Cycling at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's road race
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These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney, Australia. The race was held on Wednesday, September 27, 2000 (the second day of competition of the games) with a race distance of 239.4 km. The estimated global TV audience was put at 600 million.
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney, Australia. The race was held on Wednesday, September 27, 2000 (the second day of competition of the games) with a race distance of 239.4 km. The estimated global TV audience was put at 600 million.
Medallists
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| Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport... , |
Alexandre Vinokourov, | Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France... , |
Final classification
| RANK | 1 | Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport... |
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| 2 | Alexandre Vinokourov | + 0.09 | ||
| 3 | Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France... |
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| 4 | Michele Bartoli Michele Bartoli Michele Bartoli is a retired Italian road racing cyclist. He was a single-day race specialist, winning three of the five Monument races. Bartoli won the UCI Road World Cup in 1997 and 1998.-Biography:... |
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| 5 | Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert is a French former professional road racing cyclist, from 1989 to 2002. Affectionately known as "Jaja" , he won many one-day and stage races and was ranked number 1 in the 1990s... |
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| 6 | Frank Hoj | — | ||
| 7 | Piotr Wadecki Piotr Wadecki Piotr Wadecki is a Polish former professional road racing cyclist. He has been professional since 1997.-Team membership:... |
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| 8 | George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina... |
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| 9 | Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006... |
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| 10 | Dmitri Konychev | — | ||
| 11 | Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rode for numerous UCI Professional Continental teams throughout his career including Liquigas-Bianchi and . He holds victories in the Giro di Lombardia in 2001, the 2005 UCI ProTour and won both the Giro d'Italia and the spring... |
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| 12 | Axel Merckx Axel Merckx Axel Merckx , is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer who retired from the sport in August 2007. Since he began his professional career in 1993, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de France, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider... |
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| 13 | Lance Armstrong Lance Armstrong Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support... |
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| 14 | Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history... |
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| 15 | Max van Heeswijk Max van Heeswijk Max Lambert Peter van Heeswijk is a Dutch retired professional road racing cyclist.- Major achievements :2000... |
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| 16 | Gordon Fraser | — | ||
| 17 | Oscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
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| 18 | Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu Jaan Kirsipuu is an Estonian road bicycle racer, living in Estonia. Kirsipuu initially retired at the end of the 2006, but participated in the 2007 Estonian championship, becoming time trial champion for the sixth time. In 2008 he was the manager of Latvian UCI Continental cycling team Rietumu... |
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| 19 | Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes... |
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| 20 | Zbigniew Spruch Zbigniew Spruch Zbigniew Spruch is a Polish former professional road bicycle racer.-Palmarès:198819891995*... |
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| 21 | Markus Zberg Markus Zberg Markus Zberg is a retired Swiss professional road bicycle racer; he is the younger brother of Beat Zberg.- Palmarès :19961998... |
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| 22 | Arvis Piziks Arvis Piziks Arvis Piziks is a Latvian former professional road bicycle racer. He won the Latvian road racing championship in 2000.- Palmares :1994 - Trident 1995 - Novell ... |
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| 23 | Peter Wrolich Peter Wrolich Peter Wrolich is a retired Austrian professional road bicycle racer. He was known as a sprinter. He was in the top 10 of the last stage of the 2006 Tour de France, with a total of 65 points.-Races won:2002... |
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| 24 | Rolf Aldag Rolf Aldag Rolf Aldag is a former professional road bicycle racer who rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 2005. He has raced in 10 Tour de France, 1 Giro d'Italia and 5 Vuelta a España... |
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| 25 | Léon van Bon Léon van Bon Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon is a road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics... |
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| 26 | Andrej Hauptman Andrej Hauptman Andrej Hauptman is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist.-Palmarès:2000... |
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| 27 | Vladimir Duma | — | ||
| 28 | Glenn Magnusson | — | ||
| 29 | Pavel Tonkov Pavel Tonkov Pavel Sergeyevich Tonkov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Russia. His talents were first showcased when winning the world junior title as part of the Soviet Union team in 1987. This alerted the world to his talents and he turned pro in 1992 with the RUSS-Baïkal team. His biggest... |
