| Cycling at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Olympic Velodrome (track) Parnitha Mountain Bike Venue (mountain) Athens and surrounding area (road) |
| Dates | 14 – 24 August 2004 |
| No. of events | 18 |
| Competitors | 464 from 61 nations |
Cycling at the2004 Summer Olympics consisted of 18 events in three disciplines:
In total, 464 cyclists participated: these consisted of 334 men and 130 women, from 61 countries. The youngest participant wasIgnatas Konovalovas, at 18 years, while the oldest wasJeannie Longo, at 45 years. The most successful contestant wasBradley Wiggins, who won three medals: one gold, one silver and one bronze.[1] The most successful country was Australia, with its team members winning 6 gold and 11 total medals. Russia and Great Britain came in second place with 3 and 2 golds, respectively. After a disqualification,Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia was awarded his second gold medal in men's time trial, defending his title from 2000, and his third gold medal overall. He achieved his first victory back in 1988, when he competed in men's track pursuit as part of the Soviet team.[2]
Australia dominated track events, winning 5 out of its 6 cycling gold medals there.[3]
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's road race details | Paolo Bettini Italy | Sérgio Paulinho Portugal | Axel Merckx Belgium |
| Men's time trial details | Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia | Bobby Julich United States | Michael Rogers Australia |
| Women's road race details | Sara Carrigan Australia | Judith Arndt Germany | Olga Slyusareva Russia |
| Women's time trial details | Leontien van Moorsel Netherlands | Deirdre Demet-Barry United States | Karin Thürig Switzerland |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's details | Julien Absalon France | José Antonio Hermida Spain | Bart Brentjens Netherlands |
| Women's details | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå Norway | Marie-Hélène Prémont Canada | Sabine Spitz Germany |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |
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