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Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race

Men's cycling road race
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue Mexico City, Mexico
Date 23 October 1968
Competitors 144 from 44 nations
Winning time 4:41:25
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Pierfranco Vianelli  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Leif Mortensen  Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Pettersson  Sweden
1964
1972
1st, gold medalist(s) Pierfranco Vianelli  Italy
2nd, silver medalist(s) Leif Mortensen  Denmark
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Gösta Pettersson  Sweden

The men's individual road race was a road bicycle racing event held as part of the Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics programme. 144 cyclists from 44 nations took part. It was held on 23 October 1968. The course, just short of 25 kilometres, was covered 8 times for a total distance of 196.2 kilometres.


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