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| 30 | Henk Vogels Henk Vogels Henk Vogels is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer who retired from competition at the conclusion of the 2008 season, which he rode with the Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team... |
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| 31 | Ruber Marín Ruber Marín Ruber Alveiro Marín Valencia is a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*... |
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| 32 | Uros Murn Uroš Murn Uroš Murn was a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer, most recently for UCI ProTour team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Murn joined Discovery Channel having previously ridden on the ProTour for Phonak Hearing Systems... |
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| 33 | Nico Mattan Nico Mattan Nico Mattan is a Belgian former road racing cyclist. His greatest achievement in cycling was winning the Gent–Wevelgem classic in 2005.... |
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| 34 | Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez is an American professional road racing cyclist. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. He is a three-time US national champion as winner of the US Pro Cycling Championship. He came up through the ranks of the U.S... |
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| 35 | Maximiliano Sciandri Max Sciandri Maximilian Sciandri is a retired British road racing cyclist of Italian descent. He competed as an Italian national up to February 1995, then took British citizenship. He won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a professional... |
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| 36 | Serguei Ivanov | — | ||
| 37 | Oscar Camenzind Oscar Camenzind Oscar Camenzind is a former professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. He is national road champion of 1997. In 1998 he won the World Road Championship and the Giro di Lombardia, in 2000 he won the Tour de Suisse and he won Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2001... |
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| 38 | John Tanner John Tanner (cyclist) John Tanner is a British racing cyclist from Yorkshire. He competed in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games.He has won the season-long British Cycling Premier Calendar five times.-Palmarés:1992199419951997... |
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| 39 | Serguei Outchakov | — | ||
| 40 | Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins... |
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| 41 | Gerrit Glomser Gerrit Glomser Gerrit Glomser is an Austrian racing cyclist with Team Volksbank. He turned professional in 1998.- Palmares :* Österreich Rundfahrt** 2 stages & GC ** 1 stage & GC ** 1 stage... |
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| 42 | Olexandr Fedenko | — | ||
| 43 | David McCann David McCann David McCann is an Irish professional road bicycle racer. He used to cycle for the Taiwan-based UCI Continental team Giant Asia Racing.McCann was the Irish national road race champion in 2000, 2001 and 2006... |
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| 44 | Raimondas Rumsas Raimondas Rumšas -External links:... |
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| 45 | Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain.... |
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| 46 | Andrei Teteriouk | — | ||
| 47 | Chris Jenner | — | ||
| 48 | Zbigniew Piatek Zbigniew Piątek Zbigniew Piątek is a Polish former road racing cyclist. He was active as an amateur from 1987 to 1993 and from 1994 to 2005 as a professional. He won many of the top races in Poland: the Tour de Pologne, Tour of Malopolska and Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich... |
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| 49 | Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton Tyler Hamilton is a former American professional road bicycle racer and former Olympic gold medalist. Hamilton became a professional cyclist in 1995, and during the 1999, 2000 and 2001 Tour de France was a teammate of Lance Armstrong who won those races.Hamilton appeared at the 2000 Summer... |
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| 50 | Omar Pumar | — | ||
| 51 | Matthias Buxhofer | — | ||
| 52 | Antonio Cruz Antonio Cruz Antonio Cruz is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States, who rides for BMC Racing Team. In 1999 Cruz was the USPRO National Criterium Champion, and became professional... |
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| 53 | Alexandr Shefer | — | ||
| 54 | Mauro Gianetti Mauro Gianetti Mauro Gianetti is a Swiss directeur sportif, and a former rider in professional road bicycle racing. Gianetti is employed as team manager for the cycling team.... |
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| 55 | Erki Putsep Erki Pütsep Erki Pütsep is an Estonian professional road bicycle racer who is currently a free agent. He is the three time national road race champion and won the E.O.S... |
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| 56 | Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton... |
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| 57 | Sergey Yakovlev | — | ||
| 58 | Piotr Przydzial | — | ||
| 59 | Rolf Sørensen Rolf Sørensen Rolf Sørensen is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer ever, with his 53 victories over 17 seasons. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he... |
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| 60 | Abraham Olano Ábraham Olano Abraham Olano Manzano is a Spanish Basque former professional road racing cyclist. His crowning achievement came in 1995 when he became World Road Champion... |
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| 61 | Julian Dean Julian Dean Julian Dean is a road racing cyclist who rides for . Dean rode in the 2008 Tour de France, 2007 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France and the 2004 Tour de France, finishing all four times. In 2008, he finished 9th in the points classification... |
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| 62 | Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005... |
