Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team road race

These are the official results of the Men's Team Road Race
Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics
The cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:...

at the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

in Melbourne, Australia, held on Friday December 7, 1956 as a part of the Men's Individual Road Race

Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's individual road race

These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held on Friday December 7, 1956.-Final classification:-Did not finish:----*Ed Nestor*Jack Trickey*Walter Bortel...

. The best three performances by nation were rewarded, with twenty teams competing.

Final classification

RANK		Arnaud Geyre Arnaud Geyre Arnaud Geyre is a retired racing cyclist from France who represented his native country at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Road Race, alongside Michel Vermeulin and Maurice Moucheraud, and the silver in the Men's Individual Road Race... Maurice Moucheraud Maurice Moucheraud Maurice Moucheraud is a former road racing cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Michel Vermeulin. He was a professional rider from 1957 to 1962.-References:... Michel Vermeulin Michel Vermeulin Michel Vermeulin is a former road and track cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Maurice Moucheraud. He also claimed the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit in the track...		2 8 12	22
	Alan Jackson Arthur Brittain William Holmes		3 6 14	23
	Horst Tüller Gustav-Adolf Schur Gustav-Adolf Schur Gustav-Adolf "Täve" Schur is a former German cyclist and one of the most popular sportspeople in East Germany. He was the first German to win the amateur competition of the World Cycling Championships and the Peace Race... Reinhold Pommer		4 5 18	27
4	Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini Ercole Baldini is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his win in the 1958 Giro d'Italia.-Biography:Baldini was born at Villanova di Forlì .... Arnaldo Pambianco Arnaldo Pambianco Arnaldo Pambianco is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1961 Giro d'Italia... Dino Bruni Dino Bruni Dino Bruni was a road racing cyclist from Italy, who won the silver medal in the men's team road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics, alongside Vincenzo Zucconelli and Gianni Ghidini. Italy's fourth rider Bruno Monti also crossed the line, but did not receive a medal because just the first three...		1 7 28	36
5	Lars Nordwall Karl-Ivar Andersson Roland Ströhm		10 17 20	47
6	Anatoly Cherepovich Mykola Kolumbet Viktor Kapitonov Viktor Kapitonov Viktor Arsenevich Kapitonov was a Soviet cyclist and Olympic Champion.He was born in Kalinin.He won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome in the Individual Road Race. He also obtained a bronze medal in the Team Road Race....		15 16 32	63
7	Norbert Verougstraete Gustaaf De Smet François Vandenbosch		23 24 42	89
8	Ramón Hoyos Ramón Hoyos Ramón Hoyos Vallejo is a retired road bicycle racer from Colombia, who won the men's individual road race at the 1959 Pan American Games. He represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics; in 1956 and 1960.-References:... Pablo Hurtado Jaime Villegas Jaime Villegas Jaime Villegas is a Honduran football defender who played for Honduras in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Real C.D. España.-External links:...		13 39 40	92
9	Guremu Demboba Mesfen Tesfaye Zehaye Bahta		25 36 38	99

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