uit ▁ ▁B & VI ▁ 1 – 3 ▁– ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ ▁L C ▁ 1 – 2 / CP ▁ 4 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ ▁L C ▁ 3 – 4 / CP ▁ 3 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁September ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁countries ▁There ▁were ▁ 2 2 0 ▁athlet es ▁( 1 6 3 ▁males , ▁ 5 7 ▁females ) ▁from ▁ 3 9 ▁nations ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁this ▁sport . ▁ ▁Medal ▁summary ▁ ▁Medal ▁table ▁ ▁This ▁ranking ▁sorts ▁countries ▁by ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁gold ▁med als ▁earned ▁by ▁their ▁cycl ists ▁( in ▁this ▁context ▁a ▁country ▁is ▁an ▁entity ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁National ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ). ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁silver ▁med als ▁is ▁taken ▁into ▁consideration ▁next ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁bronze ▁med als . ▁If , ▁after ▁the ▁above , ▁countries ▁are ▁still ▁tied , ▁equal ▁ranking ▁is ▁given ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁listed ▁alphabet ically . ▁ ▁Road ▁cy cling ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁events ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁events ▁ ▁M ixed ▁events ▁ ▁Track ▁cy cling ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁events ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁events ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Cy cling ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Par al ym p ics ▁IP C ▁U CI : Union ▁Cy cl iste ▁Intern ationale ▁Results ▁Book ▁– ▁Road ▁Results ▁Book ▁– ▁Track ▁▁ 2 0 0