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| 63 | Richard Virenque Richard Virenque Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or... |
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| 64 | Laurent Dufaux Laurent Dufaux Laurent Dufaux was a professional road cyclist from 1991 - 2003.- Major results :1993199419951996-External links:**... |
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| 65 | Volodimir Gustov | — | ||
| 66 | Francesco Casagrande Francesco Casagrande Francesco Casagrande is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist. Casagrande was a professional cyclist between 1992 and 2005.-Biography:He is a proven performer in the Grand Tours and the major one-day races... |
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| 67 | Marc Wauters Marc Wauters Marc Wauters is a former Belgian cyclist who was professional from 1991 until 2006. The 2004 Olympian, nicknamed The Soldier was a member of the Rabobank cycling team of the UCI ProTour since 1998 and had to end his career several weeks short because of a broken collarbone which he suffered during... |
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| 68 | Alex Zülle Alex Zülle Alex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the best cyclists in the world, winning the Vuelta a España twice and taking the second place in 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and... |
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| 69 | Marco Pantani Marco Pantani Marco Pantani was an Italian road racing cyclist, widely considered one of the best climbers in professional road bicycle racing... |
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| 70 | Pavel Padrnos Pavel Padrnos Pavel Padrnos is a Czech professional road racing cyclist since 1996, most recently with Discovery Channel whom he was with between 2002 and 2007... |
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| 71 | Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist. In 1996, Verbrugghe turned pro and has since become a Belgian time trial champion, competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, won a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia, and the one-day Ardennes... |
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| 72 | Eric Wohlberg Eric Wohlberg Eric Wohlberg is a retired male professional racing cyclist from Canada. He competed for his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Wohlberg won two medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also won the Tour of the Gila in... |
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| 73 | Andrei Kivilev Andrei Kivilev Andrei Kivilev was a professional road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan, Kazakhstan. In March 2003, he fell heavily during the Paris–Nice race and subsequently died of his injuries... |
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| 74 | Ciaran Power Ciarán Power Ciarán Power a.k.a powershower is a former professional cyclist. He is a member of the Irish Pezula Racing Team. Power turned professional in 2000 with Linda McCartney Racing Team and rode the 2000 Giro d'Italia, gaining 2 top ten stage finishes. He was the first Irish cyclist in a major tour... |
+ 5.50 | ||
| 75 | Viacheslav Ekimov | — | ||
| 76 | Tomáš Konečný Tomáš Konečný Tomáš Konečný is a Czech racing cyclist.- External links :* at sports-reference.com... |
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| 77 | Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
+ 7.06 | ||
| 78 | Bjørnar Vestøl Bjørnar Vestøl Björnar Vestöl is a Norwegian former professional racing cyclist whose last team was Sparebanken Vest.-Career highlights:19992001-External links:... |
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| 79 | Peter Van Petegem Peter van Petegem Peter van Petegem is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same season... |
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| 80 | Tristan Hoffman Tristan Hoffman Tristan Henri Christiaan Hoffman is a former road racing cyclist from the Netherlands. Since early 2007 he is a directeur sportif for .-Major results:199119921993... |
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| 81 | Andris Reiss Andris Reiss Andris Reiss was a Latvian cyclist who had a brief professional career early in the 21st century.- Palmares :1998* 5th - National Championships road race2000... |
+ 12.53 | ||
| 82 | José Medina José Medina (cyclist) José Alfredo Medina Andrade is a male track and road cyclist from Chile. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Career:1997... |
+ 12.54 | ||
| 83 | Manuel Guevara Manuel Guevara Manuel Enrique Guevara Reydtler is a retired male professional road cyclist from Venezuela. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1996 and 2000.-Career:19911999... |
+ 13.35 | ||
| 84 | Carlos Maya Carlos Maya Carlos Alberto Maya Lizcano is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Venezuela. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-Career:1992... |
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| 85 | Scott Guyton | + 14.13 | ||
| 86 | David George | + 16.43 | ||
| 87 | Milan Dvorscik | + 22.45 | ||
| 88 | Alexis Méndez Alexis Méndez Alexis Omar Méndez is a retired male professional track and road racing cyclist from Venezuela. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 2000.-Career:19901991199319941998... |
+ 23.39 | ||
| 89 | Murilo Fischer Murilo Fischer Murilo Antonio Fischer is a Brazilian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Prior to moving to Garmin, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before moving to UCI Professional Continental team... |
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| 90 | Martin Riska | — | ||
| 91 | Óscar Pineda | — | ||
| 92 | Pedro Pablo Pérez Pedro Pablo Pérez Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez is a Cuban professional racing cyclist. Known as "Pedro Pablo" by fans and competitors alike, Pérez is a five-time winner of the Vuelta a Cuba, a Pan American Games medalist, many times the National Champion of Cuba and a winner of international cycling events across the... |
+ 23.40 |