Cycling at the Games of the XVII Olympiad |
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Venues | |||||||
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Road cycling |
Via Cassia Via Cristoforo Colombo Via di Grottarossa Via Flaminia |
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Track cycling | Olympic Velodrome | ||||||
Dates | 26 August – 29 August | ||||||
Cyclists | 297 from 48 countries | ||||||
Top ranked countries | |||||||
Italy: | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Soviet Union: | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||
United Team of Germany: | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
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The cycling competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The event was marked by the death of cyclist Knud Jensen.
297 cyclists from 48 nations competed.