Men's Madison
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenueLaoshan Velodrome
DateAugust 19
Competitors32 from 16 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Juan Curuchet
Walter Pérez		  Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joan Llaneras
Antonio Tauler		  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikhail Ignatiev
Alexei Markov		  Russia

The men's Madison at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held on 19 August at the Laoshan Velodrome.

This track cycling event consists of a single race. This race is a 50 kilometre, 200 lap race. Cyclists compete in pairs, with one resting as the other rides. Placing is determined first by laps, then by points. Points are awarded based on intermediate sprints held every 20 laps. The first finisher in each sprint earns 5 points, the second gets 3, the third finisher earns 2, and the fourth place cyclist after each sprint gets 1 point. Ties after both laps and points are broken by the placing in the last sprint.[1]

Argentina wins the gold medal.

Results

[2]

RankNationCyclist 1Cyclist 2PointsLaps
1st place, gold medalist(s) ArgentinaJuan CuruchetWalter Pérez8
2nd place, silver medalist(s) SpainJoan LlanerasAntonio Tauler7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) RussiaMikhail IgnatievAlexei Markov6
4 BelgiumIljo KeisseKenny de Ketele17−1
5 GermanyRoger KlugeOlaf Pollack15−1
6 DenmarkMichael MørkøvAlex Nicki Rasmussen14−1
7 FranceMatthieu LadagnousJérôme Neuville12−1
8 NetherlandsJens MourisPeter Schep6−1
9 Great BritainMark CavendishBradley Wiggins6−1
10 New ZealandGreg HendersonHayden Roulston5−1
11 SwitzerlandFranco MarvulliBruno Risi3−1
12 CanadaZachary BellMartin Gilbert5−3
13 Czech RepublicMilan KadlecAlois Kaňkovský3−3
14 ItalyAngelo CicconeFabio Masotti0−3
15 UkraineLyubomyr PolataykoVolodymyr Rybin0−3
16 United StatesMichael FriedmanBobby Lea3−4

References

  1. ↑ "Competition Format - the Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2008-08-15. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  2. ↑ "Cycling - Track Men's Madison Results - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2008-08-24. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
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