Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's team time trial
| Cycling - Men's team time trial at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Artesia Freeway, Buena Park, California |
| Dates | 5 August |
| Competitors | 104 from 26 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Road race | men | women |
| Team time trial | men | |
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| Track time trial | men | |
| Individual pursuit | men | |
| Team pursuit | men | |
| Sprint | men | |
| Points race | men | |
The men's team time trial cycling event at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place on 5 August and was one of eight cycling events at the 1984 Olympics. The qualification and quarter finals were on 2 August and the semi-finals and finals on 3 August.[1]
The Italian team recorded a dominant victory by winning by 4:10 over Switzerland. The Italian team was one of the first teams to use modern carbon-fiber disc wheels, which are now commonly used in time trials. Their time of 1h 58:28 was the fastest time ever recorded over 100 km in a team time trial, and would have been faster without a flat tire that cost them 20 seconds to change the wheel. The venue was a 15½-mile stretch of the Artesia Freeway.
Results
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cycling at the 1984 Summer Games: Men's team time trial". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
