Cycling at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race
| Men's cycling road race at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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The peloton passes through the start and finish line
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| Venue | Olympic Road Course, Windsor Great Park 194.633 km (120.9 mi) |
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| Date | 13 August 1948 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 101 from 29 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 5:18:12.6 | ||||||||||||
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José Beyaert |
 France
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Gerrit Voorting |
 Netherlands
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Lode Wouters |
 Belgium
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The Men's Individual Road Race at the 1948 Summer Olympics was held on an 11.45 km course. The course was circled seventeen times, so the total length of the competition was 194.6 km. There were 141 entries from 31 nations and 101 participants from 29 nations. Of the 101 starters 28 rode the distance to the end.
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