Men's cycling team time trial at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |
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Venue | Pacific Ocean Lane, Rome 100.00 km (62.1 mi) |
Date | 26 August 1960 |
Competitors | 126 from 32 nations |
Winning time | 2:14:33.53 |
Medalists | |
Cycling at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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Road events | |
Individual road race | men |
Team time trial | men |
Track events | |
Track time trial | men |
Sprint | men |
Tandem | men |
Team pursuit | men |
These are the official results of the Men's Team Time Trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, held on 26 August 1960. There were 126 participants from 32 nations.[1]
The event, which was held in extremely hot conditions, was marred by the death of Knud Enemark Jensen, who collapsed from sunstroke and suffered a fractured skull.[2] It was later determined that before the race Jensen had taken Ronicol, a blood circulation stimulant.[2]
Final classification
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Cycling at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
- ^ a b Wallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Olympics. England: Penguin Books. p. 207. ISBN 0140066322.