Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics
| Cycling at the Games of the XXII Olympiad |
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 Krylatskoye Velodrome in 2008 |
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| Road cycling | Krylatskoye Sports Complex Cycling Circuit | ||||||
| Track cycling | Krylatskoye Sports Complex Velodrome | ||||||
| Dates | 20 July – 26 July | ||||||
| Cyclists | 230 from 34 countries | ||||||
| Top ranked countries | |||||||
 Soviet Union: |
3  |
1  |
2 
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 East Germany: |
2 |
2 |
0
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 Switzerland: |
1 |
0 |
0
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Cycling competitions at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics were split into two categories: Road and Track. Six events were contested (all for men). All four events of the track cycling were held at the Velodrome of the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow). The 100 km team time trial event was held along the Moscow-Minsk highway. It started from 23rd kilometre off Moscow, had a turning point at 73.5 kilometre off Moscow and finished not far from the starting point. The individual road race event (14 laps, 189 kilometres total) was held at the Olympic Cycling Circuit of the Trade Unions Olympic Centre.
230 cyclists from 34 nations competed.
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