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Cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Men's cycling road race
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
Venue Broadmeadows, Victoria, Melbourne
187.73 km (116.7 mi)
Date 7 December 1956
Competitors 88 from 28 nations
Winning time 5:21:17
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ercole Baldini  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arnaud Geyre  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alan Jackson  Great Britain
1952
1960
1st, gold medalist(s) Ercole Baldini  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Arnaud Geyre  France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alan Jackson  Great Britain

These are the official results of the Men's Individual Road Race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, held on Friday 7 December 1956. There were 88 participants from 28 nations. Of the 88 starters 44 rode the distance to the end.


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