Women's road race at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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Venue | Streets of Mission Viejo | ||||||||||||
Date | July 29 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 45 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 2:11:14 | ||||||||||||
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Connie Carpenter | United States | ||
Rebecca Twigg | United States | ||
Sandra Schumacher | West Germany |
The women's individual road race was the only women's event to be held in cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. The 1984 Games marked the first time that a women's cycling event had been included in the Olympic program. The race took place on Sunday July 29, 1984 along the major roads within Mission Viejo, California. There were 45 participants in the race, from 16 nations, with one cyclist who did not finish.