Cycling Road
A test of endurance and a race against the clock. Be it the road race or time trial, road cycling will be contested against the background of Rio’s stunning scenery. Part of the Games since 1984, athletes will compete for 33 gold medals in Rio.
On bicycles, tricycles, handbikes and tandems, athletes compete against each other in long-distance road races and against the clock in time trials
Italy's Alessandro Zanardino, an ex-formula one driver who lost both legs in a crash, thriller spectators at London 2012 by winning two golds and one silver at Brands Hatch.