games of 2024. Netherlands hold the Olympic and World record in the event, set in the team sprint final at the Paris Olympic Games ...
Kristen Faulkner (born December 18, 1992) [1] is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Oatly. [4] [5] She is the reigning USA National Road Race Champion [6] and won two gold medals in the women's individual road race and women's track cycling team pursuit at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
In the team pursuit she has won three gold medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games. In June 2021, she qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [8] She took the gold medal in the women's omnium, beating reigning World champion Yumi Kajihara of Japan ...