Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
Introduction The men's individual road race was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. 115 cyclists from 32 nations took part. The maximum number of cyclists per nation was four. The event was won by Sergei Sukhoruchenkov of the Soviet Union, the nation's second victory (after 1960; tying France for second-most behind Italy) in the men's individual road race. His teammate Yuri Barinov took bronze. Czesław Lang's silver put Poland on the podium in the event for the second straight Games.
Background This was the 11th appearance of the event, previously held in 1896 and then at every Summer Olympics since 1936.It replaced the individual time trial event that had been held from 1912 to 1932 (and which would be reintroduced alongside the road race in 1996). The traditional western powers (Italy, France, Belgium, Sweden) in the sport participated in the Moscow Games amid the American-led boycott. In previous years, the boycott would have had little effect on the competition, but in the late 1970s, the United States had its first international cycling star: Greg LeMond (who would turn professional in 1981 and never compete in the Olympics) who would have been the favorite. Instead, host-nation cyclist Sergei Sukhoruchenkov was the pick to win. Gilbert Glaus of Switzerland (1978) and Gianni Giacomini (1979) had won world championships and were also significant contenders. Libya and Zimbabwe each made their debut in the men's individual road race. Great Britain made its 11th appearance in the event, the only nation to have competed in each appearance to date.
Competition format and course Map of the courseThe mass-start race was on a 189 kilometre course at the Krylatskoye Sports Complex in Moscow.
Schedule All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3) Date Time Round Monday, 28 July 1980  '''10:00'''  '''Final'''
Results Sukhoruchenkov broke away on lap 3, with a chase group including Glaus and Giacomini catching him on lap 5.Sukhoruchenkov broke away from that pack with 32 kilometres to go, riding by himself the rest of the way to the largest margin of victory in the event since 1896.Rank Cyclist  Nation Time  Sergei Sukhoruchenkov   4:48:28.9  Czesław Lang   + 2' 58"  Yuri Barinov   4 Thomas Barth   + 7' 44"5 Tadeusz Wojtas   6 Anatoly Yarkin   + 8' 26"7 Adri van der Poel   8 Christian Faure   9 Marc Madiot   + 8' 32"10 Andreas Petermann   + 8' 49"11 Gilbert Glaus   12 Harry Hannus   13 Jiří Škoda   14 Marco Cattaneo   15 Jacques Hanegraaf   + 8' 52"16 Peter Jonsson   + 9' 05"17 Vlastibor Konečný   + 9' 10"18 Gianni Giacomini   19 Herbert Spindler   20 Jesús Torres   21 John Herety   22 Krzysztof Sujka   23 Yury Kashirin   24 Kari Puisto   25 Michael Wilson   26 Peter Winnen   27 Giuseppe Petito   28 András Takács   29 Richard Trinkler   + 12' 09"30 Francis Castaing   + 15' 39"31 Henning Jørgensen   32 Olaf Ludwig   33 Jacques van Meer   34 Mario Medina   35 Hubert Seiz   36 Johann Traxler   + 17' 19"37 Ladislav Ferebauer   38 Mauno Uusivirta   39 Bernt Scheler   40 Zoltán Halász   41 Billy Kerr   42 Verner Blaudzun   43 Régis Clère   44 Anders Adamson   + 17' 29"45 Stephen Roche   + 20' 29"46 Luc De Smet   + 20' 37"47 Jeff Williams   48 Jürg Luchs   49 Neil Martin   50 Bruno Bulić   + 22' 07"51 György Szuromi   + 24' 44"52 László Halász    — Kevin Bradshaw     Remo Sansonetti     Graham Seers     Johann Lienhart     Jan Nevens     Ronald Van Avermaet     Jan Wijnants     Gilson Alvaristo     José Carlos de Lima     Fernando Louro     Davis Pereira     Borislav Asenov     Yordan Penchev     Andon Petrov     Nencho Staykov     Joseph Evouna     Joseph Kono     Thomas Nyemeg     Nicolas Owona     Gregorio Aldo Arencibia     Carlos Cardet     Antonio Quintero     Michal Klasa     Allan Jacobsen     Per Sandahl Jørgensen     Zeragaber Gebrehiwot     Jemal Rogora     Tilahun Woldesenbet     Musse Yohannes     Sixten Wackström     Joseph Waugh     Bernd Drogan     Tony Lally     Alberto Minetti     Peter Aldridge     Salloum Kaysar     Kamal Ghalayni     El-Munsif Ben Youssef     Ali Hamid El-Aila     Mohamed Ganfud     Nuri Kaheil     Joseph Farrugia     Carmel Muscat     Alfred Tonna     Luvsandagvyn Jargalsaikhan     Batsükhiin Khayankhyarvaa     Dorjpalamyn Tsolmon     Dashjamtsyn Tömörbaatar     Jan Jankiewicz     Mircea Romaşcanu     Teodor Vasile     Maurizio Casadei     Mats Gustafsson     Olinto Silva     Juan Arroyo     Vinko Polončič     Bojan Ropret     Bojan Udovič     David Gillow     Michael McBeath     Kurt Zellhofer     Albert Micallef     Roberto Tomassini
References
External links *  Official Report