Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's road race
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The Women's Road Race at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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The peloton finally split on the penultimate lap, with a small group going clear that contained a number of the favourites, and two Australian cyclists, Sara Carrigan and Oenene Wood. When Carrigan broke from this group on the final lap, only Judith Arndt was able or willing to chase her down, and the pair stayed clear until the end, Carrigan out sprinting Arndt for the line. Russian sprinter Olga Slyusareva won the chase for bronze ahead of Wood and Nicole Cook of Britain, who had had to work hard to catch up with the chasing group after hitting a barrier on the final lap.
The 2000 Olympic champion, Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel of the Netherlands clipped another rider and crashed out on the penultimate lap.
Date: August 15
Start: 15:00
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
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Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Medalists
The peloton finally split on the penultimate lap, with a small group going clear that contained a number of the favourites, and two Australian cyclists, Sara Carrigan and Oenene Wood. When Carrigan broke from this group on the final lap, only Judith Arndt was able or willing to chase her down, and the pair stayed clear until the end, Carrigan out sprinting Arndt for the line. Russian sprinter Olga Slyusareva won the chase for bronze ahead of Wood and Nicole Cook of Britain, who had had to work hard to catch up with the chasing group after hitting a barrier on the final lap.
The 2000 Olympic champion, Leontien Zijlaard-van Moorsel of the Netherlands clipped another rider and crashed out on the penultimate lap.
Date: August 15
Start: 15:00
Results
| Rank | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3:24:24 | |
| 2 | 3:24:31 | |
| 3 | 3:25:03 | |
| 4 | 3:25:03 | |
| 5 | 3:25:03 | |
| 6 | 3:25:06 | |
| 7 | 3:25:06 | |
| 8 | 3:25:06 | |
| 9 | 3:25:10 | |
| 10 | 3:25:23 | |
| 11 | 3:25:37 | |
| 12 | 3:25:42 | |
| 13 | 3:25:42 | |
| 14 | 3:25:42 | |
| 15 | 3:25:42 | |
| 16 | 3:25:42 | |
| 17 | 3:25:42 | |
| 18 | 3:25:42 | |
| 19 | 3:25:42 | |
| 20 | 3:25:42 | |
| 21 | 3:25:42 | |
| 22 | 3:25:42 | |
| 23 | 3:25:42 | |
| 24 | 3:25:42 | |
| 25 | 3:25:42 | |
| 26 | 3:25:42 | |
| 27 | 3:25:42 | |
| 28 | 3:25:42 | |
| 29 | 3:25:42 | |
| 30 | 3:25:42 | |
| 31 | 3:25:42 | |
| 32 | 3:28:39 | |
| 33 | 3:28:39 | |
| 34 | 3:28:39 | |
| 35 | 3:28:39 | |
| 36 | 3:28:39 | |
| 37 | 3:28:39 | |
| 38 | 3:28:39 | |
| 39 | 3:28:39 | |
| 40 | 3:30:30 | |
| 41 | 3:30:30 | |
| 42 | 3:31:55 | |
| 43 | 3:33:35 | |
| 44 | 3:33:35 | |
| 45 | 3:33:35 | |
| 46 | 3:33:35 | |
| 47 | 3:33:35 | |
| 48 | 3:33:35 | |
| 49 | 3:33:35 | |
| 50 | 3:40:43 | |
| 51 | 3:40:43 | |
| 52 | 3:40:43 | |
| 53 | 3:40:43 | |
| 54 | 3:40:43 | |
| 55 | 3:40:43 | |
| 56 | 3:40:43 | |
| — | DNF | |
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