Who rode at Paris 2024 Olympic Games? Did Tom Pidcock and Demi Vollering taking part? Was Tadej Pogacar at the Games?
Updated 08/08/2024 at 19:20 GMT+1
The Paris Olympics has showcased the world's best athletes in some of the most spectacular settings, and that was especially the case in the cycling events. Montmartre provided the backdrop for the finish of the men's and women's road races, while the time trials passed through the VĂ©lodrome Jacques Anquetil and ended on the Pont Alexandre III. Here are the winners of all of the medals.
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The road cycling events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games thrilled fans, with the likes of Tom Pidcock and Demi Vollering among those who competed for the cherished gold medals.
The Olympics came at a busy time in the cycling calendar, with the Tour de France culminating just five days before the Games began, and the Tour de France Femmes starting straight after.
Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel were named in both races for a strong Belgium men's roster, while Pidcock competed for Great Britain in the road race.
On the women's side, the Netherlands team for the road was stacked with a star cast of Vollering, Ellen van Dijk, Marianne Vos and Lorena Wiebes.
Below you can find who was chosen to represent their countries in the road and individual time trial races, and who won the medals.
Who medalled in the paris 2024 cycling events?
Belgium stole the show at road cycling of the 2024 Olympic Games, with the nation taking home four of the 12 medals available across the men's and women's events.
Evenepoel led the way for Belgium, taking the gold medal in both the men's indvidual time trial and the road race.
Behind him in the time trial was Italy's Filippo Ganna and Evenepoel's team-mate van Aert whereas in the road race, it was French pair Valentin Madouas and Christophe Laporte who took the silver and bronze medals respectively.
Having won the gold medal in the men's cross country mountrain biking, some had hoped that Pidcock could compete in the road race, but he finished in 13th.
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But, Team GB did take home one medal from the road cycling, as Anna Henderson took home the silver in the women's indvidual time trial.
Australia's Grace Brown took the gold medal in the event, with American Chloe Dygert fininshing in the bronze medal position.
Kristen Faulkner claimed the gold medal in the women's road race, ahead of Dutch cyclist Vos and Belgium's Lotte Kopecky.
did Tadej Pogacar compete in Paris?
Ahead of the Games, the Slovenian Olympic Committee confirmed that Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar would not compete in Paris this summer.
Pogacar's loss was Domen Novak's gain, with the Slovenian rider included in the squad in his place.
A statement from the Slovenian Olympic Committee stated that Pogacar's omission was due to fatigue following his triumphs in the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia.
“The national coach of the men’s cycling team revealed the names of the riders who will compete in this year’s Olympic Games in Paris," said the statement.
“He [Pogacar] will be replaced by his national team colleague Domen Novak.
“We congratulate the winner of the race across France for another victory in the most prestigious cycling race in the world, and we hope that he will represent the colours of Slovenia at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.”
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Men's Road Race
Selected confirmed squads:
- Belgium: Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel, Jasper Stuyven, Tiesj Benoot
- Canada: Derek Gee, Michael Woods
- Colombia: Egan Bernal, Daniel MartĂnez
- Denmark: Mads Pedersen, Mikkel Bjerg, Mattias Skjelmose, Michael Morkov
- Ecuador: Jhonatan Narvaez
- France: Julian Alaphilippe, Christophe Laporte, Valentin Madouas, KĂ©vin Vauquelin
- Great Britain: Tom Pidcock, Stevie Williams, Fred Wright, Josh Tarling
- Netherlands: Mathieu van der Poel, Dylan van Baarle, Daan Hoole
- Norway: Tobias Foss, Soren Waerenskjold
- Slovenia: Domen Novak, Luka Mezgec, Matej Mohoric, Jan Tratnik
- Spain: Oier Lazkano, Juan Ayuso, Alex Aranburu
- United States: Magnus Sheffield, Matteo Jorgenson, Brandon McNulty
Women's Road Race
Selected confirmed squads:
- Australia: Grace Brown, Ruby Roseman-Gannon, Lauretta Hanson
- Canada: Olivia Baril, Alison Jackson
- Denmark: Emma Norsgaard, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, Solbjork Minke Anderson
- France: Juliette Labous, Audrey Cordon-Ragot, and Victoire Berteau
- Netherlands: Ellen van Dijk, Demi Vollering, Marianne Vos, Lorena Wiebes
- New Zealand: Kim Cadzow, Niamh Fisher-Black
- United States: Chloe Dygert, Taylor Knibb
Men's Time Trial
Selected confirmed squads:
- Belgium: Wout van Aert, Remco Evenepoel
- Canada: Derek Gee, Michael Woods
- Colombia: Daniel MartĂnez
- Denmark: Mattias Skjelmose, Mikkel Bjerg
- Ecuador: Jhonatan Narvaez
- Great Britain: Josh Tarling, Ethan Hayter
- Netherlands: Daan Hoole
- Norway: Tobias Foss, Soren Wærenskjold
- Slovenia: Jan Tratnik
- United States: Brandon McNulty, Magnus Sheffield
Women's Time Trial
Selected confirmed squads:
- France: Audrey Cordon, Juliette Labous
- Netherlands: Ellen van Dijk, Demi Vollering
- New Zealand: Kim Cadzow
- South Africa: Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio
- Spain: Mireia Benito
- United States: Chloe Dygert, Taylor Knibb
When were the Paris OlyMpics road cycling events?
Women's individual time trial: Saturday 27 July, 14:30 UK time
Men's individual time trial: Saturday 27 July, 16:34
Men's road race: Saturday, 3 August, 11:00
Women's road race: Sunday 4 August, 14:00
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