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Summer Olympics 2016: Road Race - Men

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Van Avermaet powers to gold, Fuglsang silver, Majka bronze

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Van Avermaet powers to gold, Fuglsang silver, Majka bronze

The route of Rio's Olympic road race is teeming with steep hills. Attackers Nibali and Henao hit the tarmac in the last descent and their fellow-escapee Majka pushes on alone. The Pole is brought back with 1.5 kilometres left by Van Avermaet and Fuglsang. The Flemish rider sprints to gold.

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Route road race – men

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Route road race – men

Saturday, August 6, 2016 - The route of Rio's Olympic road race for men is a challenging one. Tough climbs, flat sections, cobbles - everything is there. The riders face 40 kilometres of climbing and 8 kilometres of cobblestones on a 241.5 kilometres course.

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Riders road race – men

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Riders road race – men

The Summer Olympics are held with national cycling teams. The number of riders depends on the 2015 UCI-rankings. The top five ranked countries are qualified to select the maximum of five riders for the race. The startlist of the Olympic road race for men will total 144 riders.

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Favourites road race – men

Summer Olympics 2016 Rio: Favourites road race – men

The Olympic road race is marked by over 5,000 vertical metres of climbing. The circuit in the second half of the race comes with three harsh climbs before a technical descent takes the riders to a flat closing section. Cyclingstage.com brings you the favourites to win the road race at the Summer Olympics in Rio.

Summer Olympics: Recent Winners road race – men

Summer Olympics: Recent Winners road race – men

The first cyclist to hold an Olympic gold medal was home-rider Aristidis Konstantinidis back in 1896. In 3h22'31 he raced from Athens to Marathon and back again, totalling a distance of 87 kilometres. Cyclingstage.com brings you the winners in recent decades.

Watch the highlights of recent races here: