Cycling - Men's team time trial at the: Games of the——XXIII Olympiad | |
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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 cycling![]() | ||
Road race | men | women |
Team time trial | men | |
Track cycling![]() | ||
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."
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.
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References※
- ^ "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.