Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
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The men's individual road race at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, was held on 30 August 1960. There were 142 participants from 42 nations. Each nation could enter up to four cyclists. Of the 142 starters 76 rode the distance to the end.[1] The event was won by Viktor Kapitonov of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal in the event. Livio Trapè of Italy took silver, putting that country on the podium for the second consecutive Games. Willy Vanden Berghen's bronze gave Belgium its fourth medal in four Games (one in 1948, two in 1952, none in 1956).
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Men's cycling road race at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Grottarossa Circuit, Rome 175.38 km (109.0 mi) | |||||||||
Date | 30 August 1960 | |||||||||
Competitors | 142 from 42 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:20:37 | |||||||||
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