Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Individual Pursuit Men
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The men's individual pursuit
event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
consisted of matches between two cyclists. The riders would start at opposite ends of the track. Each had 16 laps (4 kilometres) in which to catch the other cyclist. If neither was caught before one had gone 16 laps, the times for the distance were used to determine the victor. In the thirteen matches of the 2004 event, no cyclist was lapped.
The sixteen riders raced against each other in matches of two. Qualification for the next round was not based on who won those matches, however. The cyclists with the eight fastest times advanced, regardless of whether they won or lost their match.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
In a reversal of the 2002 Commonwealth Games
final, where McGee had caught Wiggins before the end, the Brit took the title to make up for the disappointment of his team-mate losing the bronze medal match.
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Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.The event is held over 4 km for men and 3 km for women. The two riders start at the same time and set off to complete the race distance in the...
event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics had 18 events in three disciplines:*Road cycling, held at the Athens historic centre and in Vouliagmeni Olympic Centre ....
consisted of matches between two cyclists. The riders would start at opposite ends of the track. Each had 16 laps (4 kilometres) in which to catch the other cyclist. If neither was caught before one had gone 16 laps, the times for the distance were used to determine the victor. In the thirteen matches of the 2004 event, no cyclist was lapped.
Medalists
Records
| World Record | Christopher Boardman (GBR) | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4:11.114 | August 29, 1996 |
| Olympic Record | Robert Bartko (GER) | Sydney, Australia | 4:18.515 | September 17, 2000 |
Qualifying round
August 20, 16:30The sixteen riders raced against each other in matches of two. Qualification for the next round was not based on who won those matches, however. The cyclists with the eight fastest times advanced, regardless of whether they won or lost their match.
| Heat | Name | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:29.676 | 14 | |
| 4:39.302 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 4:22.392 | 9 | |
| 4:29.005 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 4:27.871 | 12 | |
| DNS | — | ||
| 4 | 4:18.169 Q | 5 | |
| 4:26.760 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 4:20.606 Q | 8 | |
| 4:25.520 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4:15.165 Q | 1 | |
| 4:19.353 Q | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4:17.930 Q | 4 | |
| 4:18.991 Q | 6 | ||
| 8 | 4:16.862 Q | 2 | |
| 4:17.510 Q | 3 |
Match round
In the first round of actual match competition, cyclists were seeded into matches based on their times from the qualifying round. The fastest cyclist faced the eighth-fastest, the second-fastest faced the third, and so forth. Winners advanced to the finals while losers in each match received a final ranking based on their time in the round.Heat 1
| 4:19.559 Q | (3rd) | |
| 4:22.720 | (7th) |
Heat 2
| 4:17.978 Q | (2nd) | |
| 4:26.184 | (8th) |
Heat 3
| 4:19.581 Q | (4th) | |
| 4:20.336 | (5th) |
Heat 4
| 4:17.215 Q | (1st) | |
| 4:21.235 | (6th) |
Medal round
Cyclists were again re-seeded, this time based on their times in the match round. The third- and fourth-fastest riders faced off in the bronze medal match, while the fastest two riders competed for the gold and silver medals.Bronze medal match
| 4:17.947 | |
| 4:22.291 |
Gold medal match
In a reversal of the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
final, where McGee had caught Wiggins before the end, the Brit took the title to make up for the disappointment of his team-mate losing the bronze medal match.
| 4:16.304 | |
| 4:20.436 |
Final classification
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